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本发明属于光声图像重建技术领域,公开了一种多声速自适应光声层析图像重建方法,包括步骤一,在超声层析成像的设备系统中用超声换能器发射超声波照射生物组织;步骤二,超声换能器接收生物组织发出的超声波信号;步骤三,采用弯曲射线模型的迭代重建算法对生物组织的声速分布进行重建;步骤四,将生物组织划分为若干个声速不同的区域;步骤五,在光声层析成像设备系统中用激光器发射脉冲激光照射组织;步骤六,超声换能器接收组织中光吸收点发出的光声信号;步骤七,计算光声信号传播到超声换能器的过程中所涉及的多声速;步骤八,多声速自适应应用到延时求和算法中,重建光声层析图像。本发明有效提高了光声成像重建图像的质量。
The invention belongs to the technical field of photoacoustic image reconstruction and discloses a multi-sonic velocity adaptive photoacoustic tomography image reconstruction method, which includes step 1: using an ultrasonic transducer to emit ultrasonic waves to irradiate biological tissue in an ultrasonic tomography equipment system; Step two, the ultrasonic transducer receives the ultrasonic signal emitted by the biological tissue; step three, use the iterative reconstruction algorithm of the bending ray model to reconstruct the sound velocity distribution of the biological tissue; step four, divide the biological tissue into several regions with different sound speeds; Step 5: Use a laser to emit pulsed laser light in the photoacoustic tomography equipment system to irradiate the tissue; Step 6: The ultrasonic transducer receives the photoacoustic signal emitted by the light absorption point in the tissue; Step 7: Calculate the propagation of the photoacoustic signal to the ultrasonic transducer. The multi-sound velocities involved in the energizer process; step eight, the multi-sound velocities are adaptively applied to the delayed summation algorithm to reconstruct the photoacoustic tomography image. The invention effectively improves the quality of photoacoustic imaging reconstructed images.
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技术领域Technical field
本发明属于光声图像重建技术领域,尤其涉及一种多声速自适应光声层析图像重建系统及方法。The invention belongs to the technical field of photoacoustic image reconstruction, and in particular relates to a multi-sound velocity adaptive photoacoustic tomographic image reconstruction system and method.
背景技术Background technique
光声层析成像是近年来新兴发展起来的一种无损医学成像方法,它结合了纯光学成像的高对比度特性和纯超声成像的高穿透深度特性,可以提供高分辨率和高对比度的活体组织成像,为研究生物组织的结构形态、生理特征、代谢功能、病例特征等提供了重要手段,在生物医学临床诊断以及在体组织结构和功能成像领域具有广泛的应用前景。光声层析成像的主要原理是光能到声能的转换,即光声效应。当一束脉冲激光照射到生物组织时,组织内部的光吸收体吸收激光能量,发生瞬时热弹性膨胀而激发出超声波,即光声信号。光声信号向组织表面传播,最终被超声换能器接收。根据接收到的光声信号的延时、幅度以及预设的系统声速,经计算机处理后重建出生物组织内部的光学特性分布,特别是光吸收系数分布。这些信息项可以被用于定量测量生物组织中的特定物质,比如血液里的氧合血红蛋白和脱氧血红蛋白,并在此基础上开展如乳腺癌的临床研究等。Photoacoustic tomography is a non-destructive medical imaging method that has been developed in recent years. It combines the high contrast characteristics of pure optical imaging and the high penetration depth characteristics of pure ultrasound imaging, and can provide high-resolution and high-contrast in vivo imaging. Tissue imaging provides an important means for studying the structural morphology, physiological characteristics, metabolic functions, case characteristics, etc. of biological tissues. It has broad application prospects in the field of biomedical clinical diagnosis and in vivo tissue structure and function imaging. The main principle of photoacoustic tomography is the conversion of light energy into sound energy, that is, the photoacoustic effect. When a pulsed laser irradiates biological tissue, the light absorber inside the tissue absorbs the laser energy, undergoes instantaneous thermoelastic expansion, and excites ultrasonic waves, that is, photoacoustic signals. The photoacoustic signal propagates toward the tissue surface and is eventually received by the ultrasound transducer. According to the delay, amplitude and preset system sound speed of the received photoacoustic signal, the distribution of optical properties inside the biological tissue, especially the distribution of light absorption coefficient, is reconstructed through computer processing. These information items can be used to quantitatively measure specific substances in biological tissues, such as oxyhemoglobin and deoxygenated hemoglobin in blood, and based on this, clinical research on breast cancer can be carried out.
