Automatic attenuation compensation for ultrasonic imaging

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 651-664

  Hughes, David I ^a   Duck, Francis A ^b  

^a Systems Engineering and Assessment Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attenuation compensation; Automatic time gain compensation; Backscatter; Shadowing; Ultrasound imaging

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; AUTOMATION; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; TISSUE;

ATTENUATION COMPENSATION; AUTOMATIC TIME GAIN COMPENSATION; SHADOWING;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IMAGE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMEN; ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030871379     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(97)00002-1     Document Type: Article

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