Dr. Brett C. Byram Profile

Dr. Brett C. Byram

Associate Professor

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author | Editor

Area of Expertise:

Ultrasound , Medical Imaging , Deep Learning , Signal Processing , Image Formation

Websites:

Personal Website

Publications (27)

SPIE Journal Paper | 23 October 2024 Open Access

Expanding generalized contrast-to-noise ratio into a clinically relevant measure of lesion detectability by considering size and spatial resolution

Siegfried Schlunk, Brett Byram

JMI, Vol. 11, Issue 05, 057001, (October 2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JMI.11.5.057001

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Phased arrays, Image quality, In vivo imaging, Chromium, Speckle, Histograms, Point spread functions, Autocorrelation, Analytics

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Proceedings Article | 2 April 2024 Presentation + Paper

FNPC-SAM: uncertainty-guided false negative/positive control for SAM on noisy medical images

Xing Yao, Han Liu, Dewei Hu, Daiwei Lu, Ange Lou, Hao Li, Ruining Deng, Gabriel Arenas, Baris Oguz, Nadav Schwartz, Brett Byram, Ipek Oguz

Proceedings Volume 12926, 1292602 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3006867

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Medical imaging, Kidney, Ultrasonography, Monte Carlo methods, Performance modeling, Image enhancement, Data modeling, Reliability, Uncertainty analysis

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 2024 Presentation + Paper

Using domain adaptive deep neural networks to improve transthoracic echocardiography

Lening Cui, Christopher Khan, Ying-Chun Pan, Siegfried Schlunk, Emelina Vienneau, Emmanuel Ofosu, Jason Harbert, Ryan LeFevre, Susan Eagle, Brett Byram

Proceedings Volume 12932, 129320M (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3008175

KEYWORDS: In vivo imaging, Phased arrays, Echocardiography, Neural networks, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 2024 Presentation + Paper

Expanding gCNR into a clinically relevant measure of lesion detectability by considering size and spatial resolution

Siegfried Schlunk, Brett Byram

Proceedings Volume 12932, 1293205 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3007268

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Image quality, Histograms, Point spread functions, Simulations, Speckle, Ultrasonography, Image resolution, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 2024 Poster + Paper

Evaluation of U-Nets for object segmentation in ultrasound images

Rui Wang, Katelyn Craft, Elisa Hotlzman, Hannah Mason, Christopher Khan, Brett Byram, Jason Mitchell, Jack Noble

Proceedings Volume 12932, 129321G (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3008809

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Ultrasonography, Deep learning, Medical imaging, Acoustics, Autoregressive models, 3D modeling, Ultrasound transducers, Tissues

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2021 Presentation + Paper

Non-contrast power Doppler imaging with multidimensional clutter filtering for assessment of trans-arterial chemoembolization for hepatic malignancy

Kathryn Ozgun, Jaime Tierney Stanton, Jennifer Baker, Anthony Borgmann, Daniel Brown, Brett Byram

Proceedings Volume 11602, 116020N (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2582109

KEYWORDS: Image filtering, Doppler effect, Ultrasonography, Visualization, Magnetic resonance imaging, Gold, Blood circulation, Acoustics

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2021 Presentation + Paper

A coded excitation framework for increased signal-to-noise ratio of in vivo ultrasound power Doppler imaging

Emelina Vienneau, Brett Byram

Proceedings Volume 11602, 116020P (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2582344

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, In vivo imaging, Ultrasonography, Doppler effect, Blood circulation, Skull, Signal processing, Signal attenuation, Scanners, Safety

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2021 Presentation + Paper

Using ADMIRE to improve minimum variance performance in the presence of reverberation clutter

Siegfried Schlunk, Brett Byram

Proceedings Volume 11602, 116020Q (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2583314

KEYWORDS: Phased arrays, Image restoration, Image quality, Image processing

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2021 Presentation + Paper

A novel, adaptive hierarchical clustering approach for independent component sorting for block-wise ICA filtering

Abbie Weeks, Jaime Tierney Stanton, Brett Byram

Proceedings Volume 11602, 116020O (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2582212

KEYWORDS: Independent component analysis, Blood circulation, Digital filtering, Tissues, Signal to noise ratio, Ultrasonography, Image filtering, Doppler effect, Blood

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2021 Presentation

Welcome and Introduction to SPIE Conference 11602

Brett Byram, Nicole Ruiter

Proceedings Volume 11602, 1160202 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2592827

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2020 Presentation

Improving B-mode target size estimation using DNN Beamforming (Conference Presentation)

Adam Luchies, Brett Byram

Proceedings Volume 11319, 1131906 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2549662

KEYWORDS: Beam analyzers, Phased arrays, Distortion, Ultrasonography, Renal calculi, Optical simulations

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2019 Presentation + Paper

An adaptive coherent flow power doppler beamforming scheme for improved sensitivity towards blood signal energy

Kathryn Ozgun, Brett Byram

Proceedings Volume 10955, 109550H (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2514184

KEYWORDS: Blood, Doppler effect, Spatial coherence, Interference (communication), Signal to noise ratio, Blood circulation, Image quality, Signal processing, Image acquisition, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2019 Presentation + Paper

The impact of mid lag spatial coherence parameters on coherent target detection

Rebecca Jones, Siegfried Schlunk, Jaime Tierney, Ryan Hsi, Brett Byram

Proceedings Volume 10955, 109550S (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2514118

KEYWORDS: Renal calculi, Signal to noise ratio, Spatial coherence, Chromium, Optical simulations, Target detection, Ultrasonography, Speckle, Computed tomography, Magnetic resonance imaging

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2019 Presentation + Paper

Independent component analysis-based tissue clutter filtering for plane wave perfusion ultrasound imaging

