Echographic Image Mean Gray Level Changes with Tissue Dynamics: A System-Based Model Study

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 403-410

  Meunier, Jean ^a   Bertrand, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL IMAGING; SPECKLE; TISSUE;

CARDIAC FIBER DEFORMATION; ECHOGRAPHIC IMAGES; IMAGE FORMATION; MEAN GRAY LEVELS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; ORIENTATION CHANGES;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART CONTRACTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029278254     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.376133     Document Type: Article

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