Blind Deconvolution for Ultrasound Sequences Using a Noninverse Greedy Algorithm

The blind deconvolution of ultrasound sequences in medical ultrasound technique is still a major problem despite the efforts made. This paper presents a blind noninverse deconvolution algorithm to eliminate the blurring effect, using the envelope of the acquired radio-frequency sequences and a prior...

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Main Authors: Liviu-Teodor Chira, Corneliu Rusu, Clovis Tauber, Jean-Marc Girault
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Biomedical Imaging
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/496067
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description The blind deconvolution of ultrasound sequences in medical ultrasound technique is still a major problem despite the efforts made. This paper presents a blind noninverse deconvolution algorithm to eliminate the blurring effect, using the envelope of the acquired radio-frequency sequences and a priori Laplacian distribution for deconvolved signal. The algorithm is executed in two steps. Firstly, the point spread function is automatically estimated from the measured data. Secondly, the data are reconstructed in a nonblind way using proposed algorithm. The algorithm is a nonlinear blind deconvolution which works as a greedy algorithm. The results on simulated signals and real images are compared with different state of the art methods deconvolution. Our method shows good results for scatters detection, speckle noise suppression, and execution time.
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spelling doaj-art-39df80f9b8be4d6fbaac524a2049b2a32025-08-20T03:55:36ZengWileyInternational Journal of Biomedical Imaging1687-41881687-41962013-01-01201310.1155/2013/496067496067Blind Deconvolution for Ultrasound Sequences Using a Noninverse Greedy AlgorithmLiviu-Teodor Chira0Corneliu Rusu1Clovis Tauber2Jean-Marc Girault3Signal & Imaging Group, University François Rabelais of Tours, PRES Loire Valley University, UMR INSERM U930, 7 Avenue Marcel Dassault, 37200 Tours Cedex, FranceFaculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Theory, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca 400027, RomaniaSignal & Imaging Group, University François Rabelais of Tours, PRES Loire Valley University, UMR INSERM U930, 7 Avenue Marcel Dassault, 37200 Tours Cedex, FranceSignal & Imaging Group, University François Rabelais of Tours, PRES Loire Valley University, UMR INSERM U930, 7 Avenue Marcel Dassault, 37200 Tours Cedex, FranceThe blind deconvolution of ultrasound sequences in medical ultrasound technique is still a major problem despite the efforts made. This paper presents a blind noninverse deconvolution algorithm to eliminate the blurring effect, using the envelope of the acquired radio-frequency sequences and a priori Laplacian distribution for deconvolved signal. The algorithm is executed in two steps. Firstly, the point spread function is automatically estimated from the measured data. Secondly, the data are reconstructed in a nonblind way using proposed algorithm. The algorithm is a nonlinear blind deconvolution which works as a greedy algorithm. The results on simulated signals and real images are compared with different state of the art methods deconvolution. Our method shows good results for scatters detection, speckle noise suppression, and execution time.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/496067
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title Blind Deconvolution for Ultrasound Sequences Using a Noninverse Greedy Algorithm
title_full Blind Deconvolution for Ultrasound Sequences Using a Noninverse Greedy Algorithm
title_fullStr Blind Deconvolution for Ultrasound Sequences Using a Noninverse Greedy Algorithm
title_full_unstemmed Blind Deconvolution for Ultrasound Sequences Using a Noninverse Greedy Algorithm
title_short Blind Deconvolution for Ultrasound Sequences Using a Noninverse Greedy Algorithm
title_sort blind deconvolution for ultrasound sequences using a noninverse greedy algorithm
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/496067
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