Sparse Blind Deconvolution in Ultrasound Imaging Using an Adaptive CLEAN Algorithm

The ultrasonic imaging knows a continuous advance in the aspect of increasing the resolution for helping physicians to better observe and distinguish the examined tissues. There is already a large range of techniques to get the best results. It can be found also hardware or signal processing techniques. This work was focused on the post-processing techniques of blind deconvolution in ultrasound imaging and it was implemented an algorithm that works in the time domain and uses the envelope signal as input information for it. It is a blind deconvolution technique that is able to reconstruct reflectors and eliminate the diffusive speckle noise. The main steps are: the estimation of the point spread function (PSF) in a blind way, the estimation of reflectors using the assumption of sparsity for the examined environment and the reconstruction of the image by reconvolving the sparse tissue with an ideal PSF. The proposed method was tested in comparison with some classical techniques in medical imaging reconstruction using synthetic signals, real ultrasound sequences (1D) and ultrasound images (2D) and also using two types of statistically different images. The method is suitable for images that represent tissue with a reduced amount or average scatters. Also, the technique offers a lower execution time than direct competitors.

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Source https://theses.hal.science/tel-00959608
Author Chira, Liviu Teodor
Maintainer CCSD
Last Updated May 6, 2026, 00:55 (UTC)
Created May 6, 2026, 00:55 (UTC)
Identifier tel-00959608
Language fr
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contributor Imaging, Brain & Neuropsychiatry (iBraiN) ; Université de Tours (UT)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)
creator Chira, Liviu Teodor
date 2013-10-17T00:00:00
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