Simulated ultrasound images help develop better cardiovascular diagnostics

Which of these two ultrasound images is real? Daniek van Aarle regularly posed that question to audiences of ultrasound researchers at scientific conferences. On Sept. 29, she defended her Ph.D. research on computer-generated, or virtual, ultrasound images that are almost indistinguishable from real ones. One image came from a patient, while the other was…