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Cortical bone, a highly attenuated, anisotropic, and multilayered biological medium with high acoustic impedance, presents significant challenges for high-frequency ultrasound to penetrate its complex structure and acquire high-quality images. The traditional method of using uniform sound velocity in ultrasonic dynamic focusing imaging is limited by emission energy and frame rate, which hinders the accurate and rapid reconstruction of multi-layer structures and clinical applications. In order to meet these challenges, this study proposes a novel method, called the phase shift migration-based plane-wave bone imaging via velocity inversion (PSM-PW-VI), that can accurately and quickly image the multi-layer structure of cortical bone. In the PSM-PW-VI method, two identical linear array probes are arranged in parallel on both sides of the cortical bone for data acquisition. First, the ultrasound velocity distribution in the imaging region is obtained by using ultrasound travel time inversion. Next, two images corresponding to the upper probe and lower probe are acquired in parallel in the frequency domain by employing a phase shift migration-based coherent plane-wave compounding method. Finally, the two images are merged to generate a complete ultrasound image of the cortical bone. Wave propagation in cortical bone is simulated by using the open source toolbox k-wave in MATLAB. Ex-vivo experiments are conducted on 2.5-mm-thick sawbones phantom and 2.45-mm-thick bovine bone plates to evaluate the feasibility of the proposed method, by using the Verasonics platform. Simulation, phantom (Sawbones), and ex-vivo experiments validate the effectiveness of the method. Notably, the average error of the thickness is less than 0.2 mm, and the relative error is less than 7% for both three-layer and five-layer cortical bone. The influence of the number of plane wave compounding angles on imaging quality is investigated, revealing that only 15 angles are sufficient to produce high-quality images. The influence of the velocity model on imaging accuracy is also examined since accurate sound velocity estimation is crucial for obtaining high-quality images of cortical bone. Finally, the performances of PSM-PW-VI and PSM-SA in imaging depth and efficiency are compared. The results demonstrate that the proposed PSM-PW-VI method offers significant improvements in temporal resolution, data storage and processing quantity, emission energy, and imaging depth. The experimental findings validate the effectiveness of the proposed method as an accurate and efficient ultrasound imaging tool for cortical bone, and its substantial role in promoting ultrasound bone imaging technology and clinical applications.
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Keywords:
- plane wave imaging /
- cortical bone /
- multilayered medium /
- frequency domain
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表 1 模型参数设置
Table 1. Model parameter setting.
表 2 仿真和实验设置
Table 2. Simulation and experiment setup.
设置 仿真研究 实验研究 中心频率/MHz 3.5 3.5 脉冲周期数 2 2 采样率/MHz 25 25 相邻阵元中心/mm 0.3 0.3 外推步长/mm 0.044 0.044 –6 dB带宽/MHz 2.3—4.7 2.3—4.7 阵元间距/mm 0.1 0.1 有效孔径长度/mm 38.4 38.4 网格尺寸 0.02 mm×0.02 mm — 时间步长/s 4×10–9 — 表 3 PSM-SA与PSM-PW-VI方法计算复杂度
Table 3. Computational complexity of PSM-SA and PSM-PW-VI algorithms.
操作 PSM-SA复杂度 PSM-PW-VI复杂度 2维插值 ${N_{\text{e}}}{N_x}{N_z}$ ${N_{\text{p}}}{N_x}{N_z}$ ${\mathscr{F} }_{x, t}\{\cdot\}$ $2{N_{\text{e}}}{N_{\text{t}}}{\log _2}({N_{\text{e}}}{N_{\text{t}}})$ ${N_{\text{t}}}{\log _2}({N_{\text{t}}}) + {N_{\text{p}}}{N_{\text{e}}}{\log _2}({N_{\text{e}}})$ ${\mathscr{F} }_{x}^{-1}\{\cdot\}$ $2{N_{\text{e}}}{N_x}{N_z}{\log _2}({N_x})$ ${N_{\text{p}}}{N_x}{N_z}{\log _2}({N_x})$ 表 4 PSM-SA与PSM-PW-VI方法运行时间
Table 4. Running time of PSM-SA and PSM-PW-VI imaging algorithms.
