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title = "Real-Time 2-D Coherent Multi-Transducer Ultrasound Imaging in Vivo",
abstract = "The field of view and resolution of ultrasound scanners are known to be limited by the probe aperture. Coherent multi-transducer ultrasound (CoMTUS) imaging has been proposed to create an extended aperture using multiple probes. Due to the computational load required to beamform and compound all the received data, the algorithm has been so far limited to offline operation. In this work, we present the first real-time CoMTUS implementation based on two ULA-OP 256 scanners connected to two 144-element linear arrays and a single personal computer. This imaging system was tested on a healthy volunteer at frame rates up to 20 Hz.",
keywords = "beamforming, CoMTUS, extended aperture, multi-transducer, plane wave, Real-time imaging, ULA-OP 256",
author = "Daniele Mazierli and Alessandro Ramalli and Alessandro Dallai and Emily Skelton and Hajnal, {Joseph V.} and Piero Tortoli and Laura Peralta",
note = "Funding Information: This publication was produced with the co-funding European Union - Next Generation EU, in the context of The National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Investment 1.5 Ecosystems of Innovation, Project Tuscany Health Ecosystem (THE), CUP: B83C22003920001, and Investment 1.4 National Center for HPC, big data and quantum computing, CUP: B83C22002830001. This work was also supported by the Royal Society under Grant URF/R1/211049. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 IEEE.; 2023 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2023 ; Conference date: 03-09-2023 Through 08-09-2023",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1109/IUS51837.2023.10306981",
language = "English",
series = "IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS",
publisher = "IEEE Computer Society",
booktitle = "IUS 2023 - IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Proceedings",
address = "United States",
}