Cross-imaging system comparison of backscatter coefficient estimates from a tissue-mimicking material

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2012-01-01
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Nam, Kibo
Rosado-Mendez, Ivan
Wirtzfield, Lauren
Kumar, Viksit
Madsen, Ernest
Ghoshai, Goutam
Pawlicki, Alexander
Oelze, Michael
Lavarello, Roberto
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Bigelow, Timothy
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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.

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This article is from Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 132 (2012): 1319–1324, doi:10.1121/1.4742725. Posted with permission.

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