Visualisation of 4-D colour and power Doppler data

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1735-1747

  Jones, Mike G ^a   Shipley, Jacqueline A ^b   Robinson, Teresa M ^c,d  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3 D ultrasound; 4 D ultrasound; Colour Doppler; Visualisation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CARDIOLOGY; DOPPLER EFFECT; FLOW VISUALIZATION; OPACITY;

CARDIAC CYCLE;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DATA ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FOUR DIMENSIONAL ECHOGRAPHY; HEART CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0346492826     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2003.08.016     Document Type: Article

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