Speckle structure in three dimensions

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 35-42

  Bashford, Gregory R ^a   von Ramm, Olaf T ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRIGHTNESS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IMAGE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0029028286     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: NA     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.413690     Document Type: Article

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