Contrast response analysis for medical ultrasound imaging

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 805-809

  Johnson, Richard ^a  

^a Palinurus Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANECHOIC CHAMBERS; CONTRAST MEDIA; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MEDICAL IMAGING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS; ULTRASONIC SCATTERING;

CONTRAST RESPONSE ANALYSIS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 0031186652     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.655195     Document Type: Article

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