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In Multi-Line Transmission (MLT), high frame-rate ultrasound imaging is achieved by the simultaneous transmission of multiple focused beams along different directions, which unfortunately generates unwanted artifacts in the image due to inter-beam crosstalk. The Filtered-Delay Multiply and Sum (F-DMAS) beamformer, a non-linear spatial-coherence (SC)-based algorithm, was demonstrated to successfully reduce such artifacts, improving the spatial resolution at the same time. In this paper, we aim to provide further insights on the working principle and performance of F-DMAS beamforming in MLT imaging. First, we carry out an analytical study to analyze the behavior and trend of backscattered signals SC in MLT images, when the number of simultaneously transmitted beams and/or their angular spacing change. We then reconsider the F-DMAS algorithm proposing the “short-lag F-DMAS” formulation, in order to limit the maximum lag of signals used for the SC computation on which the beamformer is based. Therefore, we investigate in simulations how the performance of short-lag F-DMAS varies along with the maximum lag in the different MLT configurations considered. Finally, we establish a relation between the obtained results and the signals SC trend.

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Spatial Coherence of Backscattered Signals in Multi-Line Transmit Ultrasound Imaging and Its Effect on Short-Lag Filtered-Delay Multiply and Sum Beamforming