Ultrasound Satellite-View Imaging : Development of Integrated Imaging Technology for Diagnosis of Biological Function and Tissue Characteristics

为了克服传统超声设备的局限性与单探头，我们开发了新的波束形成方法，这是被称为卫星视图成像集成多探头系统和复杂的图像重建算法。通过仿真分析和体模实验，验证了卫星视角成像在扩大视野、提高B超图像质量的同时，还可以获得组织粘弹性、高阶心肌应变等组织特性和功能的新诊断信息，从而提高诊断准确率。

For the purpose of overcoming the limitation of conventional ultrasound equipment with a single probe, we developed novel beam forming methods which is referred to as satellite-view imaging by integrating multiple probe systems and sophisticated image reconstruction algorithms. By simulation analysis and phantom experiment, we verified that as well as view expansion and improvement of B-mode image quality, it was possible to gain new diagnostic information on tissue characteristics and functions such as tissue viscoelasticity and higher-order myocardial strain for improving diagnostic accuracy with satellite-view imaging.