Digital image enhancement algorithms for 2D ultrasound imaging systems

• Main Author: Zhang, Fan
• Other Authors: Koh Liang Mong
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Control and instrumentation::Medical electronics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/3478
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Speckle affects human interpretation of medical ultrasound images and degrades the accuracy of computer-assisted diagnosis. The state-of-the-art speckle reduction techniques have limited capability in preserving important image features and details. In this thesis, an effective speckle reduction alg...