Novel Approaches in Biomedical Ultrasound Imaging

Ultrasound imaging is a cornerstone of diagnostic medicine due to its inherent advantages, such as real-time visualization, non-invasiveness, deep tissue penetration, and the absence of ionizing radiation. Conventional ultrasound imaging offers two-dimensional or three-dimensional anatomical and functional representations of soft tissues, organs, and vascular structures, and has been widely utilized in medical practices for decades. Despite its value, conventional ultrasound still faces some limitations, including limited spatial and contrast resolution, operator dependence, and limited functional information. Over the past decade, technological advancements and ongoing research efforts have significantly enhanced the capabilities of ultrasound imaging, broadening its scope and utility.

This Research Topic aims to promote the recent advances in biomedical ultrasound imaging research by collecting and presenting the research efforts and improvements in different areas of ultrasound imaging. This article collection will provide an overview of the forefront of medical ultrasound imaging development to the community and, in the meantime, inspire new research topics and guide further development.

This collection encompasses various topics in biomedical ultrasound imaging, including new beamforming methods, imaging mechanisms, imaging devices, contrast enhancement, and super-resolution imaging. We highly welcome the recent advances in areas such as super-resolution imaging, contrast-enhanced imaging, genetically induced gas vesicles for cell imaging, AI-powered ultrasound imaging, elastography, null subtraction imaging, 3D & 4D ultrasound imaging, fusion & integrated imaging, and vector flow imaging. Both original research and topical review articles are welcome.

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• Editorial
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Article types

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Brief Research Report
• Data Report
• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• FAIR² DATA Direct Submission
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
• Perspective
• Review
• Technology and Code

Keywords: ultrasound imaging, super-resolution imaging, contrast enhanced imaging, genetically induced gas vesicles for cell imaging, AI-powered ultrasound imaging, elastography, null subtraction imaging, fusion & integrated imaging, vector flow imaging, 3D ultrasound imaging, 4D ultrasound imaging

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