Attenuation and backscatter estimation using video signal analysis applied to B-mode images

Ultrasonic Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 221-233

  Knipp, B S ^a   Zagzebski, J A ^a   Wilson, T A ^a   Dong, F ^a   Madsen, E L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; B mode imaging; Backscatter; Phantoms; Quantitative imaging; Tissue characterization

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; BACKSCATTERING; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; PHANTOMS; SIGNAL ANALYSIS; TABLE LOOKUP; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONIC WAVES;

ATTENUATION; ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT; B-MODE IMAGING; BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENTS; QUANTITATIVE IMAGING; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; ULTRASOUND ATTENUATION; ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEMS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; B SCAN; GRAY SCALE ECHOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHANTOM; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0031441822     PISSN: 01617346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016173469701900305     Document Type: Article

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