20.12.1 Ultrasound, Ultrasonic, Speckle Removal, Analysis

Dutt, V., Greenleaf, J.F.,
Adaptive speckle reduction filter for log-compressed B-scan images,
MedImg(15), No. 6, December 1996, pp. 802-813.
IEEE Top Reference. 0203
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Czerwinski, R.N., Jones, D.L., O'Brien, Jr., W.D.,
Detection of lines and boundaries in speckle images-application to medical ultrasound,
MedImg(18), No. 2, February 1999, pp. 126-136.
IEEE Top Reference. 0110
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Earlier:
Ultrasound speckle reduction by directional median filtering,
ICIP95(I: 358-361).
IEEE DOI Link 9510
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Earlier:
Edge detection in ultrasound speckle noise,
ICIP94(III: 304-308).
IEEE DOI Link 9411
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Hao, X.H.[Xiao-Hui], Gao, S.[Shangkai], Gao, X.[Xiaorong],
A novel multiscale nonlinear thresholding method for ultrasonic speckle suppressing,
MedImg(18), No. 9, September 1999, pp. 787-794.
IEEE Top Reference. 0110
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Achim, A., Bezerianos, A., Tsakalides, P.,
Novel Bayesian multiscale method for speckle removal in medical ultrasound images,
MedImg(20), No. 8, August 2001, pp. 772-783.
IEEE Top Reference. 0110
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Cohen, B.[Boaz], Dinstein, I.[Its'hak],
New maximum likelihood motion estimation schemes for noisy ultrasound images,
PR(35), No. 2, February 2002, pp. 455-463.
WWW Version. 0201
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Earlier:
Motion Estimation in Noisy Ultrasound Images by Maximum Likelihood,
ICPR00(Vol III: 182-185).
IEEE DOI Link
HTML Version. 0009
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Michailovich, O.V., Adam, D.,
A novel approach to the 2-D blind deconvolution problem in medical ultrasound,
MedImg(24), No. 1, January 2005, pp. 86-104.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0501
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Michailovich, O.V., Adam, D.,
A high-resolution technique for ultrasound harmonic imaging using sparse representations in gabor frames,
MedImg(21), No. 12, December 2002, pp. 1490-1503.
IEEE Top Reference. 0301
See also Phase Unwrapping for 2-D Blind Deconvolution of Ultrasound Images. See also Image Segmentation Using Active Contours Driven by the Bhattacharyya Gradient Flow. BibRef

Michailovich, O.V., Adam, D.,
Robust estimation of ultrasound pulses using outlier-resistant de-noising,
MedImg(22), No. 3, March 2003, pp. 368-381.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0306
Wavelets. BibRef

Michailovich, O.V.[Oleg V.], Tannenbaum, A.[Allen],
Blind Deconvolution of Medical Ultrasound Images: A Parametric Inverse Filtering Approach,
IP(16), No. 12, December 2007, pp. 3005-3019.
IEEE DOI Link 0711
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And:
Segmentation of Medical Ultrasound Images using Active Contours,
ICIP07(V: 513-516).
IEEE DOI Link 0709
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Cloutier, G., Chen, D., Durand, L.G.,
A new clutter rejection algorithm for doppler ultrasound,
MedImg(22), No. 4, April 2003, pp. 530-538.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0306
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Thijssen, J.M.[Johan M.],
Ultrasonic speckle formation, analysis and processing applied to tissue characterization,
PRL(24), No. 4-5, February 2003, pp. 659-675.
HTML Version. 0211
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Chen, Y.[Yan], Yin, R.[Ruming], Flynn, P.J.[Patrick J.], Broschat, S.[Shira],
Aggressive region growing for speckle reduction in ultrasound images,
PRL(24), No. 4-5, February 2003, pp. 677-691.
HTML Version. 0211
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Prager, R.W., Gee, A.H., Treece, G.M., Berman, L.H.,
Decompression and speckle detection for ultrasound images using the homodyned k-distribution,
PRL(24), No. 4-5, February 2003, pp. 705-713.
HTML Version. 0211
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Xiao, C.Y.[Chang-Yan], Su, Z.[Zhang], Chen, Y.Z.[Ya-Zhu],
A diffusion stick method for speckle suppression in ultrasonic images,
PRL(25), No. 16, December 2004, pp. 1867-1877.
WWW Version. 0411
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And: Erratum: PRL(26), No. 6, 1 May 2005, pp. 853.
