title: Real-time 3-D ultrasound scan conversion using a multicore processor.
abstract: Real-time 3-D ultrasound scan conversion (SC) in software has not been practical due to its high computation and I/O data handling requirements. In this paper, we describe software-based 3-D SC with high volume rates using a multicore processor, Cell. We have implemented both 3-D SC approaches: 1) the separable 3-D SC where two 2-D coordinate transformations in orthogonal planes are performed in sequence and 2) the direct 3-D SC where the coordinate transformation is directly handled in 3-D. One Cell processor can scan-convert a 192 x 192 x 192 16-bit volume at 87.8 volumes/s with the separable 3-D SC algorithm and 28 volumes/s with the direct 3-D SC algorithm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-5061, USA. bo.zhuang@ultrasonix.com
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shamdasani
authors.forename: Siddhartha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sikdar
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Managuli
authors.forename: Yongmin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*