Theoretical bounds on the estimation of transverse displacement, transverse strain and poisson's ratio in elastography

Ultrasonic Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 153-177

  Konofagou, E E ^a   Varghese, T ^a   Ophir, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Axial; Decoupling; Displacement; Elastography; Lateral; Orthogonal; Poisson's ratio; Recorrelation; Strain; Strain Filter; Transverse; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL IMAGING; POISSON RATIO; STRAIN; ULTRASONICS;

AXIAL; DECOUPLING; DISPLACEMENT; ELASTOGRAPHY; LATERAL; ORTHOGONAL; RECORRELATION; STRAIN FILTER; TRANSVERSE;

MOTION ESTIMATION;

ARTICLE; ELASTOGRAPHY; MOTION; PHANTOM; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIMULATION; STATISTICS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0034453242     PISSN: 01617346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016173460002200302     Document Type: Article

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