Research

Research

Signal processing and wave physics for advanced ultrasound imaging.

Five scientific research axes

The current research portfolio is structured around five scientific themes: high-channel-count ultrasound imaging, 3D passive cavitation imaging, ultrasound localization microscopy, continuous-emission ultrasound imaging, and underwater acoustic noise estimation.

IMAGE4US

Image4US / 1024-channel ultrasound imaging

High-channel-count 3D ultrasound research systems, image formation, GPU processing and Doppler imaging.

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CAVITATION

3D passive cavitation imaging

Adaptive beamforming, sparse arrays and inverse methods based on cross-spectral matrix fitting.

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ULM

Ultrasound Localization Microscopy

Microbubble detection, adaptive beamforming and super-resolved vascular mapping.

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CONTINUOUS EMISSION

Continuous-emission ultrasound imaging

A new imaging paradigm based on continuous transmission and reception, with M-mode and exploratory B-mode imaging.

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UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS

Acoustic noise estimation in deep-sea mining

Array design, source localization and source-level estimation for underwater acoustic monitoring.

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Scientific outreach

Scientific mediation is developed alongside research activities, including workshops around sound waves and time-frequency analysis for school and public audiences.