A Study on the Effects of Depth-Dependent Power Loss on Speckle Statistics Estimation.

Characterization of the interference patterns observed in B-mode images (i.e., speckle statistics) is a valuable tool in tissue characterization.

A Systematized Review of Quantitative Ultrasound Based on First-Order Speckle Statistics.

Since the late 1970s, the speckle interference patterns ubiquitous in pulse-echo ultrasound images have been used to characterize subresolution tissue structures. During this time, new models, estimation methods, and processing techniques have proliferated, offering a wealth of recommendations for the task of tissue characterization. A literature review was performed to draw attention to these various methods and to critically track assumptions and gaps in knowledge.