Imaging artifacts of medical instruments in ultrasound-guided interventions

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1303-1322

  Huang, Jinlan ^a   Triedman, John K ^a   Vasilyev, Nikolay V ^a   Suematsu, Yoshihiro ^b   Cleveland, Robin O ^c   Dupont, Pierre E ^c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Imaging artifacts; Medical instruments; Ultrasound guided interventions

Indexed keywords

REAL TIME SYSTEMS; STAINLESS STEEL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TISSUE CULTURE; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ARTIFACT MITIGATION TECHNIQUES; IMAGING ARTIFACTS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; STAINLESS STEEL RODS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

METAL; STAINLESS STEEL;

ACCURACY; ACOUSTICS; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATERIAL COATING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; SIGNAL DETECTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 35348973574     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2007.26.10.1303     Document Type: Article

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