New sonographic techniques for harmonic imaging-Underlying physical principles

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 164-172

  Kollmann, Christian ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Diagnostic ultrasound; Harmonic imaging; Safety; Transducer technology; Ultrasound contrast agent

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIA; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND; HARMONIC IMAGING; TRANSDUCER TECHNOLOGY; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENT;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FIELD EMISSION; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; PULSE RATE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SIGNAL DETECTION; TISSUE; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND;

BIOPHYSICS; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SAFETY; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 35348850677     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.07.024     Document Type: Review

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