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In this paper, we proposed ultrasound homodyned K (HK) imaging based on the noise-assisted correlation algorithm (NCA) for monitoring microwave ablation of porcine liver ex vivo. The NCA-based HK (αNCA and kNCA) imaging was compared with NCA-based Nakagami (mNCA) imaging and NCA-based cumulative echo decorrelation (CEDNCA) imaging. Backscattered ultrasound radiofrequency signals of porcine liver ex vivo during and after the heating of microwave ablation were collected (n = 15), which were processed for constructing B-mode imaging, NCA-based HK imaging, NCA-based Nakagami imaging, and NCA-based CED imaging. To quantitatively evaluate the final coagulation zone, the polynomial approximation (PAX) technique was applied. The accuracy of detecting coagulation area with αNCA, kNCA, mNCA, and CEDNCA parametric imaging was evaluated by comparing the PAX imaging with the gross pathology. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to further evaluate the performance of the three quantitative ultrasound imaging methods for detecting the coagulation zone. Experimental results showed that the average accuracies of αNCA, kNCA, mNCA, and CEDNCA parametric imaging combined with PAX imaging were 89.6%, 83.25%, 89.23%, and 91.6%, respectively. The average areas under the ROC curve (AUROCs) of αNCA, kNCA, mNCA, and CEDNCA parametric imaging were 0.83, 0.77, 0.83, and 0.86, respectively. The proposed NCA-based HK imaging may be used as a new method for monitoring microwave ablation. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.
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Ultrasonics
ISSN: 0041-624X
Year: 2021
Volume: 110
4 . 2 0 0
JCR@2022
ESI Discipline: CLINICAL MEDICINE;
ESI HC Threshold:75
JCR Journal Grade:1
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SCOPUS Cited Count: 11
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