Characterization of ultrasonic B-scans using non-rayleigh statistics

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 161-170

  Molthen, R C ^a   Shankar, P M ^a   Reid, J M ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Non Rayleigh statistics; Phantoms; Scattering from tissues; Tissue characterization

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; CHARACTERIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; STATISTICAL METHODS; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC SCATTERING;

NON-RAYLEIGH STATISTICS; PHANTOMS; ULTRASONIC B SCANS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ARTICLE; B SCAN; ECHOGRAPHY; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHANTOM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0028906359     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(94)00105-7     Document Type: Article

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