A theoretical framework for performance characterization of elastography: The strain filter

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 164-172

  Varghese, Tomy ^a   Ophir, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE QUALITY; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ELASTOGRAPHY; SIGNAL DECORRELATION; STRAIN DOMAIN; STRAIN FILTER;

ELECTRIC FILTERS;

EID: 0030734228     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.585212     Document Type: Article

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