Reduction of image noise in elastography

Ultrasonic Imaging

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 89-102

  Céspedes, Ignacio ^a   Ophir, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Crosscorrelation; elasticity; elastogram; elastography; imaging; logarithmic compression; noise; spatial resolution; strain; strain modulation; stretch; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; COMPRESSION; ELASTIC TISSUE; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; NOISE REDUCTION; RADIOFREQUENCY; YOUNG MODULUS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0027177373     PISSN: 01617346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016173469301500202     Document Type: Article

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