Table 4 Contrast results for simulated circular anechoic cysts for different beamformers
Beamformer | IIC (dB) | IOC (dB) | CR (dB) | CNR | SNR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DAS | − 38.2 | − 14.1 | 24.1 | 1.41 | 1.65 |
MV | − 40.1 | − 14.5 | 25.6 | 1.49 | 1.74 |
EMV | − 42.4 | − 15.5 | 26.9 | 1.52 | 1.64 |
GSC | − 46.6 | − 19.5 | 27.1 | 1.57 | 1.56 |
EGSC | -48.1 | − 19.8 | 28.3 | 2.34 | 1.48 |
\(\text {EGSC}_{1}\) | − 51.4 | − 21.2 | 30.2 | 2.48 | 1.49 |
\(\text {EGSC}_{2}\) | − 52.2 | − 20.5 | 31.7 | 2.51 | 1.56 |
\(\text {EGSC}_{3}\) | − 53.7 | − 20.5 | 33.2 | 2.53 | 1.61 |