Higher Order Spectra Based Deconvolution of Ultrasound Images

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 1064-1075

  Abeyratne, Udantha R ^a   Reid, John M ^a   Petropulu, Athina P ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; ATTENUATION; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION;

DECONVOLUTION;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 0029405206     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.476550     Document Type: Article

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