The application of K-space in pulse echo ultrasound

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 541-558

  Walker, William F ^a   Trahey, Gregg E ^b  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; GRAPH THEORY; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SPECKLE; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRANSMITTERS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

BEAMFORMING; ECHO COHERENCE; K SPACE ANALYSIS; PULSE ECHO ULTRASONIC IMAGING SYSTEMS; VAN CITTERT-ZERNIKE THEORY;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032071646     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.677599     Document Type: Article

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