Real-time B-mode ultrasound quality control test procedures: Report of AAPM Ultrasound Task Group No. 1

Medical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1385-1406

  Goodsitt, Mitchell M ^a,e   Carson, Paul L ^a   Witt, Scott ^b,f   Hykes, David L ^c   Kofler, James M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Gammex Inc   (United States)

^c St Joseph Hosp and Health Center   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

^f Philips Ultrasound   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTING;

QUALITY CONTROL TESTS; REAL- TIME; TASK GROUPS; TEST PROCEDURES;

ULTRASONICS;

B SCAN; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0031814617     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598404     Document Type: Review

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