Table 3 CR, gCNR, and sSNR of anechoic, hypoechoic, and hyperechoic cysts at depths of 22, 114.5, and 39.2 mm, respectively, in phantom experimental images formed from dataset ats using different methods

DAS

− 23.9/− 6.6/10.9

0.81/0.24/0.75

2.16/1.88/2.06

MV

− 22.0/− 4.6/9.4

0.93/0.37/0.66

2.06/1.95/2.01

ESBMV

− 31.6/− 3.5/8.9

0.93/0.24/0.59

1.99/1.51/1.89

GCF-MV

− 35.8/− 9.2/10.3

0.85/0.25/0.62

1.75/1.54/1.60

CMSF-MV

− 37.2/− 8.7/8.2

0.95/0.43/0.60

1.97/1.36/1.74

CMSAW-MV

− 38.9/− 9.8/8.0

0.98/0.46/0.63

2.36/1.36/1.96