Ultrasound motion estimation using a hierarchical feature weighting algorithm

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 178-190

  Lin, Cheng Hsien ^a   Lin, Mark Chii Jeng ^b   Sun, Yung Nien ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hierarchical structure; Motion estimation; Soft tissue motion; Ultrasonic image sequences

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPECKLE; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

MOTION FIELD; POSTERIORI ESTIMATOR; SOFT TISSUE MOTION; ULTRASONIC IMAGE SEQUENCES;

MOTION ESTIMATION;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; B SCAN; IN VIVO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; ULTRASOUND;

ALGORITHMS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MOVEMENT; TAIWAN;

EID: 33947579930     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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