Quantitative ultrasound imaging of healthy and reconstructed cleft lip: A feasibility study

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 261-268

  Van Hees, Nancy J M ^a   Thijssen, Johan M ^a   Huyskens, Rinske W ^a   Weijers, Gert ^a   Nillesen, Maartje M ^a   De Korte, Chris L ^a   Katsaros, Christos ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cleft lip; Echography; Healthy lip; Quantitative analysis; Reconstructive surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CALCULATION; CLEFT LIP; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; IMAGING; LIP RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; ORBICULARIS ORIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCAR; THICKNESS; TISSUE;

ADULT; CICATRIX; CLEFT LIP; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIP; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 34248373655     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/06-051     Document Type: Article

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