A straightforward algorithm for the quantification of power Doppler signals

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 343-348

  Jun, Woo Sun ^a   Lee, Kyoung Ho ^a   Koo, Kyobum ^a   Kim, Dongsung ^a   Kim, Jong Hyo ^a   Kim, Seung Hyup ^a   Choi, Byung Ihn ^a   Han, Joon Koo ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Analysis; Angiogenesis; Computers; Diagnostic aid; Images; Power Doppler studies; Processing; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036260525     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-200206000-00006     Document Type: Article

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