Transmit aperture processing for nonlinear contrast agent imaging

Ultrasonic Imaging

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 77-105

  Krishnan, S ^a   O'Donnell, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate phasing; contrast agents; difference frequency imaging; harmonic imaging; non linear imaging; transmit aperture processing; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

TISSUE; ULTRASONICS;

ALTERNATE PHASING; CONTRAST AGENT; DIFFERENCE FREQUENCY; HARMONIC IMAGING; NONLINEAR IMAGING;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; IMAGING SYSTEM; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIMULATION;

EID: 0029776016     PISSN: 01617346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/uimg.1996.0005     Document Type: Article

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