基于CUDA的多角度平面波复合算法研究
Multi-angle Plane-wave Beamforming Algorithm Based on CUDA
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摘要: 多角度平面波复合算法是超快速超声成像技术的基础,有利于提高传统聚焦超声的成像帧频及分辨率。但是现有的多角度平面波复合技术由于其计算量较大,导致CPU计算耗时不能满足实时成像要求。该文提出了基于CUDA架构的多角度平面波复合算法,并进行了仿真工作以及对比实验。实验结果表明,基于GPU的多角度平面波复合计算耗时远低于CPU计算方法,可以大幅度提高计算速度以满足超声设备实时成像要求。Abstract: Multi-angle plane-wave beamforming algorithm is the basis of ultra-fast ultrasonic imaging. It can be used to improve the imaging frame rate and resolution of traditional focused ultrasound. However, the existing multi-angle plane-wave technology can not satisfy the real-time imaging requirements due to the huge amount of computation required by CPU. In this paper, We proposed a parallel processing method to reduce the computation time based on compute unified device architecture(CUDA). Simulation analysis and contrast experiment were conducted to verify its performance. Experimental results show that the execution time based on GPU is much less than that based on CPU, thus the computational speed is accelerated significantly to satisfy the demand of ultrafast imaging.