WWW Version. 0501
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Zemp, R.J., Parry, M.D., Abbey, C.K., Insana, M.F.,
Detection Performance Theory for Ultrasound Imaging Systems,
MedImg(24), No. 3, March 2005, pp. 300-310.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0501
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Momenan, R., Loew, M.H., Insana, M.F., Wagner, R.F., Garra, B.S.,
Application of pattern recognition techniques in ultrasound tissue characterization,
ICPR90(I: 608-612).
IEEE DOI Link 9006
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Gupta, S., Chauhan, R.C., Saxena, S.C.,
Locally adaptive wavelet domain bayesian processor for denoising medical ultrasound images using speckle modelling based on rayleigh distribution,
VISP(152), No. 1, February 2005, pp. 129-135.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0501
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Gupta, N., Swamy, M.N.S., Plotkin, E.,
Despeckling of Medical Ultrasound Images Using Data and Rate Adaptive Lossy Compression,
MedImg(24), No. 6, June 2005, pp. 743-754.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0506
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Revell, J., Mirmehdi, M., McNally, D.,
Computer Vision Elastography: Speckle Adaptive Motion Estimation for Elastography Using Ultrasound Sequences,
MedImg(24), No. 6, June 2005, pp. 755-766.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0506
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Mitri, F.G., Greenleaf, J.F., Fatemi, M.,
Chirp Imaging Vibro-Acoustography for Removing the Ultrasound Standing Wave Artifact,
MedImg(24), No. 10, October 2005, pp. 1249-1255.
IEEE DOI Link 0510
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Yue, Y.[Yong], Croitoru, M.M., Bidani, A., Zwischenberger, J.B., Clark, Jr., J.W.,
Nonlinear multiscale wavelet diffusion for speckle suppression and edge enhancement in ultrasound images,
MedImg(25), No. 3, March 2006, pp. 297-311.
IEEE DOI Link 0604
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Zhang, F., Yoo, Y.M., Koh, L.M., Kim, Y.,
Nonlinear Diffusion in Laplacian Pyramid Domain for Ultrasonic Speckle Reduction,
MedImg(26), No. 2, February 2007, pp. 200-211.
IEEE DOI Link 0702
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Aysal, T.C.[Tuncer C.], Barner, K.E.[Kenneth E.],
Rayleigh-Maximum-Likelihood Filtering for Speckle Reduction of Ultrasound Images,
MedImg(26), No. 5, May 2007, pp. 712-727.
IEEE DOI Link 0705
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Laporte, C., Arbel, T.[Tal],
Combinatorial and Probabilistic Fusion of Noisy Correlation Measurements for Untracked Freehand 3-D Ultrasound,
MedImg(27), No. 7, July 2008, pp. 984-994.
IEEE DOI Link 0808
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Shankar, P.M.,
Contrast enhancement and phase-sensitive boundary detection in ultrasonic speckle using bessel spatial filters,
IET-IPR(3), No. 2, April 2009, pp. 41-51.
WWW Version. 0905
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Bhuiyan, M.I.H., Ahmad, M.O., Swamy, M.N.S.,
Spatially adaptive thresholding in wavelet domain for despeckling of ultrasound images,
IET-IPR(3), No. 3, June 2009, pp. 147-162.
WWW Version. 0906
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Martí, R.[Robert], Martí, J.[Joan], Freixenet, J.[Jordi], Vilanova, J.C.[Joan Carles], Barceló, J.[Joaquim],
Optimally Discriminant Moments for Speckle Detection in Real B-Scan Images,
IbPRIA07(II: 242-249).
Springer DOI Link 0706
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Perreault, C.[Charles], Auclair-Fortier, M.F.[Marie-Flavie],
Speckle Simulation Based on B-Mode Echographic Image Acquisition Model,
CRV07(379-386).
IEEE DOI Link 0705
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Tay, P.C., Acton, S.T., Hossack, J.,
Ultrasound Despeckling Using an Adaptive Window Stochastic Approach,
ICIP06(2549-2552). 0610

IEEE DOI Link BibRef
And:
A Transform Method to Remove Ultrasound Artifacts,
Southwest06(110-114).
IEEE DOI Link 0603
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Erez, Y.[Yael], Schechner, Y.Y.[Yoav Y.], Adam, D.[Dan],
Ultrasound Image Denoising by Spatially Varying Frequency Compounding,
DAGM06(1-10).
Springer DOI Link 0610
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Kim, M.J.[Min-Jeong], Yun, H.J.[Hyun-Joo], Kim, M.H.[Myoung-Hee],
Faster, More Accurate Diffusion Filtering for Fetal Ultrasound Volumes,
ICIAR06(II: 524-534).
