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Fast Speckle Noise Suppression Algorithm in Breast Ultrasound Image Using Three-Dimensional Deep Learning
The rapid development of ultrasound medical imaging technology has greatly broadened the scope of application of ultrasound, which has been widely used in the screening, diagnosis of breast diseases and so on. However, the presence of excessive speckle noise in breast ultrasound images can greatly r...
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author | Li, Xiaofeng Wang, Yanwei Zhao, Yuanyuan Wei, Yanbo |
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description | The rapid development of ultrasound medical imaging technology has greatly broadened the scope of application of ultrasound, which has been widely used in the screening, diagnosis of breast diseases and so on. However, the presence of excessive speckle noise in breast ultrasound images can greatly reduce the image resolution and affect the observation and judgment of patients’ condition. Therefore, it is particularly important to investigate image speckle noise suppression. In the paper, we propose fast speckle noise suppression algorithm in breast ultrasound image using three-dimensional (3D) deep learning. Firstly, according to the gray value of the breast ultrasound image, the input breast ultrasound image contrast is enhanced using logarithmic and exponential transforms, and guided filter algorithm was used to enhance the details of glandular ultrasound image, and spatial high-pass filtering algorithm was used to suppress the excessive sharpening of breast ultrasound image to complete the pre-processing of breast ultrasound image and improve the image clarity; Secondly, the pre-processed breast ultrasound images were input into the 3D convolutional cloud neural network image speckle noise suppression model; Finally, the edge sensitive terms were introduced into the 3D convolutional cloud neural network to suppress the speckle noise of breast ultrasound images while retaining image edge information. The experiments demonstrate that the mean square error and false recognition rate all reduced to below 1.2% at the 100th iteration of training, and the 3D convolutional cloud neural network is well trained, and the signal-to-noise ratio of ultrasound image speckle noise suppression is greater than 60 dB, the peak signal-to-noise ratio is greater than 65 dB, the edge preservation index value exceeds the experimental threshold of 0.45, the speckle noise suppression time is low, the edge information is well preserved, and the image details are clearly visible. The speckle noise suppression time is low, the edge information is well preserved, and the image details are clearly visible, which can be applied to the field of breast ultrasound diagnosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-90435552022-04-28 Fast Speckle Noise Suppression Algorithm in Breast Ultrasound Image Using Three-Dimensional Deep Learning Li, Xiaofeng Wang, Yanwei Zhao, Yuanyuan Wei, Yanbo Front Physiol Physiology The rapid development of ultrasound medical imaging technology has greatly broadened the scope of application of ultrasound, which has been widely used in the screening, diagnosis of breast diseases and so on. However, the presence of excessive speckle noise in breast ultrasound images can greatly reduce the image resolution and affect the observation and judgment of patients’ condition. Therefore, it is particularly important to investigate image speckle noise suppression. In the paper, we propose fast speckle noise suppression algorithm in breast ultrasound image using three-dimensional (3D) deep learning. Firstly, according to the gray value of the breast ultrasound image, the input breast ultrasound image contrast is enhanced using logarithmic and exponential transforms, and guided filter algorithm was used to enhance the details of glandular ultrasound image, and spatial high-pass filtering algorithm was used to suppress the excessive sharpening of breast ultrasound image to complete the pre-processing of breast ultrasound image and improve the image clarity; Secondly, the pre-processed breast ultrasound images were input into the 3D convolutional cloud neural network image speckle noise suppression model; Finally, the edge sensitive terms were introduced into the 3D convolutional cloud neural network to suppress the speckle noise of breast ultrasound images while retaining image edge information. The experiments demonstrate that the mean square error and false recognition rate all reduced to below 1.2% at the 100th iteration of training, and the 3D convolutional cloud neural network is well trained, and the signal-to-noise ratio of ultrasound image speckle noise suppression is greater than 60 dB, the peak signal-to-noise ratio is greater than 65 dB, the edge preservation index value exceeds the experimental threshold of 0.45, the speckle noise suppression time is low, the edge information is well preserved, and the image details are clearly visible. The speckle noise suppression time is low, the edge information is well preserved, and the image details are clearly visible, which can be applied to the field of breast ultrasound diagnosis. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-13 /pmc/articles/PMC9043555/ /pubmed/35492597 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.880966 Text en Copyright © 2022 Li, Wang, Zhao and Wei. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Physiology Li, Xiaofeng Wang, Yanwei Zhao, Yuanyuan Wei, Yanbo Fast Speckle Noise Suppression Algorithm in Breast Ultrasound Image Using Three-Dimensional Deep Learning |
title | Fast Speckle Noise Suppression Algorithm in Breast Ultrasound Image Using Three-Dimensional Deep Learning |
title_full | Fast Speckle Noise Suppression Algorithm in Breast Ultrasound Image Using Three-Dimensional Deep Learning |
title_fullStr | Fast Speckle Noise Suppression Algorithm in Breast Ultrasound Image Using Three-Dimensional Deep Learning |
title_full_unstemmed | Fast Speckle Noise Suppression Algorithm in Breast Ultrasound Image Using Three-Dimensional Deep Learning |
title_short | Fast Speckle Noise Suppression Algorithm in Breast Ultrasound Image Using Three-Dimensional Deep Learning |
title_sort | fast speckle noise suppression algorithm in breast ultrasound image using three-dimensional deep learning |
topic | Physiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9043555/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35492597 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.880966 |
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