IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control最新文献

{"title":"IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Publication Information","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/TUFFC.2025.3563879","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TUFFC.2025.3563879","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13322,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control","volume":"72 5","pages":"C2-C2"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10990206","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143918727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Thin-Film Piezoelectric Acoustic Emission Sensor With High Sensitivity Up to 650 °C","authors":"Talha Masood Khan;John T. Sabino;Chenxi Xu;Muhammad Shahzeb Khan;Edward Lowenhar;Matthew Daly;Didem Ozevin","doi":"10.1109/TUFFC.2025.3548930","DOIUrl":"10.1109/TUFFC.2025.3548930","url":null,"abstract":"This article reports a high-temperature acoustic emission (AE) sensor enabling couplant-free and waveguide-free attachments on structures operating up to <inline-formula> <tex-math>$650~^{circ }$ </tex-math></inline-formula> C. The microfabricated sensor is constructed using silicon carbide as the substrate and aluminum nitride (AlN) as the piezoelectric film. The piezoelectric coefficient (<inline-formula> <tex-math>${d}_{{33}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) of AlN is measured using piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) as 3.62 pm/V. The sensor exhibits an impedance response of ~1 k<inline-formula> <tex-math>$Omega $ </tex-math></inline-formula> in the 100–300-kHz frequency range, which is below the input impedance of conventional AE systems, causing a slight reduction in amplitude. Following the sensitivity and impedance characterizations, the sensor is tested inside a furnace at temperatures ranging from room temperature (RT) up to <inline-formula> <tex-math>$650~^{circ }$ </tex-math></inline-formula> C. Pencil lead break (PLB) and ball drop tests are used to simulate AE sources. The sensor is dry-coupled to the test surface using high-temperature wires and a stainless-steel fixture. The sensor sensitivity decreases slightly with increasing temperature, with a maximum reduction of 6 dB at <inline-formula> <tex-math>$650~^{circ }$ </tex-math></inline-formula> C. The sensor is evaluated for detecting creep damage in 316L stainless steel and demonstrated performance comparable to conventional sensors attached with waveguides. Compared with conventional bulk AE sensors, the key characteristics of this AlN-based thin-film AE sensor are its high-temperature functionality and couplant-free attachment, enabling direct placement near critical systems under elevated temperatures. This positioning mitigates the influences of long wave paths introduced by waveguides, enhancing the sensor’s effectiveness in detecting the initiation and progression of damage. The developed sensor leverages the advantages of microfabrication, offering benefits such as mass production, low cost, and a compact footprint.","PeriodicalId":13322,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control","volume":"72 4","pages":"530-538"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10915700","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143572276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Temperature-Stable High-Power Properties of (K, Na)NbO3-Based Piezoelectric Ceramics","authors":"M. Azadeh;A. Frisch;K. Ichihashi;Y. Hirose;J. Rödel;J. Koruza;L. Fulanović","doi":"10.1109/TUFFC.2025.3546497","DOIUrl":"10.1109/TUFFC.2025.3546497","url":null,"abstract":"Piezoelectric ceramics tailored for high-power resonance applications are investigated, utilizing a composite structure comprising the ferroelectric phase (K, Na)NbO3 as a matrix integrated with the alkali titanoniobate dielectric phase KTiNbO5. Achieving a mechanical quality factor of 750, comparable to lead-based counterparts, highlights their suitability for demanding applications. Crucially, these ceramics exhibit exceptional temperature stability of electromechanical properties, a critical attribute for real-world applications subject to temperature variations. Characterization employs the small signal resonance method and high-power resonance measurements. Notably, within the 25 °C–200 °C range, minimal decay of the mechanical quality factor is observed, affirming robust temperature stability under high-power conditions.","PeriodicalId":13322,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control","volume":"72 4","pages":"555-562"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10906615","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143541856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Super-Resolution Ultrasound: From Data Acquisition and Motion Correction to Localization, Tracking, and Evaluation","authors":"Stefanie Dencks;Matthew Lowerison;Joseph Hansen-Shearer;YiRang Shin;Georg Schmitz;Pengfei Song;Meng-Xing Tang","doi":"10.1109/TUFFC.2025.3543322","DOIUrl":"10.1109/TUFFC.2025.3543322","url":null,"abstract":"Super-resolution ultrasound (SRUS) imaging through localizing and tracking microbubbles (MBs), also known as ultrasound localization microscopy (ULM), has achieved unprecedented resolution in deep tissue in vivo. In this review, we will focus on the key technical steps of ULM, including data acquisition and tissue clutter removal, motion correction, localization, tracking, and final image visualization, as well as offering the authors’ perspectives of the techniques. In each of the technical steps, we review what has been done and the state of the art and describe the key factors and parameters that influence each step, existing issues, and considerations when choosing the parameters. Finally, methods for evaluation of ULM image quality with or without ground truth are also reviewed.","PeriodicalId":13322,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control","volume":"72 4","pages":"408-426"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143541854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tissue