考虑到生物组织的复杂性,在光声层析成像时,为了简化问题,现有的方法通常假设光声信号在生物组织中的传播速度是常数,忽略了组织中的声速分布不均匀所带来的影响。研究表明,具有不同成分的生物组织通常具有不同的声学特性,其中软组织内部的声速差异可以达到10%。因此,光声层析图像重建算法中预设声速的不准确是造成重建图像质量不高的主要原因之一。Considering the complexity of biological tissues, in order to simplify the problem during photoacoustic tomography, existing methods usually assume that the propagation speed of photoacoustic signals in biological tissues is constant, ignoring the uneven distribution of sound speed in tissues. coming impact. Research shows that biological tissues with different compositions often have different acoustic properties, and the difference in sound speed within soft tissues can reach 10%. Therefore, the inaccuracy of the preset sound velocity in the photoacoustic tomography image reconstruction algorithm is one of the main reasons for the low quality of the reconstructed image.
发明内容Contents of the invention
为解决上述技术问题,本发明的一种多声速自适应光声层析图像重建方法的具体技术方案如下:In order to solve the above technical problems, the specific technical solution of a multi-sound velocity adaptive photoacoustic tomography image reconstruction method of the present invention is as follows:
一种多声速自适应光声层析图像重建方法,包括以下步骤:A multi-sound velocity adaptive photoacoustic tomography image reconstruction method, including the following steps:
步骤一,超声换能器发射超声波照射生物组织;Step 1: The ultrasonic transducer emits ultrasonic waves to irradiate the biological tissue;
步骤二,超声换能器接收生物组织发出的超声波信号;Step 2: The ultrasonic transducer receives the ultrasonic signal emitted by the biological tissue;
步骤三,采用弯曲射线模型的迭代重建算法对生物组织的声速分布进行重建;Step 3: Use the iterative reconstruction algorithm of the bending ray model to reconstruct the sound velocity distribution of the biological tissue;
步骤四,将生物组织划分为若干个声速不同的区域;Step 4: Divide the biological tissue into several regions with different sound speeds;
步骤五,激光器发射脉冲激光照射组织;Step 5: The laser emits pulsed laser light to irradiate the tissue;
步骤六,超声换能器接收组织中光吸收点发出的光声信号;Step 6: The ultrasonic transducer receives the photoacoustic signal emitted by the light absorption point in the tissue;
步骤七,计算光声信号传播到超声换能器的过程中所涉及的多声速;Step 7: Calculate the multiple sound velocities involved in the process of propagating the photoacoustic signal to the ultrasonic transducer;
步骤八,多声速自适应应用到延时求和算法中,重建光声层析图像。Step 8: Multi-sound velocity adaptation is applied to the delayed summation algorithm to reconstruct the photoacoustic tomography image.
进一步的,步骤一中所述超声换能器既接收超声波也发射超声波,所述超声换能器阵列为环形,在超声换能器阵列中均匀选择多个超声换能器逐次发射超声波。Further, the ultrasonic transducer described in step 1 both receives ultrasonic waves and emits ultrasonic waves. The ultrasonic transducer array is annular, and multiple ultrasonic transducers are evenly selected in the ultrasonic transducer array to emit ultrasonic waves one after another.
进一步的,所述步骤二中超声换能器逐次接收步骤一中被测生物组织发出的超声波,超声波经过超声探头中的声波透镜到达超声换能器,超声换能器记录声压压强。Further, in step two, the ultrasonic transducer successively receives the ultrasonic waves emitted by the biological tissue being measured in step one. The ultrasonic waves pass through the acoustic lens in the ultrasonic probe and reach the ultrasonic transducer. The ultrasonic transducer records the sound pressure.
进一步的,所述步骤三中的弯曲射线模型的迭代重建算法如下:Further, the iterative reconstruction algorithm of the bending ray model in step three is as follows:
利用弯曲射线表征环形超声换能器阵列中的一个阵元发射超声信号,超声波在经过不同声速区域时发生折射,最终被超声换能器接收这一折射过程,公式如下:Bending rays are used to characterize an array element in a ring-shaped ultrasonic transducer array that emits an ultrasonic signal. The ultrasonic wave is refracted when passing through areas with different sound speeds, and is finally received by the ultrasonic transducer. The formula is as follows:
, ,
其中,为超声信号到达超声换能器的第一到达时间向量;/>为被测生物组织的慢度向量;/>为联系两者的系数矩阵,与超声换能器的空间分布以及组织的慢度分布/>直接相关,声速重建的过程中,不断比较基于弯曲射线模型的理论声波到达时间和实验观测到达时间,直到两者偏差小于设定的阈值。in, is the first arrival time vector of the ultrasonic signal reaching the ultrasonic transducer;/> is the slowness vector of the biological tissue being measured;/> It is the coefficient matrix that connects the two, the spatial distribution of the ultrasonic transducer and the slowness distribution of the tissue/> Directly related, during the process of sound velocity reconstruction, the theoretical sound wave arrival time based on the bending ray model and the experimental observation arrival time are continuously compared until the deviation between the two is less than the set threshold.
