Performance evaluation of coherence-based adaptive imaging using clinical breast data

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1669-1678

  Wang, Shun Li ^b   Chang, Chen Han ^b   Yang, Hsin Chia ^b   Chou, Yi Hong ^c   Li, Pai Chi ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; MEDICAL IMAGING; PIXELS; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

CORRELATION-BASED METHOD; IMAGE PIXEL; ULTRASONIC BREAST IMAGING;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BREAST DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION SCATTERING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; TRANSDUCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; BREAST DISEASES; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY CONTROL; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY;

EID: 34548072158     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2007.438     Document Type: Article

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