Determination of scan-plane motion using speckle decorrelation: Theoretical considerations and initial test

International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 38-44

  Chen, Jian Feng ^a,b   Fowlkes, J Brian ^a   Carson, Paul L ^a   Rubin, Jonathan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

3D; Decorrelation; Motion estimation; Speckle; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY COMPOUNDING; MOTION ESTIMATION; SPECKLE DECORRELATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL SCANNING; TISSUE MIMICKING PHANTOM;

BLOOD; CORRELATION THEORY; ESTIMATION; SCANNING; SPECKLE; STATISTICAL METHODS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TISSUE; TRACKING (POSITION); ULTRASONICS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 0030836167     PISSN: 08999457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1098(1997)8:1<38::AID-IMA5>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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