A general statistical model for ultrasonic backscattering from tissues

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 727-736

  Mohana Shankar, P ^a  

^a IDrcxol University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NAKAGAMI DISTRIBUTION; ULTRASONIC BACKSCATTERING; ULTRASONIC ECHO;

ACOUSTIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ULTRASONIC WAVES;

EID: 0033718866     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.842062     Document Type: Article

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