Spectral normalization for ultrasonic contrast microbubble detection

Ultrasonic Imaging

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 150-162

  Chen, Shigao ^a   McMahon, Eileen M ^b   Fatemi, Mostafa ^a   Greenleaf, James F ^a   Belohlavek, Marek ^a,b  

^a MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation compensation; Harmonic imaging; Microbubbles; Perfusion; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; TISSUE; ULTRASONICS;

ATTENUATION COMPENSATION; FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENT; HARMONIC IMAGING; MICROBUBBLE DETECTION; MICROBUBBLES; PERFUSION; SPECTRAL NORMALIZATION; ULTRASONIC CONTRAST AGENTS;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; MICROBUBBLE; RADIATION ATTENUATION; SPECTROSCOPY; THEORETICAL MODEL; TISSUE PERFUSION; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 17644405482     PISSN: 01617346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016173460402600302     Document Type: Article

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