数字投影三维数字成像的并行DSP实现

提出一种基于数字白光投影的三维数字成像嵌入式DSP处理系统.该系统根据时序变频条纹投影原理,利用TMS320DM642定点DSP和FPGA硬件电路以及多线程软件技术实现了条纹编码、编码图像采集和条纹分析的流水线处理过程.为了提高相位解调算法的速度,使用软件流水对其进行了优化.对于512×512像素图像,五步相移时的条纹图处理速度可达到39.7 fps,能满足快速条纹图处理的要求.测量实验表明,该系统可以实现快速、准确的三维轮廓测量.     

Simple and robust digital holography for high-resolution imaging

Based on the point spread function of holographic system,the lateral resolution of digital holographic imaging system without any pre-magnification is studied.The expression of resolution limitation of holographic imaging system is thus presented.We investigate the possibilities to improve the lateral resolution.The simple experimental setup with an off-axis arrangement is built.By using a U.S.Air Force(USAF)test target as microscopic object,the recorded holograms are reconstructed digitally based on the principle of Fresnel diffraction.The lateral resolution of 2.76 μm without any pre-magnification is demonstrated experimentally,which matches the theoretical prediction well.     

生物医学光声成像

能够对组织体中的光学吸收体进行量化评估的光声成像(photoacoustic imaging)是一种有发展前景的医学成像模式.文章综述了处于快速发展阶段的光声成像技术.文章首先介绍光声成像的物理基础--光声效应.在此基础上,阐述光声成像技术的优势所在(与光学以及超声成像相比较).然后讨论目前该领域的主要技术路线,包括扫描层析术、计算机层析术以及原位探测成像技术.最后简要总结了光声成像技术在生物医学领域中的主要应用.     

Reproducibility of the quantitative assessment of cartilage morphology and trabecular bone structure with magnetic resonance imaging at 7 T

To assess the reproducibility of quantitative measurements of cartilage morphology and trabecular bone structure of the knee at 7 T, high-resolution sagittal spoiled gradient-echo images and high-resolution axial fully refocused steady-state free-precession (SSFP) images from six healthy volunteers were acquired with a 7-T scanner. The subjects were repositioned between repeated scans to test the reproducibility of the measurements. The reproducibility of each measurement was evaluated using the coefficient(s) of variation (CV). The computed CV were 1.13% and 1.55% for cartilage thickness and cartilage volume, respectively, and were 2.86%, 1.07%, 2.27% and 3.30% for apparent bone volume over total volume fraction (app.BV/TV), apparent trabecular number (app.Tb.N), apparent trabecular separation (app.Tb.Sp) and apparent trabecular thickness (app.Tb.Th), respectively. The results demonstrate that quantitative assessment of cartilage morphology and trabecular bone structure is reproducible at 7 T and motivates future musculoskeletal applications seeking the high-field strength's superior signal-to-noise ratio.     

惯性约束聚变中环孔编码图像恢复的改进维纳滤波方法

针对惯性约束聚变(ICF)中环形孔径编码图像的恢复问题提出了一种改进的维纳滤波方法。在传统的维纳滤波方法中,由于原图像和噪声是未知的,故通常是用某一待定常量来代替其中的噪声与信号的谱密度之比。这种近似忽视了信号与噪声本身的信息,从而造成丢失某些关键的细节,难以达到高质量的图像复原效果。在改进的方法中,首先采用传统维纳滤波方法求得初始估值,然后利用该初始值求得原图像及噪声的谱密度估值,进而利用这些新获得的信息构成改进的维纳滤波器对退化图像进行第二次滤波。实验表明,这种改进方法可以克服原方法的不足,突出图像的一些关键细节,提高图像的整体质量。在仿真实验中,恢复图像的均方误差降低了15％以上;在实际惯性约束聚变图像的解码恢复实验中,图像恢复效果亦有显著改善。该方法还可以推广到其他图像恢复的应用中。     

Spin-lattice relaxation and a fast T1-map acquisition method in MRI with transient-state magnetization

The magnetization under the spin-lattice relaxation and the nuclear magnetic resonance radiofrequency (RF) pulses is calculated for a signal RF pulse train and for a sequence of multiple RF pulse-trains. It is assumed that the transverse magnetization is zero when each RF pulse is applied. The result expressions can be grouped into two terms: a decay term, which is proportional to the initial magnetization M0, and a recovery term, which has no M0 dependence but strongly depends on the spin-lattice relaxation and the equilibrium magnetization Meq. In magnetic resonance pulse sequences using magnetization in transient state, the recovery term produces artifacts and can seriously degrade the function of the preparation sequence for slice selection, contrast weighting, phase encoding, etc. This work shows that the detrimental effect can be removed by signal averaging in an eliminative fashion. A novel fast data acquisition method for constructing the spin-lattice relaxation (T1) map is introduced. The method has two features: (i) By using eliminative averaging, the curve to fit the T1 value is a decay exponential function rather than a recovery one as in conventional techniques; therefore, the measurement of Meq is not required and the result is less susceptible to the accuracy of the inversion RF pulse. (ii) The decay exponential curve is sampled by using a sequence of multiple pulse-trains. An image is reconstructed from each train and represents a sample point of the curve. Hence a single imaging sequence can yield multiple sample points needed for fitting the T1 value in contrast to conventional techniques that require repeating the imaging sequence for various delay values but obtain only one sample point from each repetition.     

