Subzone-based nonlinear inversion scheme for viscoelastic tissue properties

Elijah E. W. Van Houten; Keith D. Paulsen; Michael I. Miga; Francis E. Kennedy; John B. Weaver

doi:10.1117/12.387716

6 June 2000 Subzone-based nonlinear inversion scheme for viscoelastic tissue properties

Elijah E. W. Van Houten, Keith D. Paulsen, Michael I. Miga, Francis E. Kennedy, John B. Weaver

Proceedings Volume 3979, Medical Imaging 2000: Image Processing; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.387716
Event: Medical Imaging 2000, 2000, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

A nonlinear inversion scheme formulated on small subzones of the total region of interest (ROI) is developed. The algorithm reconstructs the distribution of a linear elastic stiffness term and a Maxwellian damping parameter over the entire ROI through a least squares optimization. The subzones are generated in a hierarchical manner based on progressive error minimization and processed in an automated, sweeping fashion until certain performance criterion are met. Simulation results show that the algorithm works well to minimize global error and is capable of simultaneously reconstructing both property parameter distributions even in the presence of random noise, although initial experience suggests that the elastic property image is superior to its attenuation coefficient counterpart.

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Elijah E. W. Van Houten, Keith D. Paulsen, Michael I. Miga, Francis E. Kennedy, and John B. Weaver "Subzone-based nonlinear inversion scheme for viscoelastic tissue properties", Proc. SPIE 3979, Medical Imaging 2000: Image Processing, (6 June 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.387716

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