Three-dimensional ultrasound volumetric measurements: Is the largest number of image planes necessary for outlining the region-of-interest?

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1193-1202

  Pang, Beatrice S F ^a   Kot, Brian C W ^a   Ying, Michael ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Image planes; Three dimensional ultrasound; Volumetric measurements

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; TISSUE; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY; IMAGE PLANES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND; VOLUMETRIC MEASUREMENTS;

ULTRASONICS;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; IMAGING; NONHUMAN; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND;

HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LINEAR MODELS; ORGAN SIZE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33746219451     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.04.012     Document Type: Article

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