Elastography: A systems approach

International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-103

  Ophir, Jonathan ^a   Kallel, Faouzi ^a,b   Varghese, Tomy ^a   Bertrand, Michel ^b   Céspedes, Ignacio ^a   Ponnekanti, Hari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Elastography; Imaging; Inverse problem; Strain filter; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; INVERSE PROBLEMS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; STRAIN; TISSUE;

CONTRAST TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; ELASTOGRAPHY; STRAIN FILTER;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 0030849579     PISSN: 08999457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1098(1997)8:1<89::AID-IMA11>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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