Ultrasound characterization by stable statistical patterns

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-126

  Wun, Y T ^a   Chung, R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Liver; Statistical features; Texture; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; MEDICAL IMAGING; OBJECT RECOGNITION; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ECHOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIVER TUMOR; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032007767     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2607(97)00062-X     Document Type: Article

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