A new method for enhancing dynamic vascular patterns of focal liver lesions in contrast ultrasound

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 546-549

  Rognin, Nicolas G ^a   Frinking, Peter ^a   Messager, Tristan ^a   Arditi, Marcel ^a   Perrenoud, Geneviève ^b   Meuwly, Jean Yves ^b  

^a Bracco Suisse SA   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dynamic vascular patterns; Focal liver lesions; Image processing; Software; Ultrasound contrast agent

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DIAGNOSIS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LIVER; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHOTORESISTS; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASONICS;

BENIGN LESION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTRAST ULTRASOUND; CONTRAST-ENHANCED ULTRASOUND; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYNAMIC VASCULAR PATTERNS; FOCAL LIVER LESIONS; HYPOECHOIC; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE-PROCESSING SOFTWARE; IMAGING METHODS; IMAGING MODES; MALIGNANT LESIONS; REFERENCE LEVELS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENT; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENTS; VASCULAR PATTERNING;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 48149100747     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2007.142     Document Type: Conference Paper

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