A Novel Image Formation Method for Ultrasonic Strain Imaging

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 643-652

  Jiang, Jingfeng ^a   Hall, Timothy J ^a   Sommer, Amy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasticity imaging; Elastography; Performance assessment; Ultrasonic strain imaging

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE QUALITY; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ELASTICITY IMAGING; ELASTOGRAPHY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY ECHO; ULTRASONIC STRAIN IMAGING;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BREAST; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGING; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

ALGORITHMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FIBROADENOMA; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIO WAVES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 33947518815     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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