Improved method for determining resolution zones in ultrasound phantoms with spherical simulated lesions

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1667-1676

  Kofler, James M ^a   Madsen, Ernest L ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Detectability; Performance; Phantom; Quality assurance; Resolution; Spherical lesions

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DISEASES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

RESOLUTION ZONES;

ULTRASONICS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; IMAGE QUALITY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIMULATION; ULTRASOUND; VISUAL INFORMATION;

IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035713311     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(01)00473-2     Document Type: Article

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