Re-recognition of the principle of ultrasonic reverberation image artifacts

Article type: Other

Authors: Wang, Yong^a | Xiao, Guohong^{b; *} | Dell’Era, Alex^c | Zheng, Zhenfeng^a

Affiliations: [a] Esaote (Shenzhen) Medical Equipment Co., Ltd, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518067, China | [b] Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | [c] Mindray Medical Italy, Milan, Italy

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Guohong Xiao, Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518067, China. Tel.: +86 13922219115; E-mail: [email protected].

Abstract: The aim of this work was to describe the physical principles behind the reverberation artifacts in ultrasound imaging and list the correct interpretation. This work focuses on the understanding of the principle of reverberation imaging artifacts.

Keywords: Ultrasound propagation, reverberation, imaging, artifacts

DOI: 10.3233/THC-181457

Journal: Technology and Health Care, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 1179-1182, 2021