A deconvolution filter for improvement of time-delay estimation in elastography

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1565-1572

  Alam, S Kaisar ^a   Ophir, J ^a   Cespedes, I ^a   Varghese, T ^a  

^a RIVERSIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL IMAGING; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TISSUE; WAVE FILTERS;

DECONVOLUTION FILTER; ELASTOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 0032208870     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.738296     Document Type: Article

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