k-Wave
A MATLAB toolbox for the time-domain
simulation of acoustic wave fields
FREE acoustics toolbox for MATLAB
Features
k-Wave is an open source acoustics toolbox for MATLAB and C++ developed by Bradley Treeby and Ben Cox (University College London) and Jiri Jaros (Brno University of Technology). The software is designed for time domain acoustic and ultrasound simulations in complex and tissue-realistic media. The simulation functions are based on the k-space pseudospectral method and are both fast and easy to use. The toolbox includes:
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An advanced time-domain model of acoustic wave propagation that can account for nonlinearity, acoustic heterogeneities, and power law absorption (1D, 2D, and 3D)
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The ability to model pressure and velocity sources, including photoacoustic sources, and diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound transducers
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The ability to specify arbitrary detection surfaces with directional elements, with options to record acoustic pressure, particle velocity, and acoustic intensity
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An optimised C++ version of the code that maximises computational performance for large simulations
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The option to use the forward model as a flexible time reversal image reconstruction algorithm for photoacoustic tomography with an arbitrary measurement surface
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A fast, one-step, photoacoustic image reconstruction algorithm for data recorded on a linear (2D) or planar (3D) measurement surface
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Optional input parameters to adjust visualisation and performance, including options to generate movies and to run the simulations on a graphics processing unit (GPU)
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An extensive user manual and many simple to follow tutorial examples to illustrate the capabilities of the toolbox
Latest News
8th November 2022
k-Wave Version 1.4 is now available for download. See release notes.
k-Wave Version 1.4 is now available for download. See release notes.
1st November 2020
An alpha version of the kWaveArray class is now available for beta testing.
An alpha version of the kWaveArray class is now available for beta testing.