Fast Scan Conversion Algorithms for Displaying Ultrasound Sector Images

Ultrasonic Imaging

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 87-108

  Berkhoff, A P ^a   Huisman, H J ^a   Thijssen, J M ^a   Jacobs, E M G P ^a   Homan, R J F ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Echography; interpolation; reconstruction; scan conversion; sector scan; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ULTRASONICS;

BICUBIC-SPLINE; BILINEAR INTERPOLATION; FAST ALGORITHMS; FAST SCAN; LINE DRAWING ALGORITHMS; NEAREST NEIGHBOR INTERPOLATION; NEAREST NEIGHBORS; SUBJECTIVE IMAGE QUALITY;

INTERPOLATION;

ARTICLE; B SCAN; COMPUTER SYSTEM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0028040755     PISSN: 01617346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016173469401600203     Document Type: Article

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