Real-time estimation of lateral displacement using time domain cross correlation with prior estimates

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 1209-1212

  Zahiri Azar, R ^a   Salcudean, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

2D motion estimation in ultrasound imaging; Correlation estimation; Real time elastography

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION ESTIMATION; CROSS CORRELATIONS; HIGH FRAME RATE; LATERAL DISPLACEMENTS; MONITORING TECHNIQUES; MOTION TRACKING; PRIOR ESTIMATES; REAL-TIME ELASTOGRAPHY; REAL-TIME ESTIMATION; SPECKLE TRACKING; SPEED-UPS; TIME DOMAIN; ULTRASOUND IMAGING;

CORRELATION METHODS; MOTION ESTIMATION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

ESTIMATION;

EID: 38049020307     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2006.309     Document Type: Conference Paper

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