A new imaging science test object for performance measurements of ultrasonic imaging systems

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 455-465

  Phillips, Dan ^a   Parker, Kevin J ^a  

^a University of Rochester   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGING SYSTEM; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0031911607     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/43/2/018     Document Type: Article

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