The effect of speed of sound in ultrasound test objects on lateral resolution

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 1561-1564

  Dudley, Nicholas J ^a   Gibson, Nicholas M ^a   Fleckney, Mark J ^a   Clark, Peter D ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gel based test object; Resolution; Speed of sound; Ultrasound quality control; Urethane based test object

Indexed keywords

GELS; TISSUE; ULTRASONICS;

NYLON FILAMENTS;

ACOUSTIC WAVES;

NYLON; URETHAN; WATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; ULTRASOUND; VELOCITY;

ACOUSTICS; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY CONTROL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; URETHANE;

EID: 0036866882     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(02)00648-8     Document Type: Article

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