Tissue harmonic imaging - Experimental analysis of the mechanism of image improvement

Japanese Circulation Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 202-206

  Tanabe, Kazuaki ^a   Belohlavek, Marek ^a   Greenleaf, James F ^a   Seward, James B ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonlinear propagation; Obesity; Phantom; Tissue harmonic imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; OBESITY; PHANTOM;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0034052548     PISSN: 00471828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/jcj.64.202     Document Type: Article

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