Computer simulation of forward wave propagation in soft tissue

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1473-1481

  Varslot, Trond ^a   Taraldsen, Gunnar ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

^c Norwegian Mathematical Society   (Norway)

^d Norwegian Physical Society   (Norway)

^e Norwegian Statistical Association   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORWARD WAVE PROPAGATION; HARMONIC BEAMS; NONLINEAR ELASTICITY; ULTRASOUND IMAGING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; RELAXATION PROCESSES; TISSUE; ULTRASONICS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOMETRY;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 27644452594     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2005.1516019     Document Type: Article

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