arXiv:2601.07356eess.IVcs.AI2026-01

提出高效时域卷积模型,提升超声空化成像的实时性与分辨率。

Efficient Convolutional Forward Model for Passive Acoustic Mapping and Temporal Monitoring

  • 用时域卷积重构空化活动,替代传统迭代方法
  • 相比频域方法提升时间分辨率,计算量减少超60%
  • 适合动态监测治疗过程中的空化变化

被动声学成像(PAM)是表征治疗性超声中空化活动的关键成像技术。基于模型的波束成形算法具有高重建质量与强物理可解释性,但其计算负担大且时间分辨率有限,难以用于随时间演化的空化监测。为此,本文提出一种基于时域新型卷积形式的PAM波束成形框架,实现高效计算。该框架将PAM建模为逆问题:前向算子将时空空化活动映射至记录的射频信号,考虑由采集几何决定的飞行时间延迟。随后设计一种融合空化活动先验知识的正则化反演算法。实验表明,该框架优于经典波束成形方法,在时间分辨率上超过频域技术,同时相比迭代时域方法显著降低计算开销。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Passive acoustic mapping (PAM) is a key imaging technique for characterizing cavitation activity in therapeutic ultrasound applications. Recent model-based beamforming algorithms offer high reconstruction quality and strong physical interpretability. However, their computational burden and limited temporal resolution restrict their use in applications with time-evolving cavitation. To address these challenges, we introduce a PAM beamforming framework based on a novel convolutional formulation in the time domain, which enables efficient computation. In this framework, PAM is formulated as an inverse problem in which the forward operator maps spatiotemporal cavitation activity to recorded radio-frequency signals accounting for time-of-flight delays defined by the acquisition geometry. We then formulate a regularized inversion algorithm that incorporates prior knowledge on cavitation activity. Experimental results demonstrate that our framework outperforms classical beamforming methods, providing higher temporal resolution than frequency-domain techniques while substantially reducing computational burden compared with iterative time-domain formulations.

超声成像空化监测卷积模型实时重建

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