Dynamic Speed of Sound Adaptive Transmission–Reflection Ultrasound Computed Tomography
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Simulation and Results
3.1. Simulation Models
3.2. Simulation Results
4. Experiments and Results
4.1. Experiment Setup
4.2. Phantom Experimental Results
4.3. In Vivo Experimental Results
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Lin, X.; Shi, H.; Fu, Z.; Lin, H.; Chen, S.; Chen, X.; Chen, M. Dynamic Speed of Sound Adaptive Transmission–Reflection Ultrasound Computed Tomography. Sensors 2023, 23, 3701. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23073701
Lin X, Shi H, Fu Z, Lin H, Chen S, Chen X, Chen M. Dynamic Speed of Sound Adaptive Transmission–Reflection Ultrasound Computed Tomography. Sensors. 2023; 23(7):3701. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23073701
Chicago/Turabian StyleLin, Xiangwei, Hongji Shi, Zhenyu Fu, Haoming Lin, Siping Chen, Xin Chen, and Mian Chen. 2023. "Dynamic Speed of Sound Adaptive Transmission–Reflection Ultrasound Computed Tomography" Sensors 23, no. 7: 3701. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23073701