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High resolution ultrasound image reconstruction from a reduced number of measurements is of great interest in ultrasound imaging, since it could enhance both the frame rate and image resolution. Compressive deconvolution, combining…

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Compressed sensing (CS) is an innovative technique allowing to represent signals through a small number of their linear projections. In this paper we address the application of CS to the scenario of progressive acquisition of 2D visual…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-03-06 Giulio Coluccia , Enrico Magli

Synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) measures a scene from multiple views in order to increase the resolution of reconstructed imagery. Image reconstruction methods for SAS coherently combine measurements to focus acoustic energy onto the scene.…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-19 Albert W. Reed , Juhyeon Kim , Thomas Blanford , Adithya Pediredla , Daniel C. Brown , Suren Jayasuriya

This paper presents a method to reduce the invasiveness of Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS) using ultrasound. In this goal, we need to develop a method for 3D/4D ultrasound registration. The premilinary results of this study…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2008-01-21 Jonathan Schers , Jocelyne Troccaz , Vincent Daanen , Céline Fouard , Christopher Plaskos , Pascal Kilian

Computed tomography (CT) is indispensable for clinical diagnosis and image-guided interventions but exposes patients to ionizing radiation, motivating the development of safer imaging alternatives. Ultrasound (US) is non-ionizing and widely…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-07 Sapna Sachan , Amulya Kumar Mahto

Three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound (US) aims to provide sonographers with the spatial relationships of anatomical structures, playing a crucial role in clinical diagnosis. Recently, deep-learning-based freehand 3D US has made significant…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-23 Mingyuan Luo , Xin Yang , Zhongnuo Yan , Yan Cao , Yuanji Zhang , Xindi Hu , Jin Wang , Haoxuan Ding , Wei Han , Litao Sun , Dong Ni

Recent developments of new medical treatment techniques put challenging demands on ultrasound imaging systems in terms of both image quality and raw data size. Traditional sampling methods result in very large amounts of data, thus,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2011-04-29 Noam Wagner , Yonina C. Eldar , Arie Feuer , Gilad Danin , Zvi Friedman

Ultrasound (US) imaging is increasingly used in spinal procedures due to its real-time, radiation-free capabilities; however, its effectiveness is hindered by shadowing artifacts that obscure deeper tissue structures. Traditional…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-13 Miruna-Alexandra Gafencu , Reem Shaban , Yordanka Velikova , Mohammad Farid Azampour , Nassir Navab

Ultrasound Computed Tomography (USCT) has great potential for 3D quantitative imaging of acoustic breast tissue properties. Typical devices include high-frequency transducers, which makes tomography techniques based on numerical wave…

Medical Physics · Physics 2019-08-12 N. Korta Martiartu , C. Boehm , A. Fichtner

Transrectal ultrasound (US) is the most commonly used imaging modality to guide prostate biopsy and its 3D volume provides even richer context information. Current methods for 3D volume reconstruction from freehand US scans require external…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-06-16 Hengtao Guo , Sheng Xu , Bradford Wood , Pingkun Yan

Electron tomography has achieved higher resolution and quality at reduced doses with recent advances in compressed sensing. Compressed sensing (CS) theory exploits the inherent sparse signal structure to efficiently reconstruct…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-12-02 Jonathan Schwartz , Huihuo Zheng , Marcus Hanwell , Yi Jiang , Robert Hovden

Freehand 3D ultrasound (US) imaging using conventional 2D probes offers flexibility and accessibility for diverse clinical applications but faces challenges in accurate probe pose estimation. Traditional methods depend on costly tracking…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-10-20 Yameng Zhang , Dianye Huang , Max Q. -H. Meng , Nassir Navab , Zhongliang Jiang

Ultrasound offers a radiation-free, cost-effective solution for real-time visualization of spinal landmarks, paraspinal soft tissues and neurovascular structures, making it valuable for intraoperative guidance during spinal procedures.…

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Four-dimensional ultrasound imaging of complex biological systems such as the brain is technically challenging because of the spatiotemporal sampling requirements. We present computational ultrasound imaging (cUSi), a new imaging method…

Ultrasound (US) is the most widely used fetal imaging technique. However, US images have limited capture range, and suffer from view dependent artefacts such as acoustic shadows. Compounding of overlapping 3D US acquisitions into a…

The multi-billion dollar, worldwide medical ultrasound (US) market continues to grow annually. Its non-ionizing nature, real-time capabilities and relatively low cost, compared to other imaging modalities, have led to significant…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-07-26 Oded Drori , Alon Mamistvalov , Oren Solomon , Yonina C. Eldar

Bone surface reconstruction is an essential component of computer-assisted orthopedic surgery(CAOS), forming the foundation for both preoperative planning and intraoperative guidance. Compared to traditional imaging modalities such as…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-30 Luohong Wu , Matthias Seibold , Nicola A. Cavalcanti , Giuseppe Loggia , Lisa Reissner , Bastian Sigrist , Jonas Hein , Lilian Calvet , Arnd Viehöfer , Philipp Fürnstahl

Ultrasound is well-established as an imaging modality for diagnostic and interventional purposes. However, the image quality varies with operator skills as acquiring and interpreting ultrasound images requires extensive training due to the…

Ultrasound imaging is widely used due to its safety, affordability, and real-time capabilities, but its 2D interpretation is highly operator-dependent, leading to variability and increased cognitive demand. 2D-to-3D reconstruction mitigates…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-12 Mark C. Eid , Ana I. L. Namburete , João F. Henriques

In the field of biomedical imaging, ultrasonography has become increasingly widespread, and an important auxiliary diagnostic tool with unique advantages, such as being non-ionising and often portable. This article reviews the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-08 Tianqi Yang , Oktay Karakuş , Nantheera Anantrasirichai , Alin Achim