Technological progress in ultrasonography

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 749-756

  Chou, Yi Hong ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Contrast agent; Doppler; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TECHNOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND;

HUMANS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033367282     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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