进一步的,所述步骤四包括如下具体步骤:Further, the fourth step includes the following specific steps:
针对步骤三中重建的声速分布,遍历每个声源点,与该点的声速相差在设定范围内的其他声源点归类为同一个区域,最后,遍历每个区域,以该区域内所有声源点的平均声速作为该区域的声速,进而,将一个生物组织划分为若干个声速不同的区域。For the sound velocity distribution reconstructed in step 3, each sound source point is traversed, and other sound source points whose sound speed differs from this point within a set range are classified into the same area. Finally, each area is traversed, and the values within the area are The average sound speed of all sound source points is used as the sound speed of the area, and then a biological tissue is divided into several areas with different sound speeds.
进一步的,所述步骤五中受照射的生物组织产生光声效应,满足方程:Further, the irradiated biological tissue in step five produces a photoacoustic effect that satisfies the equation:
, (1) , (1)
其中为生物组织热膨胀所产生的声压,/>为比热容,/>为等压体积热膨胀系数,/>是经验声速,/>为由入射脉冲激光所激发的热源函数,/>,/>是生物组织的空间光吸收函数,/>为光照射函数,激光打到吸收点和超声换能器开始接收信号为同时进行。in It is the sound pressure generated by the thermal expansion of biological tissues,/> is the specific heat capacity,/> is the isobaric volume thermal expansion coefficient,/> is the empirical sound speed,/> is the heat source function excited by the incident pulse laser,/> ,/> is the spatial light absorption function of biological tissue,/> As a function of light irradiation, the laser hits the absorption point and the ultrasonic transducer starts to receive signals at the same time.
进一步的,脉冲激光照射被测生物组织下方或侧方的吸收点,超声换能器阵列所在平面与激光所在平面垂直。Further, the pulse laser irradiates the absorption point below or on the side of the biological tissue to be measured, and the plane where the ultrasonic transducer array is located is perpendicular to the plane where the laser is located.
进一步的,所述步骤六所采用的超声换能器与步骤二的超声换能器一致,所述超声换能器接收步骤五中光声效应产生的超声波经过超声探头中的声波透镜到达超声换能器,记录声压强度,设超声换能器数目为,记录第/>个超声换能器由公式(1)中光声效应产生的声压信号为/>, />。Further, the ultrasonic transducer used in step 6 is consistent with the ultrasonic transducer used in step 2. The ultrasonic transducer receives the ultrasonic wave generated by the photoacoustic effect in step 5 and reaches the ultrasonic transducer through the acoustic lens in the ultrasonic probe. transducer to record the sound pressure intensity. Suppose the number of ultrasonic transducers is , record number/> The sound pressure signal generated by an ultrasonic transducer due to the photoacoustic effect in formula (1) is/> , /> .
进一步的,所述步骤七中的光声信号从光吸收点向组织表面传播的过程中经过多个声速不同的区域,最终被超声换能器接收,在步骤四划出的若干个不同声速区域的基础上,组织的声速区域受成像区域的限制而被离散成网格,设光声信号沿直线传播到超声换能器,传播向量记为,其中/>表示光吸收点,/>表示超声换能器,同时/>是传播路径的起点,/>是传播路径的终点,在每个区域里计算光声信号的传播路径时,选择与传播向量/>最接近一致的那条路径,计算出每条传播路径以及与传播路径相对应的声速,最终得到整个传播路径上的多声速信息。Furthermore, the photoacoustic signal in step seven passes through multiple areas with different sound speeds in the process of propagating from the light absorption point to the tissue surface, and is finally received by the ultrasonic transducer. In the several different sound speed areas drawn in step four Based on , of which/> Represents the light absorption point,/> Indicates ultrasonic transducer, while/> is the starting point of the propagation path,/> is the end point of the propagation path. When calculating the propagation path of the photoacoustic signal in each area, select the propagation vector/> The most consistent path is used to calculate each propagation path and the sound speed corresponding to the propagation path, and finally obtain the multi-sound velocity information on the entire propagation path.
