Theory and application of sonoelasticity imaging

International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 104-109

  Gao, L ^a   Parker, K J ^a   Alam, S K ^a   Rubens, D ^b   Lerner, R M ^c  

^a University of Rochester   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Doppler; Elasticity; Imaging; Shear waves; Vibration

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; DOPPLER EFFECT; ELASTIC WAVES; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TISSUE; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

DOPPLER IMAGING; PHANTOMS; SONOELASTICITY IMAGING; TUMOR;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 0030736518     PISSN: 08999457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1098(1997)8:1<104::AID-IMA12>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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