ABSTRACT
A high frame rate (HFR) ultrasonic imaging method developed by Jianyu Lu has been attracting attention in the related imaging area. Because a special weighting on the received signal is needed to implement this method, the imaging system is complicated. This paper presents a new kind of theroetical analysis for the HFR imaging system in view of the angular spectrum concept. Based on the study, the special weighting process can be replaced by Fourier transform. Computer simulation demonstrates the correctness of the analysis. It shows that the constructed images by the new method have the same high quality as those obtained by using the original HFR method while the system implementation is greatly simplified.
Subject(s)
Computer Simulation , Fourier Analysis , Image Processing, Computer-Assisted , Models, Theoretical , Phantoms, Imaging , Ultrasonography , MethodsABSTRACT
The simulation of excitation propagation's process in human heart is one of the main aspects of ECG forward problem. The simulation results not only are the criterion of the simulation model's precision and reliability, but also have great value in researches and diagnoses. We performed the simulation of QRST waves of complete left bundle branch block (LBBB) and right bundle branch block (RBBB) in virtue of a vector propagation algorithm (VPA), which is accurate, efficient and applicable to anisotropic computer heart models. The simulation results accord with the actual QRST wave in clinical practice.