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Programs capable of simulating ultrasound images have recently been developed. This opens the possibility of evaluating transducers and focusing schemes not only from their point spread function, but also from an imaging point of view. The calculation of the ultrasound field is based on linear acoustics using the Tupholme- Stepanishen method for calculating the spatial impulse response. Any transducer can be simulated by splitting the aperture into rectangular or triangular sub-apertures, and the calculation can include any transducer excitation and apodization. The acoustic settings can be controlled in the entire image through dynamic apodization and focusing. The transmit and receive apertures can be defined independently of each other. Frequency dependent attenuation can also be included in the simulation.
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Jensen, J.A., Munk, P. (1997). Computer Phantoms for Simulating Ultrasound B-Mode and CFM Images. In: Lees, S., Ferrari, L.A. (eds) Acoustical Imaging. Acoustical Imaging, vol 23. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8588-0_12
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