进一步的,所述步骤八将多声速自适应应用到光声信号从吸收点到超声换能器的传播时间计算中,对每个吸收点来说,延时求和算法公式如下所示:Further, step eight applies multi-sound velocity adaptation to the calculation of the propagation time of the photoacoustic signal from the absorption point to the ultrasonic transducer. For each absorption point, the delay summation algorithm formula is as follows:
, ,
其中,表示基于延时求和算法重建的光声层析图像,/>表示超声换能器/>在时间/>接收到的光声信号,/>表示光声信号从吸收点传播到超声换能器/>所需的传播时间,是权重,in, Represents the photoacoustic tomography image reconstructed based on the delayed summation algorithm,/> Indicates ultrasonic transducer/> at time/> Received photoacoustic signal,/> Represents the propagation of the photoacoustic signal from the absorption point to the ultrasonic transducer/> the required propagation time, is the weight,
多声速自适应应用到传播时间的计算中,计算公式如下所示:Multisonic adaptation applied to propagation time In the calculation, the calculation formula is as follows:
, ,
其中是所要求的传播时间,/>为吸收点位置,/>为超声换能器/>,在声速/>的区域上传播路径为/>,/>是该区域的边界点,向量/>最接近传播向量/>,即和/>两向量夹角最小;同理,在声速为/>的区域上传播路径为/>,/>是该区域的边界点,同样地向量/>最接近传播向量/>;直到传播路径的终点/>所在的区域,该区域声速为/>,传播路径为/>;权重公式为:in is the required propagation time,/> is the position of the absorption point,/> For ultrasonic transducers/> , at the speed of sound/> The propagation path in the area is/> ,/> is the boundary point of the area, vector/> Closest propagation vector/> ,Right now and/> The angle between the two vectors is the smallest; similarly, when the speed of sound is/> The propagation path in the area is/> ,/> is the boundary point of the area, and similarly the vector/> Closest propagation vector/> ;Until the end of the propagation path/> The area where the sound speed is/> , the propagation path is/> ;The weight formula is:
, ,
其中,是吸收点到超声换能器的距离,/>是吸收点和超声换能器之间的夹角,在二维X-Y平面内,以环形超声换能器阵列的圆心为坐标原点,假设吸收点/>坐标为,超声换能器/>坐标为/>,那么/>计算公式为:in, is the distance from the absorption point to the ultrasonic transducer,/> is the angle between the absorption point and the ultrasonic transducer. In the two-dimensional XY plane, with the center of the annular ultrasonic transducer array as the coordinate origin, assuming the absorption point/> The coordinates are , ultrasonic transducer/> The coordinates are/> , then/> The calculation formula is:
, ,
计算公式为: The calculation formula is:
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本发明的一种多声速自适应光声层析图像重建方法具有以下优点:A multi-sound velocity adaptive photoacoustic tomography image reconstruction method of the present invention has the following advantages:
本发明利用超声声速层析成像重建出生物组织的声速分布,划分出不同的声速区域,在此基础上计算出光声信号在传播过程中所涉及的多声速,把多声速自适应应用到光声层析图像重建中,避免了预设声速的不准确对光声成像造成的不利影响,从而有效提高光声成像重建图像的质量。The present invention uses ultrasonic tomography to reconstruct the sound velocity distribution of biological tissues, divides different sound velocity areas, and on this basis calculates the multi-sonic velocities involved in the propagation process of the photoacoustic signal, and applies the multi-sonic velocity adaptively to the photoacoustic In tomographic image reconstruction, the adverse effects of inaccuracies in the preset sound velocity on photoacoustic imaging are avoided, thereby effectively improving the quality of photoacoustic imaging reconstructed images.
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图1为本发明方法的流程图;Figure 1 is a flow chart of the method of the present invention;
图2为本发明方法中基于弯曲射线模型的迭代重建算法流程图;Figure 2 is a flow chart of the iterative reconstruction algorithm based on the bending ray model in the method of the present invention;
图3为本发明方法中计算光声信号在不同声速区域中的传播路径示意图;Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the propagation path of the photoacoustic signal calculated in different sound speed regions in the method of the present invention;
图4为使用k-wave进行仿真验证的实验样品图;Figure 4 shows the experimental sample diagram using k-wave for simulation verification;
图5(a)为利用预设声速的光声层析图像重建效果图;Figure 5(a) is a photoacoustic tomography image reconstruction effect diagram using preset sound velocity;
图5(b)为利用本发明的多声速自适应光声层析图像重建效果图。Figure 5(b) is a diagram showing the reconstruction effect of multi-sound velocity adaptive photoacoustic tomography image using the present invention.
