Calibrated parametric medical ultrasound imaging

Ultrasonic Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-72

  Valckx, F M J ^b   Thijssen, J M ^a   Van Geemen, A J ^b   Rotteveel, J J ^b   Mullaart, R ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Echography; Image processing; Parametric imaging; Texture; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; PHANTOMS; TEXTURES; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS;

ACOUSTIC CHARACTERISTIC; ECHOGRAPHY; MEDICAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING; MULTIPROCESSOR WORKSTATIONS; PARAMETRIC IMAGING; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; TISSUE MIMICKING PHANTOM;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CALIBRATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFRACTION; ECHOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING; TRANSDUCER; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0034067753     PISSN: 01617346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016173460002200104     Document Type: Article

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