The nonstationary strain filter in elastography: Part I. Frequency dependent attenuation

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1343-1356

  Varghese, Tomy ^a   Ophir, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross correlation; Dynamic range; Elastogram; Elastography; Imaging; Sensitivity; Strain; Strain filter; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ELASTOGRAPHY; STRAIN FILTERS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SOFT TISSUE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; GELATIN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MATHEMATICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030695411     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(97)00197-X     Document Type: Article

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