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考虑到光声层析成像系统和超声层析成像系统具有类似的声信号接收和处理程序,因此可以以较低的软硬件成本实现两系统的融合。所以,为了克服现有光声层析成像技术中预设声速不准确的问题,本发明基于超声声速层析成像提供一种不依赖预设声速的、多声速能够自适应于不同生物组织的光声层析图像重建算法,该算法首先基于超声声速层析成像重建出生物组织的声速分布,划分出不同的声速区域,在此基础上计算出光声信号到超声换能器(超声传感器)的传播途径上所涉及的多声速,最后把多声速自适应应用到光声层析图像重建中,从而重建出质量更高的图像。Considering that the photoacoustic tomography system and the ultrasonic tomography system have similar acoustic signal receiving and processing procedures, the fusion of the two systems can be achieved at low software and hardware costs. Therefore, in order to overcome the problem of inaccurate preset sound speed in the existing photoacoustic tomography technology, the present invention provides a light source based on ultrasonic sonic tomography that does not rely on the preset sound speed and has multiple sound velocities that can adapt to different biological tissues. Acoustic tomography image reconstruction algorithm. This algorithm first reconstructs the sound velocity distribution of biological tissues based on ultrasonic sonic tomography, divides different sound velocity areas, and then calculates the propagation of the photoacoustic signal to the ultrasonic transducer (ultrasonic sensor). The multi-sound velocity involved in the approach is finally applied to the photoacoustic tomography image reconstruction adaptively, thereby reconstructing a higher quality image.
如图1所示,本发明公开了一种多声速自适应光声层析图像重建方法,包括以下步骤:As shown in Figure 1, the present invention discloses a multi-sound velocity adaptive photoacoustic tomography image reconstruction method, which includes the following steps:
步骤一,在超声层析成像的设备系统中用超声换能器发射超声波照射生物组织;Step 1: Use an ultrasonic transducer to emit ultrasonic waves in an ultrasonic tomography equipment system to irradiate biological tissue;
所述超声层析成像的设备系统可以完成光声层析图像的重建也可以完成超声层析图像的重建,该系统使用的超声换能器既可以接收超声波也可以发射超声波。系统中的超声换能器阵列为环形,超声换能器阵列围绕被测生物组织,它们之间填充重水。在超声换能器阵列中均匀选择若干个超声换能器逐次发射超声波。The ultrasonic tomography equipment system can complete the reconstruction of photoacoustic tomography images and the reconstruction of ultrasonic tomography images. The ultrasonic transducer used in the system can both receive ultrasonic waves and transmit ultrasonic waves. The ultrasonic transducer array in the system is ring-shaped. The ultrasonic transducer array surrounds the biological tissue to be measured, and heavy water is filled between them. Several ultrasonic transducers are evenly selected in the ultrasonic transducer array to emit ultrasonic waves one after another.
步骤二,超声换能器接收生物组织发出的超声波信号;Step 2: The ultrasonic transducer receives the ultrasonic signal emitted by the biological tissue;
超声换能器逐次接收步骤一中被测生物组织发出的超声波,超声波经过超声探头中的声波透镜到达超声换能器,声压压强被记录。所用的超声换能器数量越多,重建出图像的质量越高。The ultrasonic transducer successively receives the ultrasonic waves emitted by the biological tissue being measured in step 1. The ultrasonic waves pass through the acoustic lens in the ultrasonic probe and reach the ultrasonic transducer, and the sound pressure is recorded. The greater the number of ultrasound transducers used, the higher the quality of the reconstructed image.
步骤三,采用弯曲射线模型的迭代重建算法对生物组织的声速分布进行重建;Step 3: Use the iterative reconstruction algorithm of the bending ray model to reconstruct the sound velocity distribution of the biological tissue;
算法原理如图2所示,环形超声换能器阵列中的一个阵元发射超声信号,超声波在经过不同声速区域时会发生折射,最终被超声换能器接收,这一折射过程可以利用弯曲射线表征,如下公式所示:The principle of the algorithm is shown in Figure 2. An array element in the annular ultrasonic transducer array emits an ultrasonic signal. The ultrasonic wave will be refracted when passing through areas with different sound speeds, and is finally received by the ultrasonic transducer. This refraction process can use bending rays. Characterization, as shown in the following formula:
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其中,为超声信号到达超声换能器的第一到达时间向量;/>为被测生物组织的慢度(声速的倒数)向量;/>为联系两者的系数矩阵,与超声换能器的空间分布以及组织的慢度分布/>直接相关,声速重建的过程中,不断比较基于弯曲射线模型的理论声波到达时间和实验观测到达时间,直到两者偏差小于设定的阈值。in, is the first arrival time vector of the ultrasonic signal reaching the ultrasonic transducer;/> is the slowness (reciprocal of the speed of sound) vector of the biological tissue being measured;/> It is the coefficient matrix that connects the two, the spatial distribution of the ultrasonic transducer and the slowness distribution of the tissue/> Directly related, during the process of sound velocity reconstruction, the theoretical sound wave arrival time based on the bending ray model and the experimental observation arrival time are continuously compared until the deviation between the two is less than the set threshold.
