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Super-Resolution Ultrasound Imaging Based on a Fast Full-Waveform Solver

Jianyang Zhou

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2402-0156

Department of Electronic Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, P. R. China

E-mail Address: zhoujy@xmu.edu.cn

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Qiwei Zhan

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA

E-mail Address: qiwei.zhan@duke.edu

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Yan Qing Zeng

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA

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Qing Huo Liu

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA

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Abstract

We propose a fast 2D full-waveform forward and inverse scattering solver to reconstruct ultrasonic speed and attenuation properties. The forward method is based on the volume integral equation, accelerated by the extended Born approximation and biconjugate-gradient fast Fourier transform method. The inverse method is based on the extended contrast source inversion. The research results show that our proposed method can fully unravel multiple scattering effects and achieve sub-wavelength resolutions. Numerical experiments indicate that the efficiency and robustness of the forward and inverse methods.

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