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- The study introduces a theoretical framework that supports the use of the two-dimensional homodyned K-distribution model for simulating ultrasound RF signal echo envelopes, particularly when considering dependencies in scatterer positions.
- Key statistical theorems such as the law of large numbers and Lyapounov's central limit theorem are employed, linking scatterer clustering parameters to packing factors that describe spatial organization in statistical physics.
- Simulations confirm the framework's validity across various scatterer configurations, enabling potential structural information detection at scales smaller than the wavelength using statistical analysis, rather than relying solely on spectral analysis.
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The two-dimensional homodyned K-distribution has been widely used to model the echo envelope of ultrasound radio frequency (RF) signals in the field of medical ultrasonics. The main contribution of this work is to present a theoretical framework for supporting this model of the echo envelope and statistical models of the RF signals and their Hilbert transform in the case in which the scatterers' positions may be dependent. In doing so, the law of large numbers, Lyapounov's central limit theorem, and the Berry-Esseen theorem are being used. In particular, the proposed theoretical framework supports a previous conjecture relating the scatterer clustering parameter of the homodyned K-distribution to the packing factor W, which is related to the spatial organization of the scatterers, appearing in statistical physics or backscatter coefficient modeling. Simulations showed that the proposed modeling is valid for a number of scatterers and packing factors varying by steps of 2 from 1 to 21 and 1 to 11, respectively. The proposed framework allows, in principle, the detection of the structural information taking place at a scale smaller than the wavelength based solely on the statistical analysis of the RF signals or their echo envelope, although this goal was previously achieved based on the spectral analysis of ultrasound signals.
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