A new convolution-based methodology to simulate ultrasound images in a 2D / 3D sector format

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 2243-2246

  Gao, Hang ^a   Choi, Hon Fai ^a   Claus, Piet ^a   Boonen, Steven ^a   Van Der Perre, Georges ^a   Lauriks, Walter ^a   D'hooge, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Simulation; Ultrasound imaging

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; CONVOLUTION; FUNCTIONS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS;

3-D IMAGING; 3D CONVOLUTION; DATA-SETS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GRAY-SCALE IMAGES; GRAYSCALE HISTOGRAM; IMAGE LINES; LEFT VENTRICLE; RAYLEIGH; SCAN-CONVERSION; SIMULATION; ULTRASOUND IMAGES; ULTRASOUND IMAGING;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 48149101570     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2007.564     Document Type: Conference Paper

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