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Computer Science ›› 2021, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (6A): 10-14.doi: 10.11896/jsjkx.200800147

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Review on Methods of Reducing Acoustic Reflection Artifact in Biological Photoacoustic Imaging

SUN Zheng, ZHANG Xiao-xue   

  1. Department of Electronic and Communication Engineering,North China Electric Power University,Baoding,Hebei 071003 China
    Key Laboratory of Hebei Electric Power Internet of Things Technology,North China Electric Power University,Baoding,Hebei 071003,China
  • Online:2021-06-10 Published:2021-06-17
  • About author:SUN Zheng,born in 1977,Ph.D,professor.Her main research interests include biomedical imaging and signal proces-sing.
  • Supported by:
    Natural Science Foundation of China(62071181).

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Abstract: Biological photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is a newly emerged noninvasive hybrid functional imaging modality.The acoustic inhomogeneity of the imaged tissue may lead to the reflection of the photoacoustically generated ultrasound at the tissue interfaces,resulting in the reduced image quality and limited penetration depth.In this paper,main methods of reducing acoustic reflection artifacts in photoacoustic images are reviewed including delay subtraction,decorrelation of clutter,short-lag spatial cohe-rence (SLSC),deep-learning method,photoacoustic-guided focused ultrasound (PAFUSion),plane wave ultrasound model and multi-wavelength excitation.The advantages and limits of the methods are analyzed.This paper concludes with future directions of acoustic reflection artifact reduction in photoacoustic images.

Key words: Acoustic inhomogeneity, Acoustic reflection artifact, Biological photoacoustic imaging, Clutter, Image reconstruction

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