Computer Simulation for Medical Ultrasound C-Mode Imaging Based on 2d Array

Abstract:

C-mode imaging is one of the ultrasound imaging modalities. Compared with other modalities, e.g. A-mode, B-mode, M-mode, and Doppler, C-mode is mainly developed and used in industry testing. The potential of C-mode imaging for medical application has not been fully explored. In this paper, we design one 2-d plane array transducer through using the point spread function (PSF), and apply the 2d array transducer for C-mode imaging. The simulation results show that the generated C-mode images can display the anatomic structure and the pathological changes on the biological tissue.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 532-533)
• Pages: 719-723
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.532-533.719
• Online since: June 2012
• Authors: Shao Yan Hua, Yu Chi Ming, Ming Yue Ding
• Keywords: 2d Array, C-Mode, Medical Ultrasound, Simulation

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