The goal of our work is to propose a fast ultrasound image simulation from CT volumes. This method is based on a model elaborated by Bamber and Dickinson that predict the appearance and properties of a B-Scan ultrasound image from the distribution of point scatterers. We propose to extend this model for the standard medical ultrasound image simulation by taking into account the acoustical tissu...

BACKGROUND Avoiding damage to blood vessels is often the concern of the neurosurgeon during tumor surgery. Using angiographic image data in neuronavigation may be useful in cases where vascular anatomy is of special interest. Since 2003, we have routinely used 3D ultrasound angiography in tumor surgery, and between January 2003 and May 2005, 62 patients with different tumors have been operated ...

The major issue associated with ultrasound imaging is that it may be corrupted by speckle noise during image acquicition. Speckle pattern is a form of multiplicative noise which blurs the ultrasound images. It reduces the contrast and resolution of ultrasound images which results in poor interpretation of image features. Hence speckle reduction is often used as a preprocessing step for successf...

Ultrasound imaging is a widely used and safe medical diagnostic technique, due to its non-invasive nature, low cost and capability of forming real time imaging. Ultrasound imaging uses high-frequency sound to image internal structures by differing reflection signals produced when a beam of sound is projected into the body and bounces back at interfaces between the structures. However the useful...

In this paper we present an algorithm to correct 3D reconstruction errors of 3D ultrasound catheter caused by ultrasound image thickness. We also provide a method to quickly measure ultrasound image plane's thickness. With thickness correction registration accuracy of navigation system using 3D ultrasound catheters can be improved by 20%.

Image processing plays a vital role in the development of medical industry especially ultrasound medical images. Image acquisition is carried out using ultrasound equipments like transducer, scanner, and CPU and display device. There are mainly four modes of ultrasound imaging A-mode, M-mode, B-mode and Doppler-mode. Ultrasound imaging plays crucial role in medical imaging due to its non-invasi...

Medical ultrasound echo signals provide the basic information for obtaining the ultrasonic image in medical ultrasound technology. The statistics of the ultrasound echo signals reveals the systematic structure of the medical ultrasonic image via analyzing the corresponding statistical distributions. A novel statistical distribution, the ascending order K distribution, was proposed here to model...