Clutter Filtering Methods in Ultrasound Localization Microscopy Based on Complex-Valued Networks and Knowledge Distillation","authors":"Wenzhao Han;Wenjun Zhou;Lijie Huang;Jianwen Luo;Bo Peng","doi":"10.1109/TUFFC.2025.3544692","DOIUrl":"10.1109/TUFFC.2025.3544692","url":null,"abstract":"Ultrasound localization microscopy (ULM) is a blood flow imaging technique that utilizes micrometer-sized microbubbles (MBs) as contrast agents to achieve high-resolution microvessel reconstruction through precise localization and tracking of MBs. The accuracy of MB localization is critical for producing high-quality images, which makes tissue clutter filtering an essential step in ULM. Recent advances in deep learning have led to innovative methods for tissue clutter filtering, particularly those based on 3-D convolution, which effectively capture the spatiotemporal features of MBs. These methods significantly improve upon traditional approaches by addressing issues such as lengthy inference time and limited flexibility. However, many deep learning techniques primarily focus on B-mode images and demonstrate lower efficiency. To overcome these limitations, this study proposes knowledge distillation for tissue clutter filtering to enhance filtering efficiency while maintaining performance. This study first develops a lightweight 2-D complex-valued convolutional neural network (CCNN) (CL-UNet) as the teacher model, utilizing I/Q signal input. Subsequently, a 2-D real-valued convolutional neural network (CNN) (UNet-T) is developed as the student model, which uses envelope data as input. Feature-based knowledge distillation is applied to transfer knowledge from the teacher model to the student model (Guided UNet-T). All models are trained on simulated data and fine-tuned on in vivo data. The experimental results show that CL-UNet (I/Q, ours) demonstrates better filtering performance compared to the B-mode image-based approach on both simulated and in vivo data. Guided UNet-T outperforms both singular value decomposition (SVD) and random SVD (RSVD) in terms of both performance and speed, offering the best balance between filtering efficiency and effectiveness.","PeriodicalId":13322,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control","volume":"72 4","pages":"440-453"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143541858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Study on Loss Mechanisms in SAW Resonators Using 42-LT Thin Plate by Full-3-D FEM With Hierarchical Cascading Technique","authors":"Yiming Liu;Yiwen He;Zijiang Yang;Fangyi Li;Jingfu Bao;Ken-Ya Hashimoto","doi":"10.1109/TUFFC.2025.3543541","DOIUrl":"10.1109/TUFFC.2025.3543541","url":null,"abstract":"This article describes the study of loss mechanisms in an incredible high-performance surface acoustic wave (IHP SAW) resonator on the 42°YX-LiTaO3/SiO2/Si structure. The full 3-D finite element method (FEM) is applied with the assistance of the hierarchical cascading technique (HCT). Excellent agreement is obtained between calculation and measurement not only for the effective electromechanical coupling factor <inline-formula> <tex-math>${k} ^{{2}}_{text {eff}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> but also the Bode Q without the inclusion of empirical loss mechanisms. The behavior of calculated Bode Q is mostly governed by the number of IDT finger pairs <inline-formula> <tex-math>${N} _{text {I}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and aperture length W. SAW field distribution is derived from the FEM result. Oblique SAW leakage is observed in the busbar region of reflectors and becomes negligible when <inline-formula> <tex-math>${N} _{text {I}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> is large. From this, it is concluded that the Bode Q reduction discussed here is mainly occurred by the oblique SAW leakage caused by the in-plane diffraction. Finally, the modified Butterworth-van Dyke (mBVD) model is applied for quantitative characterization. It is shown that the in-plane SAW diffraction can be modeled well by the mBVD model and gives significant impact only to the anti-resonance Q. Surprisingly its loss is dominant even when <inline-formula> <tex-math>${N} _{text {I}} =100$ </tex-math></inline-formula>.","PeriodicalId":13322,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control","volume":"72 4","pages":"539-546"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143556750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"xDDx: A Numerical Toolbox for Ultrasound Transducer Characterization and Design With Acoustic Holography","authors":"Pavel B. Rosnitskiy;Oleg A. Sapozhnikov;Vera A. Khokhlova;Wayne Kreider;Sergey A. Tsysar;Gilles P. L. Thomas;Kaizer Contreras;Tatiana D. Khokhlova","doi":"10.1109/TUFFC.2025.3542405","DOIUrl":"10.1109/TUFFC.2025.3542405","url":null,"abstract":"Transient acoustic holography is a useful technique for characterization of ultrasound transducers. It involves hydrophone measurements of the 2-D distribution of acoustic pressure waveforms in a transverse plane in front of the transducer—a hologram—and subsequent numerical forward projection (FP) or backward projection of the ultrasound field. This approach enables full spatiotemporal reconstruction of the acoustic field, including the vibrational velocity at the transducer surface. This allows identification of transducer defects as well as structural details of the radiated acoustic field such as sidelobes and hot spots. However, numerical projections may be time-consuming (<inline-formula> <tex-math>$10^{{10}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>–<inline-formula> <tex-math>$10^{{11}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> operations with complex exponents). Moreover, backprojection from the measurement plane to the transducer surface is sensitive to misalignment between the axes of the positioning system and the axes associated with the transducer. This article presents an open-access transducer characterization toolbox for use in MATLAB or Octave on Windows