Jaime Tierney, Don Wilkes, Brett Byram

Proceedings Volume 10955, 1095503 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2512290

KEYWORDS: Independent component analysis, Blood, Demodulation, Image quality, Doppler effect, Signal to noise ratio, Ultrasonography

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2019 Presentation + Paper

High dynamic range ultrasound beamforming using deep neural networks

Adam Luchies, Brett Byram

Proceedings Volume 10955, 109550P (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2514185

KEYWORDS: Ultrasonography, High dynamic range imaging, Neural networks, Scattering, Image quality, Speckle pattern, Data modeling

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SPIE Journal Paper | 26 April 2018

Model-based beamforming with plane wave synthesis in medical ultrasound

Kazuyuki Dei, Jaime Tierney, Brett Byram

JMI, Vol. 5, Issue 02, 027001, (April 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JMI.5.2.027001

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Speckle, Model-based design, Image quality, In vivo imaging, Ultrasonography, Image processing, Optical filters, Finite impulse response filters, Tissues

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Proceedings Article | 6 March 2018 Paper

Perfusion flow phantoms with randomly oriented microchannels

Mark George, Jaime Tierney, Adam Luchies, Kathryn Ozgun, Shannon Faley, Leon Bellan, Brett Byram

Proceedings Volume 10580, 1058006 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2296803

KEYWORDS: Blood, Speckle, Polymers, Tissues, Demodulation, Microfluidics, Ultrasonography, Signal to noise ratio, Visualization, Capillaries

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Proceedings Article | 6 March 2018 Paper

Suppressing off-axis scattering using deep neural networks

Adam Luchies, Brett Byram

Proceedings Volume 10580, 105800G (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2296701

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Phased arrays, Image quality, Speckle, Neural networks, Scattering, Fourier transforms, Ultrasonography, Data processing

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Proceedings Article | 6 March 2018 Paper

ADMIRE applied to fundamental and harmonic data acquired using a modern clinical platform

Kazuyuki Dei, Adam Luchies, Brett Byram

Proceedings Volume 10580, 105800F (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2296616

KEYWORDS: Data modeling, Data acquisition, In vivo imaging, Ultrasonography, Image quality, Transducers, Fourier transforms, Tissues, Multichannel imaging systems, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 6 March 2018 Paper

Combining adaptive demodulation with singular value decomposition filtering for improved non-contrast perfusion ultrasound imaging

Jaime Tierney, Mark George, Crystal Coolbaugh, Theodore Towse, Brett Byram

Proceedings Volume 10580, 1058008 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2291943

KEYWORDS: Doppler effect, Image filtering, Blood, Demodulation, In vivo imaging, Signal to noise ratio, Ultrasonography

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2017 Presentation + Paper

Aperture domain model image reconstruction (ADMIRE) with plane wave synthesis

Kazuyuki Dei, Jaime Tierney, Brett Byram

Proceedings Volume 10139, 1013911 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2255526

KEYWORDS: Ultrasonography, Reconstruction algorithms, Image restoration, Data modeling, Image quality, Synthetic aperture radar, Model-based design, In vivo imaging, Speckle, Tissues, Data acquisition, Image processing, Arteries, Point spread functions, Apodization

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SPIE Journal Paper | 8 December 2016

Pseudononlinear ultrasound simulation approach for reverberation clutter

Brett Byram, Jasmine Shu

JMI, Vol. 3, Issue 04, 046005, (December 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JMI.3.4.046005

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Computer simulations, Ultrasonography, Tissues, Speckle, Wavefronts, Signal to noise ratio, Model-based design, Wave propagation, Data acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 2016 Paper

A pseudo non-linear method for fast simulations of ultrasonic reverberation

Brett Byram, Jasmine Shu

Proceedings Volume 9790, 97900U (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2216839

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Reconstruction algorithms, Wavefronts, Speckle, Ultrasonics, Acoustics, Image restoration, Multiple scattering, Signal to noise ratio, Computer simulations, Simulations, Tissues, Wave propagation, Ultrasonography, Data acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 2016 Paper

Perfusion imaging with non-contrast ultrasound

Jaime Tierney, Douglas Dumont, Brett Byram

Proceedings Volume 9790, 979002 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2216901

KEYWORDS: In vivo imaging, Doppler effect, Ultrasonography, Demodulation, Data acquisition, Blood circulation, Tissues, Digital filtering, Linear filtering, Image filtering

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Proceedings Article | 29 March 2013 Paper

Ultrasonic reverberation and off-axis clutter suppression using aperture domain signal decomposition

Brett Byram

Proceedings Volume 8675, 86750T (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2006929

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Speckle, Ultrasonography, Transducers, Data modeling, Signal to noise ratio, Ultrasonics, Wave propagation, Image quality, Laser scattering

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Proceedings Article | 29 March 2013 Paper

A synthetic aperture study of aperture size in the presence of noise and in vivo clutter

Nick Bottenus, Brett Byram, Gregg Trahey

Proceedings Volume 8675, 86750S (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2006981

KEYWORDS: Speckle, In vivo imaging, Signal to noise ratio, Image quality, Point spread functions, Data acquisition, Transducers, Target acquisition, Tissues, Ultrasonography

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Proceedings Article | 15 May 2003 Paper

Analysis of elastography methods using mathematical and ex vivo data

Brett Byram, Michael Wahl, David Holmes, Amir Lerman, Richard Robb

Proceedings Volume 5032, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.480309

KEYWORDS: Arteries, Phase shifts, Intravascular ultrasound, Elastography, Tissues, Interfaces, Statistical analysis, Ultrasonography, Digital filtering, Image registration

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