A multiscale algorithm for three-dimensional free-hand ultrasound

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1029-1040

  Sanches, João M ^a   Marques, Jorge S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

3 D ultrasound; Interpolation; Medical imaging; Multiscale

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INTERPOLATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; TISSUE;

BAYESIAN FRAMEWORK;

ULTRASONICS;

ALGORITHM; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE; ULTRASOUND;

ALGORITHMS; BAYES THEOREM; GALLBLADDER; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036706627     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(02)00548-3     Document Type: Article

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