Three-dimensional ultrasound imaging of the rotator cuff: Spatial compounding and tendon thickness measurement

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 509-525

  Leotta, Daniel F ^a   Martin, Roy W ^b,c  

^a Department of Surgery ^*  (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D; Rotator cuff; Shoulder; Spatial compounding; Surface extraction; Three dimensional; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

FEATURE EXTRACTION; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); TENDONS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

MAGNETIC TRACKING SYSTEMS; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER; SPATIAL COMPOUNDING; SURFACE EXTRACTION;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEASUREMENT; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROTATOR CUFF; TECHNIQUE; TENDON; THICKNESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDONS;

EID: 0034036163     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(99)00173-8     Document Type: Article

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