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Frequency-Dependent F-Number Increases the Contrast and the Spatial Resolution in Fast Pulse-Echo Ultrasound Imaging
Martin F. Schiffner, Georg Schmitz
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Fixed F-numbers reduce grating lobe artifacts in fast pulse-echo ultrasound imaging. Such F-numbers result in dynamic receive subapertures whose widths vary with the focal position. These subapertures, however, ignore useful low-frequency components in the excluded radio frequency (RF) signals and, thus, reduce the lateral resolution. Here, we propose a frequency-dependent F-number to simultaneously suppress grating lobe artifacts and maintain the lateral resolution. This F-number, at high frequencies, reduces the receive subaperture to remove spatially undersampled components of the RF signals and suppress grating lobes. The F-number, at low frequencies, enlarges the receive subaperture to use the components of all RF signals and maintain the lateral resolution. Experiments validated the proposed F-number and demonstrated improvements in the contrast and the widths of wire targets of up to 3.2 % and 12.8 %, respectively.
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