Time-frequency analysis for pulse driven ultrasonic microscopy for biological tissue characterization

Ultrasonics

Volumn 42, Issue 1-9, 2004, Pages 717-722

  Hozumi, N ^a   Yamashita, R ^a   Lee, C K ^a   Nagao, M ^a   Kobayashi, K ^b   Saijo, Y ^c   Tanaka, M ^c   Tanaka, N ^d   Ohtsuki, S ^e  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b HONDA ELECTRONICS CO LTD   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Signal processing; Sound speed; Time frequency analysis; Tissue characterization

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ACOUSTIC WAVE REFLECTION; ATTENUATION; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; IRRADIATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

SOUND SPEED; TIME FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; METHODOLOGY; RAT; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TIME;

ANIMALS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; RATS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1642585904     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2003.11.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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