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Published in final edited form as: IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control. 2023 May 25;70(6):498–509. doi: 10.1109/TUFFC.2023.3264832

TABLE II.

Beamformer performance metrics for the four algorithms (delay sum and integrate (DSI), robust Capon Beamforming (RCB), Phase Coherence Factor Masked DSI (PDSI), and Amplitude Coherence Factor Masked DSI (ADSI)) for each Source Pattern with a Source Density of 7.5×105 Sources/mL. Spatial Filter Thresholds were Based on Precision-Recall Analysis. Bolded Numbers Highlight the Maximum Values for the Beamformer Performance Binary Classifier Metrics. Italicized Numbers are Statistically Significantly Lower than the Maximum Values.

Source Pattern Binary Classifier Metric (%) DSI RCB PDSI ADSI

1 Cloud 32,789 sources AUROC 97.6± 0.2 98.2 ± 0.2 89.6± 0.4 89.8 ± 0.4
Specificity 96.5 ± 0.1 96.0 ± 0.1 96.8 ± 0.1 96.8 ± 0.1
Sensitivity 82.4 ± 0.7 89.0 ± 0.6 80.5 ± 0.7 81.4 ± 0.7
PPV 71.7 ± 0.8 70.2 ± 0.7 72.9 ± 0.7 72.8 ± 0.7
F1 76.7± 0.6 78.5 ± 0.6 76.5 ± 0.6 76.9 ± 0.6

4 clouds 21,860 sources AUROC 97.0 ± 0.3 97.6 ± 0.2 88.1 ± 0.5 88.4 ± 0.5
Specificity 96.1 ± 0.1 95.0 ± 0.1 96.3 ± 0.2 96.2 ± 0.1
Sensitivity 78.6± 0.9 87.2 ± 0.7 77.1 ± 0.9 78.8 ± 0.9
PPV 60.3 ± 0.9 57.0 ± 0.9 61.4 ± 1.0 61.1 ± 0.9
F1 68.2 ± 0.8 68.9 ± 0.7 68.3 ± 0.8 68.8 ± 0.8

2 lateral clouds 10,930 sources AUROC 97.6± 0.3 99.3 ± 0.2 87.6± 0.7 87.8 ± 0.7
Specificity 99.33 ± 0.04 99.47 ± 0.04 99.33 ± 0.04 99.28 ± 0.05
Sensitivity 72.7 ± 1.3 71.7 ± 1.4 73.2 ± 1.4 74.9 ± 1.3
PPV 79.7 ± 1.3 83.0 ± 1.3 79.8 ± 1.3 79.0 ± 1.3
F1 76.0 ± 1.0 76.9 ± 1.0 76.3 ± 1.0 76.9 ± 1.0

2 axial clouds 10,930 sources AUROC 98.5 ± 0.3 98.7 ± 0.2 85.7± 0.7 85.1 ± 0.7
Specificity 98.84 ± 0.06 98.70 ± 0.06 98.76± 0.06 98.79 ± 0.06
Sensitivity 67.4 ± 1.4 64.3 ± 1.4 69.8 ± 1.4 70.5 ± 1.3
PPV 68.1 ± 1.3 64.6 ± 1.3 67.5 ± 1.3 67.7 ± 1.3
F1 67.7 ± 1.0 64.4 ± 1.1 68.6 ± 1.1 69.1 ± 1.1