The Impact of Physiological Motion on Tissue Tracking During Radiation Force Imaging

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1149-1166

  Fahey, Brian J ^a   Palmeri, Mark L ^a   Trahey, Gregg E ^a,b  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal imaging; Acoustic radiation force; Elastography; Physiological motion; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ABDOMINAL IMAGING; ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCES; ELASTOGRAPHY; MOTION EFFECTS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MOTION;

TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELASTOGRAPHY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND;

ARTIFACTS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; HEART; HUMANS; LIVER; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 34347220116     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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