Springer DOI Link 0610
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Wang, G.[Gang], Liu, D.C.[Dong C.],
Adaptive Persistence Utilizing Motion Compensation for Ultrasound Images,
ICPR06(III: 726-729).
WWW Version. 0609
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Bylund, N.E.[Nina Eriksson], Andersson, M., Knutsson, H.[Hans],
Interactive 3D Filter Design for Ultrasound Artifact Reduction,
ICIP05(III: 728-731).
IEEE DOI Link 0512
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Svensson, B.[Björn], Brun, A.[Anders], Andersson, M.[Mats], Knutsson, H.[Hans],
Estimation of Non-Cartesian Local Structure Tensor Fields,
SCIA07(948-957).
Springer DOI Link 0706
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Svensson, B.[Björn], Andersson, M.[Mats], Knutsson, H.[Hans],
A Graph Representation of Filter Networks,
SCIA05(1086-1095).
Springer DOI Link 0506
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And:
Filter Networks for Efficient Estimation of Local 3-D Structure,
ICIP05(III: 573-576).
IEEE DOI Link 0512
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Bylund, N.E.[Nina Eriksson], Ressner, M.[Marcus], Knutsson, H.[Hans],
3D Wiener Filtering to Reduce Reverberations in Ultrasound Image Sequences,
SCIA03(579-586).
WWW Version. 0310
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Djemal, K.,
Speckle Reduction in Ultrasound Images by Minimization of Total Variation,
ICIP05(III: 357-360).
IEEE DOI Link 0512
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Krissian, K.[Karl], Kikinis, R.[Ron], Westin, C.F.[Carl-Fredrik], Vosburgh, K.[Kirby],
Speckle-Constrained Filtering of Ultrasound Images,
CVPR05(II: 547-552).
IEEE DOI Link 0507
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Xu, Q.R.[Qian-Ren], Kamel, M., Salama, M.M.A.,
A Spatially Adaptive Filter Reducing Arc Stripe Noise for Sector Scan Medical Ultrasound Imaging,
ICIAR04(II: 25-32).
WWW Version. 0409
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Sheng, C.[Chen], Xin, Y.[Yang], Liping, Y.[Yao], Kun, S.[Sun],
Total Variation-Based Speckle Reduction Using Multi-grid Algorithm for Ultrasound Images,
CIAP05(245-252).
Springer DOI Link 0509
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Kolár(, R.[Radim], Jan, J.[Jirí],
Tissue Models and Speckle Reduction in Medical Ultrasound Images,
SCIA05(1017-1026).
Springer DOI Link 0506
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Zhang, L.C., Wong, E.M.C., Koh, L.M., Ng, L.S.,
An adaptive filter for speckle reduction in medical ultrasound image processing,
ICARCV04(I: 654-658).
IEEE DOI Link 0412
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Lloret, D., Serrat, J., Lopez, A.M., Villanueva, J.J.,
Motion-induced error correction in ultrasound imaging,
3DPVT02(79-82).
IEEE DOI Link 0206
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Stippel, G., Duskunovic, I., Philips, W., Zecic, A., Govaert, P., Lemahieu, I.,
A New Filtering Method for Ultrasound Images Incorporating Prior Statistics Concerning Medical Features,
ICIP01(II: 821-824).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0108
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Abd-Elmoniem, K., Kadah, Y.M., Youssef, A.B.M.,
Real Time Adaptive Ultrasound Speckle Reduction and Coherence Enhancement,
ICIP00(Vol I: 172-175).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0008
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Taxt, T.,
Radial homomorphic deconvolution of B-mode medical ultrasound images,
ICPR94(C:149-152).
IEEE DOI Link 9410
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Taxt, T., Lundervold, A., Angelsen, B.,
Noise reduction and segmentation in time-varying ultrasound images,
ICPR90(I: 591-596).
IEEE DOI Link 9006
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Huan, H.C.[Hou Chao], Hui, J.[Jiang],
A method to improve the lateral resolution of ultrasonic intravascular imaging,
ICIP94(III: 299-303).
IEEE DOI Link 9411
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Jan, J., Gabrhel, B., Haluzíková, J., Kilián, P., Kubák, R., Provazník, I.,
Comparison of different approaches to suppress speckles in ultrasonic tomograms,
CAIP93(657-663).
Springer DOI Link 9309
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Evans, A.N.[Adrian N.], Nixon, M.S.[Mark S.],
Temporal speckle reduction for feature extraction in ultrasound images,
CAIP93(65-73).
Springer DOI Link 9309
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