Title:Maximum likelihood estimation of power law prefactor and exponent from ultrasonic imagesAuthor(s):Dinah Brandner, Bernhard ZagarAbstract:Quantitative Ultrasound has the potential to augment B-mode morphology images by visual cues also indicating the mechanical properties, like speed of sound, mass density, elasticity, and absorption parameters, of the interrogated biological tissues in such a way, as to significantly improve the diagnostic quality of the images presented to the clinician. We derive and discuss the maximum-likelihood joint estimators for both tissue’s absorption parameters, power-law prefactor, and power-law exponent and apply them to B-mode images with well-defined, since set so, tissue properties so that the estimator’s properties unbiasedness, and estimation variance, can be investigated properly.Booktitle:Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Sensors and Electronic Instrumentation Advances (SEIA' 2022)Publisher:IFSA Publishing, S. L.Editor(s):Sergey Y. YurishISBN:978-84-09-43854-9Page Reference:page 232 - 236, 6 page(s)Publishing:2022