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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2017
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Muyinatu Bell, Towson, MD (US);
Austin Reiter, Severna Park, MD (US);
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
An embodiment according to the present invention includes a method for a machine-learning based approach to the formation of ultrasound and photoacoustic images. The machine-learning approach is used to reduce or remove artifacts to create a new type of high-contrast, high-resolution, artifact-free image. The method of the present invention uses convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to determine target locations to replace the geometry-based beamforming that is currently used. The approach is extendable to any application where beamforming is required, such as radar or seismography.