步骤四,将生物组织划分为若干个声速不同的区域;Step 4: Divide the biological tissue into several regions with different sound speeds;
针对步骤三中重建的声速分布,遍历每个声源点,与该点的声速相差在一定范围内(如<=10m/s)的其他声源点归类为同一个区域。最后,遍历每个区域,以该区域内所有声源点的平均声速作为该区域的声速。进而,将一个生物组织划分为若干个声速不同的区域。For the sound velocity distribution reconstructed in step 3, traverse each sound source point, and other sound source points whose sound velocity differs from that point within a certain range (such as <=10m/s) are classified into the same area. Finally, each area is traversed, and the average sound speed of all sound source points in the area is used as the sound speed of the area. Furthermore, a biological tissue is divided into several regions with different sound speeds.
步骤五,在超声层析成像的设备系统中用激光器发射脉冲激光照射组织;Step 5: Use a laser in the ultrasonic tomography equipment system to emit pulsed laser light to illuminate the tissue;
超声层析成像的设备系统中,受照射的生物组织产生光声效应,满足方程:In the equipment system of ultrasonic tomography, the irradiated biological tissue produces a photoacoustic effect, which satisfies the equation:
, (1) , (1)
其中为生物组织热膨胀所产生的声压,/>为比热容,/>为等压体积热膨胀系数,/>是经验声速,/>为由入射脉冲激光所激发的热源函数,/>,/>是生物组织的空间光吸收函数,/>为光照射函数,激光打到吸收点和超声换能器开始接收信号为同时进行。in It is the sound pressure generated by the thermal expansion of biological tissues,/> is the specific heat capacity,/> is the isobaric volume thermal expansion coefficient,/> is the empirical sound speed,/> is the heat source function excited by the incident pulse laser,/> ,/> is the spatial light absorption function of biological tissue,/> As a function of light irradiation, the laser hits the absorption point and the ultrasonic transducer starts to receive signals at the same time.
超声层析成像的设备系统中,激光器发出的激光脉冲的工作波长为1064nm,最大功率约为2J/cm2。脉冲激光照射被测生物组织下方或侧方的吸收点。超声换能器围绕被测生物组织,它们之间填充重水。超声换能器阵列所在平面一般与激光所在平面垂直。In the ultrasonic tomography equipment system, the working wavelength of the laser pulse emitted by the laser is 1064nm, and the maximum power is about 2J/cm 2 . The pulsed laser irradiates the absorption point below or on the side of the biological tissue being measured. The ultrasound transducer surrounds the biological tissue being tested, with heavy water filling between them. The plane of the ultrasonic transducer array is generally perpendicular to the plane of the laser.
步骤六,超声换能器接收组织中光吸收点发出的光声信号;Step 6: The ultrasonic transducer receives the photoacoustic signal emitted by the light absorption point in the tissue;
步骤六所采用的超声换能器与步骤二的超声换能器一致,同样围绕被测生物组织,超声换能器和生物组织之间填充重水。超声换能器接收步骤五中光声效应产生的超声波,超声波经过超声探头中的声波透镜到达超声换能器,声压强度被记录。所用的超声换能器数量越多,重建出的图像质量越高。超声换能器的排列方式为环形。假设超声换能器数目为,记录第/>个超声换能器由公式(1)中光声效应产生的声压信号为/>, />。The ultrasonic transducer used in step six is the same as the ultrasonic transducer used in step two. It also surrounds the biological tissue to be measured, and is filled with heavy water between the ultrasonic transducer and the biological tissue. The ultrasonic transducer receives the ultrasonic wave generated by the photoacoustic effect in step 5. The ultrasonic wave passes through the acoustic lens in the ultrasonic probe and reaches the ultrasonic transducer, and the sound pressure intensity is recorded. The greater the number of ultrasound transducers used, the higher the quality of the reconstructed image. The ultrasonic transducers are arranged in a ring shape. Assume that the number of ultrasonic transducers is , record number/> The sound pressure signal generated by an ultrasonic transducer due to the photoacoustic effect in formula (1) is/> , /> .
