Nonlinear anisotropic filtering as a tool for SNR enhancement in cardiovascular MRI

Computers in Cardiology

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 707-710

  Positano, V ^a,c   Santarelli, M F ^a   Landini, L ^b   Benassi, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; GAUSSIAN NOISE (ELECTRONIC); IMAGE PROCESSING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TISSUE;

CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; HEART; NONLINEAR ANISOTROPIC FILTERING;

CARDIOLOGY;

EID: 0034474893     PISSN: 02766574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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