Elastography - The movement begins

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1409-1421

  Wilson, L S ^a   Robinson, D E ^b   Dadd, M J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Pen Y Sarn   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; ULTRASOUND;

BLOOD VESSELS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; HEART; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0034093934     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/45/6/301     Document Type: Article

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