A New Ultrasound Elastography Displacement Estimation Method for Mobile Telemedicine

Li, HA; Zhang, M; Yu, K; Qi, X; Zhen, L; GONG, YI; Tong, J

A New Ultrasound Elastography Displacement Estimation Method for Mobile Telemedicine

Li, HA Zhang, M Yu, K Qi, X Zhen, L GONG, YI Tong, J

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Citation:: MONAMI 2020: Mobile Networks and Management, 2020, 338, pp. 284-297
Issue Date:: 2020

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dc.contributor.author	Li, HA
dc.contributor.author	Zhang, M
dc.contributor.author	Yu, K
dc.contributor.author	Qi, X
dc.contributor.author	Zhen, L
dc.contributor.author	GONG, YI
dc.contributor.author	Tong, J
dc.date	2020-11-10
dc.date.accessioned	2021-04-09T06:42:57Z
dc.date.available	2021-04-09T06:42:57Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.identifier.citation	MONAMI 2020: Mobile Networks and Management, 2020, 338, pp. 284-297
dc.identifier.isbn	978-3-030-64001-9
dc.identifier.issn	1867-8211
dc.identifier.issn	1867-822X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/147962
dc.description.abstract	Traditional medicine requires doctors and patients to engage in face-to-face palpation, which is a great challenge in underdeveloped areas, especially in rural areas. Telemedicine provides an opportunity for patients to connect with doctors who may be thousands of miles away via mobile devices or the Internet. When using this method, elastography is a crucial medical imaging modality that maps the elastic properties of soft tissue, which can then be sent to doctors remotely. Ultrasound elastography has become a research focus because it can accurately measure soft tissue lesions. Displacement estimation is a key step in ultrasound elastography. The phase-zero search method is a popular displacement estimation method that is accurate and rapid. However, the method is ineffective when the displacement is more than a 1/4 wavelength. The block-matching method can address this shortcoming because it is suitable for large displacements, although it is not accurate. Notably, the quality-guided block matching method has exhibited good robustness under complex mutational conditions. In this paper, we propose a novel displacement estimation method that combines the block-matching method and the phase-zero search method. The block-matching method provides prior knowledge to increase the robustness of the phase-zero search under large displacement conditions. The experimental results show that our method exhibits stronger robustness, more accurate results, and faster calculation speed.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Springer
dc.relation.ispartof	MONAMI 2020: Mobile Networks and Management
dc.relation.ispartof	International Conference on Mobile Networks and Management
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/978-3-030-64002-6_19
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dc.title	A New Ultrasound Elastography Displacement Estimation Method for Mobile Telemedicine
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.citation.volume	338
utslib.location.activity	Chiba, Japan
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Electrical and Data Engineering
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dc.date.updated	2021-04-09T06:42:55Z
pubs.finish-date	2020-11-12
pubs.place-of-publication	Singapore
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pubs.volume	338
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Abstract:

Traditional medicine requires doctors and patients to engage in face-to-face palpation, which is a great challenge in underdeveloped areas, especially in rural areas. Telemedicine provides an opportunity for patients to connect with doctors who may be thousands of miles away via mobile devices or the Internet. When using this method, elastography is a crucial medical imaging modality that maps the elastic properties of soft tissue, which can then be sent to doctors remotely. Ultrasound elastography has become a research focus because it can accurately measure soft tissue lesions. Displacement estimation is a key step in ultrasound elastography. The phase-zero search method is a popular displacement estimation method that is accurate and rapid. However, the method is ineffective when the displacement is more than a 1/4 wavelength. The block-matching method can address this shortcoming because it is suitable for large displacements, although it is not accurate. Notably, the quality-guided block matching method has exhibited good robustness under complex mutational conditions. In this paper, we propose a novel displacement estimation method that combines the block-matching method and the phase-zero search method. The block-matching method provides prior knowledge to increase the robustness of the phase-zero search under large displacement conditions. The experimental results show that our method exhibits stronger robustness, more accurate results, and faster calculation speed.

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