A posteriori respiratory gating in contrast ultrasound for assessment of hepatic perfusion

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 4465-4480

  Renault, G ^a   Tranquart, F ^b   Perlbarg, V ^a   Bleuzen, A ^b   Herment, A ^a   Frouin, F ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b CHU BRETONNEAU   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INDEPENDENT COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; ULTRASONICS;

EXPIRATION PLANES; IMAGE SEQUENCES; SUBSETS; UPTAKE KINETICS;

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING MECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INDEPENDENT COMPONENT ANALYSIS; LIVER PERFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER; MOTION; PERFUSION; RESPIRATION;

EID: 25444488044     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 00319155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/19/003     Document Type: Article

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