Optimum Diffraction-Corrected Frequency-Shift Estimator of the Ultrasonic Attenuation Coefficient

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control（2016）

Univ Wisconsin

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Abstract

The ultrasonic attenuation coefficient is an important parameter that has been studied extensively in Quantitative Ultrasound and Tissue Characterization. There are various methods described in the literature that estimate this parameter by measuring either spectral difference (i.e., decay) or spectral shift of the backscattered echo signal. Under ideal conditions, i.e., in the absence of abrupt changes in tissue backscattering, Spectral Difference methods can produce estimates with high accuracy and precision. On the other hand, diffraction-corrected Spectral Shift methods (e.g., the Hybrid method) are better suited for application in practical settings using clinical ultrasound scanners. However, current Spectral Shift methods use inefficient frequency shift estimators that ultimately degrade the quality of attenuation coefficient estimates. In this paper, a probabilistic model of the backscattered radiofrequency (RF) echo is used to derive the Cramér-Rao lower bound (CRLB) on estimation variance of the spectral centroid. Next, an efficient correlation-based shift estimator is presented that achieves the CRLB. Used in conjunction with a well-characterized reference phantom to correct for diffraction and other system-related effects, this estimator greatly improves the accuracy and precision of Spectral- Shift attenuation estimation. A theoretical analysis of this method is provided, and its performance is quantitatively compared with that of the Hybrid method using simulated and experimental phantom studies. A minimum of 3-fold reduction in the standard deviation of attenuation coefficient estimates is observed using the new method.

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Correlation-based centroid estimator,maximum-likelihood estimation,quantitative ultrasound,spectral shift,tissue characterization,ultrasonic attenuation coefficient

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