Elastographic axial resolution criteria: An experimental study

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 304-309

  Kaisar Alam, S ^a   Ophir, Jonathan ^a   Varghese, Tomy ^b  

^a RIVERSIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ESTIMATION;

ELASTOGRAPHY;

STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0033905144     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.818775     Document Type: Article

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