Two-dimensional autocorrelation method for ultrasound-based strain estimation

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 II, Issue , 2004, Pages 1380-1383

  Shamdasani, Vijay ^a   Kim, Yongmin ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Autocorrelation; Phase based; Strain; Strain signal to noise ratio; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DERIVATIVES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; STRAIN; TISSUE;

AUTOCORRELATION; STRAIN IMAGES; STRAIN SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; ULTRASOUND PULSE;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 11144251109     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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