Fundamental Correlation Lengths of Coherent Speckle in Medical Ultrasonic Images

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 34-44

  Wagnef, Robert F ^a   Ins An A, Michael F ^a   Smith, Stephen W ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ULTRASONICS - MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

COHERENT SPECKLE; FUNDAMENTAL CORRELATION LENGTH; MEDICAL ULTRASONIC IMAGES;

ACOUSTIC IMAGING;

EID: 0023868080     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.4145     Document Type: Article

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