Time-Domain Estimation of the Center Frequency and Spread of Doppler Spectra in Diagnostic Ultrasound

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 484-497

  Kristoffersen, Kjell ^a  

^a Vingmed Sound AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING -- ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

CENTER FREQUENCY; DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND; DOPPLER SPECTRA SPREAD; TIME-DOMAIN ESTIMATION;

ULTRASONIC WAVES;

EID: 0024037299     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.4186     Document Type: Article

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