Influence of steady background gradients on the accuracy of molecular diffusion anisotropy measurements

Spatial susceptibility variations of body components lead to local gradients of the static magnetic field. Effects of such background gradients on fractional diffusion anisotropy (FA) measurements on whole-body magnetic resonance units operating at 1.5, 3.0 and 7.0 T were analyzed theoretically and experimentally. Analytical expressions were derived for the cases of diffusion occurring in isotropic media and in tissues with cylindrical symmetry (e.g., white matter tracts or skeletal musculature). Typical magnitudes of background gradient strengths were estimated from in vivo and in vitro measurements with B0 field mapping sequences. Additionally, numerical simulations of magnetic field distributions and resulting field gradients were performed considering tissue-air interfaces in simplified geometrical arrangements. For media with isotropic diffusion, both measurements and analytical calculations showed increasing FA inaccuracy with stronger coupling between diffusion-encoding and background gradients. For cylindrical symmetry, FA values were estimated for a standard diffusion tensor imaging protocol in a realistic scenario. At 1 mm distance from a water-air interface, susceptibility-related background gradients amount to approximately 9 mT/m at 7 T and lead to a relative error of the measured FA of up to 48%. The error in the anisotropy assessment rises considerably with increasing field strength and must be taken into account especially for experimental and clinical studies on modern high-field systems.     

Depth-controlled reconstruction of 3D integral image using synthesized intermediate sub-images

In this paper, we propose a method that controls the depth of the three-dimensional (3D) object existing over the depth-of-focus in integral imaging. The depth control method is performed only in a computer by synthesizing the intermediate sub-images between original sub-images obtained by transforming the captured elemental images. In the reconstruction process, we can obtain reconstructed 3D images with the better image quality within depth-of-focus than that reconstructed over the depth-of-focus. To demonstrate the feasibility of our method, optical and computational experiments are carried out and its results are presented.     

Distorted Phthalocyanines by Click Chemistry: Photoacoustic,Photothermal, and Surface-Enhanced Resonance Raman Studies

Distortion of nominally planar phthalocyanine macrocycles affects the excited state dynamics in that most of the excited-state energy decays through internal conversion. A click-type annulation reaction on a perfluorophthalocyanine platform appending a seven-membered ring to the β-positions on one or more of the isoindoles distorts the macrocycle and modulates solubility. The distorted derivative enables photoacoustic imaging, photothermal effects, and strong surface-enhanced resonance Raman signals.     

The effect of cationic groups on the stability of 19F MRI contrast agents in nanoparticles

Fluorine‐19 (¹⁹F)‐based contrast agents are increasingly used for magnetic resonance imaging. Conjugated to polymers, they provide an excellent quantitative imaging tool to detect the movement of the polymeric nanoparticles in vivo as there is no background signal in tissue. One of the challenges is the decline in signal intensity when the conjugated hydrophobic fluorinated functionalities aggregate. Therefore, a new fluorinated monomer was prepared from l ‐arginine that carries a 2,2,2‐trifluoroethyl functional group for imaging. The resulting monomer, 2,2,2‐trifluoroethylamide l ‐arginine methacrylamide (3FArgMA), was copolymerized with poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMEMA), [2‐(2,3,4,6‐tetra‐O‐acetyl‐α‐d ‐mannopyranosyloxy)ethyl methacrylate or 1‐O‐methacryloyl‐2,3:4,5‐di‐O‐isopropylidene‐β‐d ‐fructopyranose, respectively, using poly(methyl methacrylate) macro‐reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer polymerization agent. The resulting block copolymers, which varied in 3FArgMA content, were self‐assembled into micelles of hydrodynamic diameters from 25 to 60 nm. The permanently positively charged arginine functionality on the 3FArgMA displayed repulsive forces against aggregation enabling high spin–spin relaxation times (T₂) in acidic as well as alkaline solutions. However, the longer poly(ethylene glycol) side functionality in PEGMEMA enabled better steric stabilization (T₂~30 ms) while the short fructose side chain was not enough to maintain high T₂ values, in particular when a higher 3FArgMA content was used. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2019, 57, 1994–2001