Parameter estimation of the homodyned K distribution based on signal to noise ratio

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 158-161

  Martin Fernandez, Marcos ^a   Cardenes, Ruben ^a   Alberola Lopez, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS;

COHERENT COMPONENTS; COMPUTATIONAL WAYS; ESTIMATION PROCEDURES; K DISTRIBUTIONS; RESOLUTION CELLS; SAMPLE SETS; SIGNAL TO NOISES; VALIDATION STUDIES;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 48149092091     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2007.51     Document Type: Conference Paper

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