Open AccessUltrafast imaging in biomedical ultrasound
Author(s) -
Mickaël Tanter,
Mathias Fink
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
ieee transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics and frequency control/ieee transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.159
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1525-8955
pISSN - 0885-3010
DOI - 10.1109/tuffc.2014.6689779
Subject(s) - ultrashort pulse , frame rate , computer science , ultrasound imaging , medical imaging , ultrasound , field (mathematics) , ultrasonic sensor , ultrasonic imaging , medical physics , optics , acoustics , physics , computer vision , artificial intelligence , laser , mathematics , pure mathematics
Although the use of ultrasonic plane-wave transmissions rather than line-per-line focused beam transmissions has been long studied in research, clinical application of this technology was only recently made possible through developments in graphical processing unit (GPU)-based platforms. Far beyond a technological breakthrough, the use of plane or diverging wave transmissions enables attainment of ultrafast frame rates (typically faster than 1000 frames per second) over a large field of view. This concept has also inspired the emergence of completely novel imaging modes which are valuable for ultrasound-based screening, diagnosis, and therapeutic monitoring. In this review article, we present the basic principles and implementation of ultrafast imaging. In particular, present and future applications of ultrafast imaging in biomedical ultrasound are illustrated and discussed.