Optimization of array encoding for ultrasound imaging
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| author | Spainhour, Jacob Smart, Korben Becker, Stephen Bottenus, Nick |
| author_facet | Spainhour, Jacob Smart, Korben Becker, Stephen Bottenus, Nick |
| contents | Objective: The transmit encoding model for synthetic aperture imaging is a robust and flexible framework for understanding the effects of acoustic transmission on ultrasound image reconstruction. Our objective is to use machine learning (ML) to construct scanning sequences, parameterized by time delays and apodization weights, that produce high-quality B-mode images. Approach: We use a custom ML model in PyTorch with simulated RF data from Field II to probe the space of possible encoding sequences for those that minimize a loss function that describes image quality. This approach is made computationally feasible by a novel formulation of the derivative for delay-and-sum beamforming. Main Results: When trained for a specified experimental setting (imaging domain, hardware restrictions, etc.), our ML model produces optimized encoding sequences that, when deployed in the REFoCUS imaging framework, improve a number of standard quality metrics over conventional sequences including resolution, field of view, and contrast. We demonstrate these results experimentally on both wire targets and a tissue-mimicking phantom. Significance: This work demonstrates that the set of commonly used encoding schemes represent only a narrow subset of those available. Additionally, it demonstrates the value for ML tasks in synthetic transmit aperture imaging to consider the beamformer within the model, instead of purely as a post-processing step. |
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| spellingShingle | Optimization of array encoding for ultrasound imaging Spainhour, Jacob Smart, Korben Becker, Stephen Bottenus, Nick Medical Physics Machine Learning Optimization and Control J.3 Objective: The transmit encoding model for synthetic aperture imaging is a robust and flexible framework for understanding the effects of acoustic transmission on ultrasound image reconstruction. Our objective is to use machine learning (ML) to construct scanning sequences, parameterized by time delays and apodization weights, that produce high-quality B-mode images. Approach: We use a custom ML model in PyTorch with simulated RF data from Field II to probe the space of possible encoding sequences for those that minimize a loss function that describes image quality. This approach is made computationally feasible by a novel formulation of the derivative for delay-and-sum beamforming. Main Results: When trained for a specified experimental setting (imaging domain, hardware restrictions, etc.), our ML model produces optimized encoding sequences that, when deployed in the REFoCUS imaging framework, improve a number of standard quality metrics over conventional sequences including resolution, field of view, and contrast. We demonstrate these results experimentally on both wire targets and a tissue-mimicking phantom. Significance: This work demonstrates that the set of commonly used encoding schemes represent only a narrow subset of those available. Additionally, it demonstrates the value for ML tasks in synthetic transmit aperture imaging to consider the beamformer within the model, instead of purely as a post-processing step. |
| title | Optimization of array encoding for ultrasound imaging |
| topic | Medical Physics Machine Learning Optimization and Control J.3 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.00289 |