A least-squares strain estimator for elastography

Ultrasonic Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 195-208

  Kallel, Faouzi ^a   Ophir, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic range; Elastogram; Elastography; Imaging; Least squares; Noise reduction; Sensitivity; Strain; Strain filter; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MEDICAL IMAGING; NOISE ABATEMENT; STRAIN; ULTRASONICS;

DYNAMIC RANGE; ELASTOGRAMS; ELASTOGRAPHY; LEAST SQUARE; SENSITIVITY; STRAIN FILTER;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ELASTOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NOISE REDUCTION; PHANTOM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIMULATION; SOFT TISSUE RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031468921     PISSN: 01617346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016173469701900303     Document Type: Article

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