Shadow Estimation for Ultrasound Images Using Auto-Encoding Structures and Synthetic Shadows

Shadow Estimation for Ultrasound Images Using Auto-Encoding Structures and Synthetic Shadows

Acoustic shadows are common artifacts in medical ultrasound imaging. The shadows are caused by objects that reflect ultrasound such as bones, and they are shown as dark areas in ultrasound images. Detecting such shadows is crucial for assessing the quality of images. This will be a pre-processing fo...

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Main Authors: Suguru Yasutomi, Tatsuya Arakaki, Ryu Matsuoka, Akira Sakai, Reina Komatsu, Kanto Shozu, Ai Dozen, Hidenori Machino, Ken Asada, Syuzo Kaneko, Akihiko Sekizawa, Ryuji Hamamoto, Masaaki Komatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
ultrasound images
shadow detection
shadow estimation
deep learning
auto-encoders
semi-supervised learning
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/3/1127

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