Application of continuum theory and multi-grid methods to motion evaluation from 3D echocardiography

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 297-308

  Zini, Gabriele ^a,b   Sarti, Alessandro ^b   Lamberti, Claudio ^b  

^a IEEE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL FLOWS; ULTRASONIC RELAXATION;

MULTIGRID RELAXATION METHODS;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031102177     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.585114     Document Type: Article

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