非线性声参量计算机模拟成像
Computer simulation of acoustic nonlinearparameter tomography
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摘要: 非线性声参量B/A是生物组织超声辨认的一个重要的新参量.本文从Burgers’方程出发分析了有限振幅平面声波在层状介质中的非线性传播理论,并将它用于二次谐波的声成像,利用通常的CT算法而得的二次谐波数据进行了非线性声参量的计算机模拟成像,用滤波逆投影算法进行图像重建,对简单的样品模型得到了较好的非线性声参量断层图像.Abstract: Acoustic nonlinearity parameter B/A is a new important parameter in ultrasonictissue characterization. In this paper we present the nonlinear theory of a finite amplitudeplane sound wave propagating in layer medium by Burgers' equation and extend this analysisto the case of imaging with the second harmonic wave. A computer simulation of acousticnonlihear parameter imaging was carried out from the second harmonic data in a conventionalCT algorithm. The reconstructed images are obtained by using filtered backprojectionalgorithm. The tomography of acoustic nonlinear parameter for simple phantomsisreconstructed with quite good quality.