步骤七,计算光声信号传播到超声换能器的过程中所涉及的多声速;Step 7: Calculate the multiple sound velocities involved in the process of propagating the photoacoustic signal to the ultrasonic transducer;
步骤七中的光声信号从光吸收点向组织表面传播的过程中经过多个声速不同的区域,最终被超声换能器接收。在步骤四划出的若干个不同声速区域的基础上,组织的声速区域受成像区域的限制而被离散成一定大小的网格,假设光声信号沿直线传播到超声换能器,传播向量记为,其中/>表示光吸收点,/>表示超声换能器,同时/>是传播路径的起点,/>是传播路径的终点,在每个区域里计算光声信号的传播路径时,选择与传播向量/>最接近一致的那条路径。随着每条传播路径被计算出来,与传播路径相对应的声速也被计算出来,最终得到整个传播路径上的多声速信息。The photoacoustic signal in step seven passes through multiple areas with different sound speeds as it propagates from the light absorption point to the tissue surface, and is finally received by the ultrasound transducer. On the basis of several different sound speed areas drawn in step 4, the sound speed area of the tissue is restricted by the imaging area and is discretized into a grid of a certain size. Assuming that the photoacoustic signal propagates to the ultrasonic transducer along a straight line, the propagation vector is denoted by for , of which/> Represents the light absorption point,/> Indicates ultrasonic transducer, while/> is the starting point of the propagation path,/> is the end point of the propagation path. When calculating the propagation path of the photoacoustic signal in each area, select the propagation vector/> The path that is closest to consistency. As each propagation path is calculated, the sound speed corresponding to the propagation path is also calculated, and finally the multi-sound velocity information on the entire propagation path is obtained.
光声信号在每个声速区域里的传播路径需要单独计算,如图3所示,光声信号从光吸收点传播到超声换能器/>,传播向量为/>,在声速区域2中光声信号的传播路径被计算为/>,这是因为向量/>与传播向量/>的夹角最小,即最接近传播方向。同理,求出在声速区域3中的传播路径为/>,在区域1中的传播路径为/>。最终,光声信号总的传播路径为/>,对应的多声速为/>。The propagation path of the photoacoustic signal in each sound speed region needs to be calculated separately. As shown in Figure 3, the photoacoustic signal starts from the light absorption point Propagate to ultrasound transducer/> , the propagation vector is/> , the propagation path of the photoacoustic signal in the sound speed region 2 is calculated as/> ,This is because the vector/> and propagation vector/> The angle is the smallest, that is, closest to the propagation direction. In the same way, the propagation path in sound speed region 3 is found to be/> , the propagation path in area 1 is/> . Finally, the total propagation path of the photoacoustic signal is/> , the corresponding polysonic velocity is/> .
步骤八,多声速自适应应用到延时求和算法中,重建光声层析图像;Step 8: Multi-sound velocity adaptation is applied to the delayed summation algorithm to reconstruct the photoacoustic tomography image;
多声速自适应应用到光声信号从吸收点(声源点)到超声换能器的传播时间计算中。对每个吸收点来说,延时求和算法公式如下所示:Multisonic velocity adaptation is applied to the calculation of the propagation time of the photoacoustic signal from the absorption point (sound source point) to the ultrasonic transducer. For each absorption point, the delayed summation algorithm formula is as follows:
, ,
其中,表示基于延时求和算法重建的光声层析图像,/>表示超声换能器/>在时间/>接收到的光声信号,/>表示光声信号从吸收点传播到超声换能器/>所需的传播时间,是权重。in, Represents the photoacoustic tomography image reconstructed based on the delayed summation algorithm,/> Indicates ultrasonic transducer/> at time/> Received photoacoustic signal,/> Represents the propagation of the photoacoustic signal from the absorption point to the ultrasonic transducer/> the required propagation time, is the weight.
多声速自适应应用到传播时间的计算中,计算公式如下所示:Multisonic adaptation applied to propagation time In the calculation, the calculation formula is as follows:
, ,
其中是所要求的传播时间,/>为吸收点位置,/>为超声换能器/>,在声速/>的区域上传播路径为/>,/>是该区域的边界点,向量/>最接近传播向量/>,即/>和/>两向量夹角最小;同理,在声速为/>的区域上传播路径为/>,/>是该区域的边界点,同样地向量/>最接近传播向量/>;直到传播路径的终点/>所在的区域,该区域声速为/>,传播路径为/>。考虑超声换能器接收到的信号强度和吸收点与超声换能器之间的夹角成余弦关系,同时信号强度与距离成反比,所以本发明中权重公式设计为:in is the required propagation time,/> is the position of the absorption point,/> For ultrasonic transducers/> , at the speed of sound/> The propagation path in the area is/> ,/> is the boundary point of the area, vector/> Closest propagation vector/> , that is/> and/> The angle between the two vectors is the smallest; similarly, when the speed of sound is/> The propagation path in the area is/> ,/> is the boundary point of the area, and similarly the vector/> Closest propagation vector/> ;Until the end of the propagation path/> The area where the sound speed is/> , the propagation path is/> . Considering that the signal strength received by the ultrasonic transducer is in a cosine relationship with the angle between the absorption point and the ultrasonic transducer, and that the signal strength is inversely proportional to the distance, the weight formula in the present invention is designed as:
, ,
其中,是吸收点到超声换能器的距离,/>是吸收点和超声换能器之间的夹角,在二维X-Y平面内,以环形超声换能器阵列的圆心为坐标原点,假设吸收点/>坐标为,超声换能器/>坐标为/>,那么/>计算公式为:in, is the distance from the absorption point to the ultrasonic transducer,/> is the angle between the absorption point and the ultrasonic transducer. In the two-dimensional XY plane, with the center of the annular ultrasonic transducer array as the coordinate origin, assuming the absorption point/> The coordinates are , ultrasonic transducer/> The coordinates are/> , then/> The calculation formula is:
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通过解析几何中两向量夹角计算公式可知,计算公式为:According to the formula for calculating the angle between two vectors in analytical geometry, The calculation formula is:
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下面结合仿真实施用例,对本发明做出进一步的说明。The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with simulation implementation examples.
