Rationale and derivation of Mi and Ti - A review

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 431-441

  Abbott, John G ^a  

^a ATL Ultrasound   (United States)

Author keywords

Derivation; Equation; Mechanical index; MI; ODS; Output display standard; Thermal index; TI

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL IMAGING;

MECHANICAL INDEX; OUTPUT DISPLAY STANDARD; THERMAL INDEX;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ACOUSTICS; ECHOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SOUND INTENSITY; SOUND PRESSURE; STANDARD;

EID: 0033103654     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(98)00172-0     Document Type: Article

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