Aperture optimization for 3D ultrasound computer tomography

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1820-1823

  Schwarzenberg, G F ^a   Zapf, M ^a   Ruiter, N V ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTIMIZATION; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRASONICS;

3-D IMAGING; 3D ULTRASOUND COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; BEAM PROFILING; BREAST CANCERS; BREAST IMAGING; COMPUTER TOMOGRAPH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM KARLSRUHE; HIGH-DIMENSIONAL; IMAGE CONTRASTS; OPTIMIZ ATION PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION CRITERION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; TISSUE ATTENUATION; TRANSDUCER ARRAYS; ULTRASOUND ENERGY; VERTICAL RESOLUTIONS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 42949153200     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2007.458     Document Type: Conference Paper

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