Literature


Book

Cobbold, R.S.C., Foundations of biomedical ultrasound, Oxford University Press, New York, 2007.


Week 11 (15-19 March 2010)

Calculation methods for linear fields
From Cobbold:
- Chapter 1 lies the basis for many topics covered within the course. At least read through it, quite some of it is also prior knowledge.
- 2.1 Development of the Rayleigh integral (basis for both SIR and ASM, read through)
- 2.2 Spatial Impulse Response (SIR)
- 2.3 Angular Spectrum Method (ASM)
- 3.1 Application of the ASM
- 3.2 Boundary conditions (read through)
- 3.3 Application of the SIR

Recommended literature:
- Jensen, J.A., Speed-accuracy trade-offs in computing SIRs for simulating medical ultrasound imaging, J Comput Acoust, vol. 9, no. 3, 2001. (This document is slightly different from the original publication, it has for instance two more figures.)
Scattering and image formation
From Cobbold:
- 5.1-5.3 Scattering from a rigid or compressible sphere
- 5.9 Scattering from a distribution of scatterers and inhomogeneities

Additional literature:
- Torp, H., Notes on the point spread function in ultrasound imaging, 2009.
Transducer design
From Cobbold:
- Subsection 1.5 and chapter 6.

Additional literature:
- McKeighen, R.E., Design guidelines for medical ultrasonic arrays, Proc SPIE, vol. 3341, no. 2, 1998.

Recommended literature:
- Angelsen, B.A.J., Ultrasound imaging, Emantec, Trondheim, 2000. Vol. 1, chapter 2 and 3.
Dynamic objects
From Cobbold:
- Subsection 9.6 and chapter 10, with emphasis on 10.1, 10.2 and 10.8.

Week 18 (3-8 May 2010)

Assignments:
From Cobbold:
- 8.6.1 Contrast media imaging
Alternative linear methods I and II
Additional literature:
- Hergum, T., et al., Fast ultrasound imaging simulation in K-space, IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control, vol. 56, no. 6, 2009.
- Gao, H., et al., A fast convolution-based methodology to simulate 2-D/3-D cardiac ultrasound images, IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control, vol. 56, no. 2, 2009.

Recommended literature:
- Crosby, J., et al., The effect of including myocardial anisotropy in simulated ultrasound images of the heart, IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control, vol. 56, no. 2, 2009.
Advanced beamforming
Additional literature:
- Synnevag, J.F., et al., Adaptive beamforming applied to medical ultrasound imaging, IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control, vol. 54, no. 8, 2009.
- Synnevag, J.F., et al., Benefits of minimum-variance beamforming in medical ultrasound imaging, IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control, vol. 56, no. 9, 2009.
Wave equations for lossy media
Recommended literature:
- Holm, S., et al., A unifying fractional wave equation for compressional and shear waves, J Acoust Soc Am, vol. 127, no. 1, 2010.
Non-linear propagation I and II
From Cobbold:
- Subsection 1.3 (for some additional background) and chapter 4.

Additional literature:
- Torp, H., Nonlinear wave propagation - A fast 3D simulation method based on quasi-linear approximation of the second harmonic field, 2005.

Recommended literature:
- Angelsen, B., Simulation of nonlinear wave equations in GPU, 2010.