A mechanical instrument for 3D ultrasound probe calibration

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 505-518

  Gee, Andrew H ^a,b   Houghton, Neil E ^a   Treece, Graham M ^a   Prager, Richard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Engineering ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D ultrasound; Metrology; Probe calibration

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CALIBRATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; MOUNTINGS; PRECISION ENGINEERING; RIGIDITY; SENSORS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; WIRE;

END-USER CALIBRATION PROCESS; MECHANICAL INSTRUMENTS; RIGID FRAMES; ULTRASOUND PROBES;

PROBES;

ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CALIBRATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; LASER; MOLECULAR PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 17044374697     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2004.12.022     Document Type: Article

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