仿真实施用例如下所示:The simulation implementation example is as follows:
采用k-wave仿真工具生成如图4所示的实验样品,埋在样品中的拼成血管图样的三根头发(图中以1、2、3标注出)构成声源点,也是光吸收点,并且样品分为三个声速不同的区域,区域1声速为1400m/s,区域2声速为1510m/s,区域3声速为1590m/s,三根头发完全包含在区域3中。采用k-wave仿真工具生成半环形超声换能器阵列,包含512个超声换能器,均匀分布在半环上。The k-wave simulation tool is used to generate the experimental sample as shown in Figure 4. The three hairs (marked 1, 2, and 3 in the figure) that form a blood vessel pattern buried in the sample constitute the sound source point and are also the light absorption points. And the sample is divided into three areas with different sound speeds. Area 1 has a sound speed of 1400m/s, area 2 has a sound speed of 1510m/s, and area 3 has a sound speed of 1590m/s. The three hairs are completely included in area 3. The k-wave simulation tool was used to generate a semi-ring-shaped ultrasonic transducer array, containing 512 ultrasonic transducers, evenly distributed on the semi-ring.
同样地,采用k-wave仿真工具模拟超声发射,超声换能器阵列接收超声信号并送入上位机进行样品的声速分布重建和声速区域的划分。Similarly, the k-wave simulation tool is used to simulate ultrasonic emission. The ultrasonic transducer array receives the ultrasonic signal and sends it to the host computer to reconstruct the sound velocity distribution of the sample and divide the sound velocity area.
同样地,使用k-wave仿真工具模拟脉冲激光器照射样品后头发发出光声信号并向外传播,超声换能器阵列接收光声信号并送入上位机进行多声速自适应光声层析图像的重建,重建的图像如图5(a)所示。Similarly, the k-wave simulation tool is used to simulate that after the pulse laser irradiates the sample, the hair emits a photoacoustic signal and propagates outward. The ultrasonic transducer array receives the photoacoustic signal and sends it to the host computer for multi-sound velocity adaptive photoacoustic tomography images. Reconstruction,The reconstructed image is shown in Figure 5(a).
为对本发明提出的方法和预设声速的方法进行光声成像效果的比较,将预设声速设置为1500m/s(上述样品中三个声速区域的平均声速),同样地代入到延时求和算法中进行光声层析图像的重建,重建的图像如图5(b)所示。In order to compare the photoacoustic imaging effect between the method proposed in this invention and the method of preset sound speed, the preset sound speed is set to 1500m/s (the average sound speed of the three sound speed areas in the above sample), and is similarly substituted into the delay summation The photoacoustic tomography image is reconstructed in the algorithm, and the reconstructed image is shown in Figure 5(b).
由图5(a)和图5(b)可知,相比于预设声速的方法,本方法获得的光声层析图像伪影、畸变明显减少,图中三根头发清晰可见,图像质量得到了明显提高。It can be seen from Figure 5(a) and Figure 5(b) that compared with the method of preset sound velocity, the artifacts and distortion of the photoacoustic tomography image obtained by this method are significantly reduced. The three hairs in the picture are clearly visible, and the image quality is improved. Significantly improved.
以上实施例的说明只是用于帮助理解本发明的方法及其核心思想,应当指出,对于本技术领域的普通技术人员来说,在不脱离本发明的前提下,还可以做出若干改进和润饰,这些改进和润饰也应视为本发明的保护范围。The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the method and the core idea of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the present invention. , these improvements and modifications should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.
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