Efficient scatter model for simulation of ultrasound images from computed tomography data

J. P. D'Amato; L. Lo Vercio; P. Rubi; E. Fernandez Vera; R. Barbuzza; M. Del Fresno; I. Larrabide

doi:10.1117/12.2205937

22 December 2015 Efficient scatter model for simulation of ultrasound images from computed tomography data

J. P. D'Amato, L. Lo Vercio, P. Rubi, E. Fernandez Vera, R. Barbuzza, M. Del Fresno, I. Larrabide

Proceedings Volume 9681, 11th International Symposium on Medical Information Processing and Analysis; 968105 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2205937
Event: 11th International Symposium on Medical Information Processing and Analysis (SIPAIM 2015), 2015, Cuenca, Ecuador

Abstract

Background and motivation: Real-time ultrasound simulation refers to the process of computationally creating fully synthetic ultrasound images instantly. Due to the high value of specialized low cost training for healthcare professionals, there is a growing interest in the use of this technology and the development of high fidelity systems that simulate the acquisitions of echographic images. The objective is to create an efficient and reproducible simulator that can run either on notebooks or desktops using low cost devices. Materials and methods: We present an interactive ultrasound simulator based on CT data. This simulator is based on ray-casting and provides real-time interaction capabilities. The simulation of scattering that is coherent with the transducer position in real time is also introduced. Such noise is produced using a simplified model of multiplicative noise and convolution with point spread functions (PSF) tailored for this purpose. Results: The computational efficiency of scattering maps generation was revised with an improved performance. This allowed a more efficient simulation of coherent scattering in the synthetic echographic images while providing highly realistic result. We describe some quality and performance metrics to validate these results, where a performance of up to 55fps was achieved. Conclusion: The proposed technique for real-time scattering modeling provides realistic yet computationally efficient scatter distributions. The error between the original image and the simulated scattering image was compared for the proposed method and the state-of-the-art, showing negligible differences in its distribution.

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J. P. D'Amato, L. Lo Vercio, P. Rubi, E. Fernandez Vera, R. Barbuzza, M. Del Fresno, and I. Larrabide "Efficient scatter model for simulation of ultrasound images from computed tomography data", Proc. SPIE 9681, 11th International Symposium on Medical Information Processing and Analysis, 968105 (22 December 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2205937

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