成像深度/mm PSM-SA时间/s PSM-PW-VI时间/s 7.5 158.37 8.26 25.0 208.27 9.79 -
[1] Compston J E, McClung M R, Leslie W D 2019 Lancet 393 364Google Scholar
[2] 杨慧林 2022 中华骨与关节外科杂志 15 652Google Scholar
Yang H L 2022 Chin. J. Bone Joint Surg. 15 652Google Scholar
[3] Langton C M, Njeh C F 2008 IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control 55 1546Google Scholar
[4] 东蕊, 刘成成, 蔡勋兵, 邵留磊, 李博艺, 他得安 2019 物理学报 68 150Google Scholar
Dong R, Liu C C, Cai X B, Shao L L, Li B Y, Ta D A 2019 Acta Phys. Sin. 68 150Google Scholar
[5] Moilanen P, Nicholson Patrick H F, Kilappa V, Cheng, Timonen 2007 Ultrasound Med. Biol. 33 254Google Scholar
[6] Minonzio J G, Talmant M, Laugier P 2010 J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 127 2913Google Scholar
[7] Manes G, Tortoli P, Andreuccetti F, Avitabile G, Atzeni C 1988 IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control 35 14Google Scholar
[8] Adams R B 2022 Surg. Open Sci. 10 182Google Scholar
[9] Weismann C, Mayr C, Egger H, Auer A 2011 Breast Care 6 98Google Scholar
[10] Zu Siederdissen C H, Potthoff A 2020 Internist 61 115Google Scholar
[11] Nguyen Minh H, Du J, Raum K 2020 IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control 67 568Google Scholar
[12] Nowicki A, Gambin B 2014 Arch. Acoust. 39 427Google Scholar
[13] 孙宝申, 沈建中 1993 应用声学 3 43Google Scholar
Sun B S, Shen J Z 1993 Appl. Acoust. 3 43Google Scholar
[14] Renaud G, Kruizinga P, Cassereau D, Laugier P 2018 Phys. Med. Biol. 63 125010Google Scholar
[15] 李云清, 江晨, 李颖, 徐峰, 许凯亮, 他得安, 黎仲勋 2019 物理学报 68 184302Google Scholar
Li Y Q, Jiang C, Li Y, Xu F, Xu K L, Ta D A, Li Z X 2019 Acta Phys. Sin. 68 184302Google Scholar
[16] Jiang C, Li Y, Li B, Liu C, Xu F, Xu K, Ta D 2019 IEEE Access 7 163013Google Scholar
[17] Jiang C, Li Y, Xu K L, Ta D A 2021 IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control 68 72Google Scholar
[18] Li Y F, Shi Q Z, Liu Y, Gu M L, Liu C C, Song X J, Ta D A, Wang W Q 2021 IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control 68 2619Google Scholar
[19] Montaldo G, Tanter M, Bercoff J, Benech N, Fink M 2009 IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control 56 489Google Scholar
[20] Bercoff J, Montaldo G, Loupas T, Savery D, Meziere F, Fink M, Tanter M 2011 IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control 58 134Google Scholar
[21] Tanter M, Fink M 2014 IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelect. Freq. Control 61 102Google Scholar
[22] Mace E, Montaldo G, Osmanski B F, Cohen I, Fink M, Tanter M 2013 IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control 60 492Google Scholar
[23] Song P F, Trzasko J D, Manduca A, Huang R Q, Kadirvel R, Kallmes D F, Chen S G 2018 IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelect. Freq. Control 65 149Google Scholar
[24] Rachev R K, Wilcox P D, Velichko A, McAughey K L 2020 IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelect. Freq. Control 67 1303Google Scholar
[25] Lu J Y 1998 IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelect. Freq. Control 45 84Google Scholar
[26] Cheng J, Lu J Y 2006 IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelect. Freq. Control 53 880Google Scholar
[27] Garcia D, Tarnec L L, Muth S, Montagnon E, Poree J, Gloutier G 2013 IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelect. Freq. Control 60 1853Google Scholar
[28] Le Jeune L, Robert S, Prada C 2016 AIP Conference Proceedings 1706 020010Google Scholar
[29] Rakhmatov D 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) Daegu, South Korea, May 22–28, 2021 p22
[30] Lukomski T 2016 Ultrasonics 70 241Google Scholar
[31] Gazdag J 1978 Geophysics 43 1342Google Scholar
[32] Treeby B E, Jaros J, Rohrbac D, Cox B T 2014 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS) Chicago, IL, Sep 03–06, 2014 p146
[33] Peralta L, Cai X, Laugier P, Grimal Q 2017 Ultrasonics 80 119Google Scholar
[34] Li Y F, Xu K L, Li Y, Xu F, Ta D A, Wang W Q 2021 IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control 68 935Google Scholar
[35] van Wijk M C, Thijssen J M 2002 Ultrasonics 40 585Google Scholar
[36] Li H J, Le L H, Sacchi M D, Lou E H M 2013 Ultrasound Med. Biol. 39 1482Google Scholar
[37] Merabet L, Robert S, Prada C 2019 IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control 66 772Google Scholar
[38] Zhuang Z Y, Zhang J, Lian G X, Drinkwater B W 2020 Sensors 20 4951Google Scholar
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