An efficient motion estimation and compensation method for ultrasound synthetic aperture imaging

Ultrasonic Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 81-99

  Kim, K S ^a   Hwang, J S ^a   Jeong, J S ^a   Song, T K ^a  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Medical ultrasound imaging; Motion compensation; Motion estimation; Phase distortion; Spatial resolution; Synthetic aperture

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; MOTION COMPENSATION; SYNTHETIC APERTURES; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

AUTOCORRELATION METHODS; CROSS CORRELATION METHODS; EFFICIENT MOTION ESTIMATION; MEDICAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING; PHASE DISTORTIONS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SYNTHETIC APERTURE IMAGING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE TECHNIQUES;

MOTION ESTIMATION;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOTION; TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND; ADULT; ARTIFACT; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MITRAL VALVE;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MOTION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0036525591     PISSN: 01617346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016173460202400202     Document Type: Article

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