Ultrasonic mapping of the microvasculature: Signal alignment

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 809-824

  Zagar, B G ^a   Fornaris, R J ^b   Ferrara, K W ^b  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Virginia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow mapping; Cross correlation; Signal alignment; Velocity estimation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; CARDIOLOGY; CORRELATION METHODS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; MICROCIRCULATION; TISSUE;

MICROVASCULATURE SIGNAL ALIGNMENT; ULTRASONIC MAPPING;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MICROCIRCULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0032127782     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(98)00042-8     Document Type: Article

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