压放频率对超声弹性成像结果的影响研究

Influence of Compression Frequency on Ultrasound Elastography

  • 摘要: 为了探讨压放频率对压迫式超声弹性成像结果的影响,文中采用外置激振器产生不同的频率来振动组织,超声探头同步采集RF回波信号,通过位移估计和应变估计获得其连续应变场图像。实验结果表明:临床上由于采用瞬时组织应变进行成像,不同的压放频率对成像结果将造成影响;应变幅值在频率增大的同时会逐渐减小,将影响成像的对比度,应变均值在频率变化时能保持较好的稳定性,在不同组织之间的差异也较明显。采用应变均值成像相对于瞬时应变更具有临床参考意义。

     

    Abstract: The effect of frequency on the imaging was focused by this paper, an external vibrator which generated sine signals with different frequency were used to compress tissues, then a set of RF echo data were received by ultrasonic transducer. The continuous tissue strain field was obtained by motion estimation and strain estimation. The elastograph is obtained clinically as instantaneous strain imaging, thus the frequency of compression will affect the imaging results. The amplitude of strain decreased with the increasing of frequency, which will affect the image contrast. The results also showed that the mean of continuous strain could remain stable when frequency changed, which showed obviously different for different tissues. Compared with instantaneous strain, the mean of continuous strain has more profoundly clinical application significance.

     

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