Course content

This course is taught every year,provided there is a suffient number of students attending. Acoustic wave equation in heterogeneous, nonlinear, soft tissue. Types of heterogeneities, mechanisms of acoustic power absorption and nonlinear bulk elasticity. Modelling and analysis of 1) forward propagation wave front aberrations, 2) multiple scattering, reverberations, 3)propagation and scattering effects with nonlinear elasticity, and 4) propagation and scattering in tissues that contain contrast agent micro bubbles. Methods for corrections of wave front aberrations and pulse reverberations. Two-dimensional and sparse arrays. Estimation of velocity and strain rate for moving scatterers.

Learning outcome

Complete understanding of current research field of medical ultrasound imaging

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, colloquia, and self studies

Recommended previous knowledge

The course builds on TTK4160 Medical Imaging, and TTK4165 Signal Processing in Medical Imaging

Required previous knowledge

Similar to TTK4160 Medical Imaging, and TTK4165 Signal Processing in Medical Imaging

Course materials

Compendium and selected papers.

Credit reductions