High-contrast minimum variance imaging method based on deep learning

Abstract

Disclosed is a high-contrast minimum variance imaging method based on deep learning. For the problem of the poor performance of a traditional minimum variance imaging method in terms of ultrasonic image contrast, a deep neural network is applied in order to suppress an off-axis scattering signal in channel data received by an ultrasonic transducer, and after the deep neural network is combined with a minimum variance beamforming method, an ultrasonic image with a higher contrast can be obtained while the resolution performance of the minimum variance imaging method is maintained. In the present method, compared with the traditional minimum variance imaging method, after an apodization weight is calculated, channel data is first processed by using a deep neural network, and weighted stacking of the channel data is then carried out, so that the pixel value of a target imaging point is obtained, thereby forming a complete ultrasonic image.