computers (<uri>https://github.com/pavrosni/xDDx/releases</uri>). The core algorithm is based on the Rayleigh integral implemented in C++ executables for graphics and central processing units (GPUs and CPUs). The toolbox includes an automated procedure for correcting axes misalignments to optimize the visualization of transducer surface vibrations. Beyond using measured holograms, the toolbox can also simulate the fields radiated by user-defined transducers. Measurements from two focused 1.25-MHz 12-element sector transducers (apertures of 87 mm and focal distances of 65 and 87 mm) were used with the toolbox for demonstration purposes. Simulation speed tests for different computational devices showed a range of 0.2 s–3 min for GPUs and 1.6 s–57 min for CPUs.","PeriodicalId":13322,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control","volume":"72 5","pages":"564-580"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143541895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advancing Single-Plane Wave Ultrasound Imaging With Implicit Multiangle Acoustic Synthesis via Deep Learning","authors":"Yijia Liu;Na Jiang;Zhifei Dai;Miaomiao Zhang","doi":"10.1109/TUFFC.2025.3541113","DOIUrl":"10.1109/TUFFC.2025.3541113","url":null,"abstract":"Plane wave imaging (PWI) is pivotal in medical ultrasound (US), prized for its ultrafast capabilities essential for real-time physiological monitoring. Traditionally, enhancing image quality in PWI has necessitated an increase in the number of plane waves (PWs), unfortunately compromising its hallmark high frame rates. To fully leverage the frame rate advantage of PWI, existing deep-learning-based methods often use single-PW as the sole input for training strategies to replicate multi-PWs compounding results. However, these typically fail to capture the intricate information provided by steered waves. In response, we have developed a sophisticated architecture that implicitly integrates multiangle information by generating and dynamically combining virtual steered PWs within the network. Using deep learning (DL) techniques, this system creates virtual steered waves from the single primary input view, simulating a limited number of steering angles. These virtual PWs are then expertly merged with actual single-PW data through an advanced attention mechanism. Through implicit multiangle acoustic synthesis, our approach achieves the high-quality output typically associated with extensive multiangle compounding. Rigorously evaluated on datasets acquired from simulations, experimental phantoms, and in vivo targets, our method has demonstrated superior performance over traditional single-PW strategies by providing more stable, reliable, and robust imaging outcomes. It excels in restoring detailed speckle patterns and diagnostic characteristics crucial for in vivo imaging, thereby offering a promising advancement in PWI technology without sacrificing speed. The code of the network is publicly available at <uri>https://github.com/yijiaLiu12/Implicit-Plane-Wave-Synthesis</uri>.","PeriodicalId":13322,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control","volume":"72 4","pages":"479-497"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143541881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Publication Information","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/TUFFC.2025.3534645","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TUFFC.2025.3534645","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13322,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control","volume":"72 2","pages":"C2-C2"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10880697","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143388469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Time-Sharing Acoustic Tweezers for Parallel Manipulation of Multiple Particles","authors":"Juan Zhou;Laixin Huang;Min Su;Zhiqiang Zhang;Weibao Qiu;Fei Li;Hairong Zheng","doi":"10.1109/TUFFC.2025.3540512","DOIUrl":"10.1109/TUFFC.2025.3540512","url":null,"abstract":"Holographic acoustic tweezers have various biomedical applications due to their ability to flexibly and rapidly synthesize acoustic fields for manipulating single or multiple particles. Existing multiparticle manipulation techniques are usually realized by precisely designing the incident wave’s phase distribution to synthesize a complex and steady-state acoustic field containing multiple acoustic trapping beams. However, interference effects between multiple beams tend to produce artifacts that trap particles in unwanted positions, limiting accuracy, and the number of manipulated particles. In addition, those techniques can only holistically manipulate multiple particles, namely, lacking parallel working ability. In this study, we proposed a time-sharing acoustic tweezer method to achieve the manipulation of multiple particles by rapidly switching individual trapping beams, minimizing interference artifacts. We applied this method to a 256-element phased-array acoustic tweezer system with designed ultrasonic pulse sequences to synthesize a single focused, twin trap, and vortex beam, enabling the pseudo-parallel manipulation of multiple particles in 3-D space at a beam switching frequency of ≥10 kHz. The experiments on polydimethylsiloxane particles ranging from micrometers to millimeters in diameter demonstrated that up to 96 particles can be successfully trapped and assembled into a 2-D lattice. Different numbers of particles were also patterned into dynamic contours, such as sinusoidal vibration (ten particles) and butterfly flapping (24 particles). In addition, the trapped multiple particles can also be rotated around their respective orbits. The proposed technique improved the number of objects dynamically manipulated in a parallel manner, advancing holographic acoustic tweezers and their applications.","PeriodicalId":13322,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control","volume":"72 3","pages":"380-389"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143541857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}