VOLUS - A visualization system for 3D ultrasound data

Ultrasonics

Volumn 42, Issue 1-9, 2004, Pages 689-694

  Varandas, J ^a   Baptista, P ^a   Santos, J ^b   Martins, R ^b   Dias, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Calibration; Freehand 3D ultrasound; Medical imaging; Registration; Volume measurement

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEDICAL IMAGING; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

FREEHAND THREE DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND; REGISTRATION;

ULTRASONICS;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART CONTRACTION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION;

EID: 1642585905     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2003.11.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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