Aberration correction in 3D transthoracic echocardiography
Three-dimensional cardiac imaging has been available in the clinic for more than two decades. Continuous improvement in image quality has occurred in this period due to the development of probe technology and beamforming techniques. The purpose of this article is to quantitatively and qualitatively...
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| author | Svein-Erik Måsøy Bastien Dénarié Anders Sørnes Espen Holte Bjørnar Grenne Torvald Espeland Erik Andreas Rye Berg Ole Marius Hoel Rindal Wayne Rigby Tore Bjåstad |
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| description | Three-dimensional cardiac imaging has been available in the clinic for more than two decades. Continuous improvement in image quality has occurred in this period due to the development of probe technology and beamforming techniques. The purpose of this article is to quantitatively and qualitatively analyze the effect of a commercially available aberration correction algorithm on clinically acquired 3D transthoracic echocardiography (3D TTE) images. Clinical triplane and 3D volume cineloops of at least one cardiac cycle of pre-beamformed channel data were captured from 50 patients using a GE HealthCare Vivid E95 system with the 4Vc-D matrix array probe. This resulted in a total of 3200 vol and 3136 triplane frames. The data were post-processed with and without aberration correction. Quantitatively, assessed by an image quality parameter based on coherence, all recordings were improved by aberration correction compared to those without aberration correction. Triplane data obtained a larger improvement in image quality than volume data. Qualitatively, as demonstrated by case examples, aberration-corrected images appear sharper, have a brighter tissue signal compared to the cavity, and provide better delineation of cardiac structures. 3D rendering of valves can also be significantly improved. In general, aberration correction provides a systematic improvement in clinical cardiac triplane and 3D volume images. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-efce5cb0c1b04fefa3f55ba1fef730902025-08-20T02:38:46ZengElsevierWFUMB Ultrasound Open2949-66832024-12-012210006210.1016/j.wfumbo.2024.100062Aberration correction in 3D transthoracic echocardiographySvein-Erik Måsøy0Bastien Dénarié1Anders Sørnes2Espen Holte3Bjørnar Grenne4Torvald Espeland5Erik Andreas Rye Berg6Ole Marius Hoel Rindal7Wayne Rigby8Tore Bjåstad9Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Corresponding author. Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Postboks 8905, 7491, Trondheim, Norway.GE HealthCare, GE Vingmed Ultrasound AS, Horten, NorwayGE HealthCare, GE Vingmed Ultrasound AS, Horten, NorwayDepartment of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Clinic of Cardiology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, NorwayDepartment of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Clinic of Cardiology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, NorwayDepartment of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Clinic of Cardiology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, NorwayDepartment of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Clinic of Cardiology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, NorwayDepartment of Informatics, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayGE HealthCare, Niskayuna, NY, USAGE HealthCare, GE Vingmed Ultrasound AS, Horten, NorwayThree-dimensional cardiac imaging has been available in the clinic for more than two decades. Continuous improvement in image quality has occurred in this period due to the development of probe technology and beamforming techniques. The purpose of this article is to quantitatively and qualitatively analyze the effect of a commercially available aberration correction algorithm on clinically acquired 3D transthoracic echocardiography (3D TTE) images. Clinical triplane and 3D volume cineloops of at least one cardiac cycle of pre-beamformed channel data were captured from 50 patients using a GE HealthCare Vivid E95 system with the 4Vc-D matrix array probe. This resulted in a total of 3200 vol and 3136 triplane frames. The data were post-processed with and without aberration correction. Quantitatively, assessed by an image quality parameter based on coherence, all recordings were improved by aberration correction compared to those without aberration correction. Triplane data obtained a larger improvement in image quality than volume data. Qualitatively, as demonstrated by case examples, aberration-corrected images appear sharper, have a brighter tissue signal compared to the cavity, and provide better delineation of cardiac structures. 3D rendering of valves can also be significantly improved. In general, aberration correction provides a systematic improvement in clinical cardiac triplane and 3D volume images.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949668324000302Aberration correctionEchocardiography3D |
| spellingShingle | Svein-Erik Måsøy Bastien Dénarié Anders Sørnes Espen Holte Bjørnar Grenne Torvald Espeland Erik Andreas Rye Berg Ole Marius Hoel Rindal Wayne Rigby Tore Bjåstad Aberration correction in 3D transthoracic echocardiography WFUMB Ultrasound Open Aberration correction Echocardiography 3D |
| title | Aberration correction in 3D transthoracic echocardiography |
| title_full | Aberration correction in 3D transthoracic echocardiography |
| title_fullStr | Aberration correction in 3D transthoracic echocardiography |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aberration correction in 3D transthoracic echocardiography |
| title_short | Aberration correction in 3D transthoracic echocardiography |
| title_sort | aberration correction in 3d transthoracic echocardiography |
| topic | Aberration correction Echocardiography 3D |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949668324000302 |
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