Elastographic dynamic range expansion using variable applied strains

Ultrasonic Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-166

  Konofagou, Elisa E ^a,b   Ophir, Jonathan ^a,b   Kallel, Faouzi ^a   Varghese, Tomy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Clastography; Correlation; Dynamic range; Elastogram; Imaging; Multicompression; Stiffness; Strai n filter; Strain; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DIGITAL STORAGE; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MEDICAL IMAGING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; STIFFNESS; TISSUE; ULTRASONICS;

CLASTOGRAPHY; DYNAMIC RANGE; ELASTOGRAMS; MULTI-COMPRESSION; STRAI N FILTER;

STRAIN;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; DYNAMICS; ELASTICITY; RIGIDITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIMULATION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030875757     PISSN: 01617346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016173469701900205     Document Type: Article

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