Spatial compounding in 3D imaging of limbs

Ultrasonic Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 251-265

  He, Ping ^a  

^a Wright State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Averaged reconstruction; Compound scan; Image resolution; Spatial compounding; Ultrasound; Ultrasound speckle

Indexed keywords

IMAGE RESOLUTION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; SPECKLE; ULTRASONICS;

COMPOUND SCAN; LATERAL RESOLUTION; MUTUALLY INDEPENDENTS; NUMBER OF COMPONENTS; RESOLUTION IMPROVEMENT; SPATIAL COMPOUNDING; ULTRASOUND SCANNING; ULTRASOUND SPECKLE;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

B SCAN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; NOISE; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0031395097     PISSN: 01617346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016173469701900402     Document Type: Review

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