A bayesian approach for edge detection in medical ultrasound images

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 45, Issue 6 PART 2, 1998, Pages 3089-3096

  Kao, Chien Min ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; EFFICIENCY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEDICAL IMAGING; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

BAYESIAN RESTORATION APPROACH; EDGE DETECTION;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

EID: 0032318332     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.737669     Document Type: Article

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