Title
Cross-imaging system comparison of backscatter coefficient estimates from a tissue-mimicking material
Date Issued
01 September 2012
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Nam K.
Rosado-Mendez I.M.
Wirtzfeld L.A.
Kumar V.
Madsen E.L.
Ghoshal G.
Pawlicki A.D.
Oelze M.L.
Bigelow T.A.
Zagzebski J.A.
O'Brien W.D.
Hall T.J.
Publisher(s)
Acoustical Society of America
Abstract
A key step toward implementing quantitative ultrasound techniques in a clinical setting is demonstrating that parameters such as the ultrasonic backscatter coefficient (BSC) can be accurately estimated independent of the clinical imaging system used. In previous studies, agreement in BSC estimates for well characterized phantoms was demonstrated across different laboratory systems. The goal of this study was to compare the BSC estimates of a tissue mimicking sample measured using four clinical scanners, each providing RF echo data in the 1-15 MHz frequency range. The sample was previously described and characterized with single-element transducer systems. Using a reference phantom for analysis, excellent quantitative agreement was observed across the four array-based imaging systems for BSC estimates. Additionally, the estimates from data acquired with the clinical systems agreed with theoretical predictions and with estimates from laboratory measurements using single-element transducers. © 2012 Acoustical Society of America.
Start page
1319
End page
1324
Volume
132
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería eléctrica, Ingeniería electrónica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84866285550
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
ISSN of the container
00014966
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by NIH Grant No. R01CA111289.
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