Characterization of anisotropic myocardial backscatter using spectral slope, intercept and midband fit parameters

Ultrasonic Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 122-134

  Yang, Min ^a   Krueger, Todd M ^a   Miller, James G ^a   Holland, Mark R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Midband fit; Myocardium; Spectral slope; Ultrasonic scattering; Ultrasonic spectrum analysis; Zero frequency intercept

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ANISOTROPY; BACKSCATTERING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC SCATTERING;

MIDBAND FIT; MYOCARDIUM; SPECTRAL SLOPES; ULTRASONIC SPECTRA; ZERO FREQUENCY;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; HEART MUSCLE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMPEDANCE; IN VITRO STUDY; LAMB; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 34447277368     PISSN: 01617346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016173460702900204     Document Type: Article

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