Quantitative ultrasonic methods for characterization of skin lesions in vivo

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 825-838

  Raju, Balasundar I ^a,c   Swindells, Kirsty J ^b   Gonzalez, Salvador ^b   Srinivasan, Mandayam A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attenuation coefficient; Contact dermatitis; Dermatology; Dermis; Diffraction compensation; Echo statistics; Echogenicity; High frequency ultrasound; Skin; Tissue characterization

Indexed keywords

DERMATITIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SKIN; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

ECHO STATISTICS;

ULTRASONICS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIFFRACTION; EMPIRICISM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DEFECT; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0038048148     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(03)00009-7     Document Type: Article

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