High-frequency ultrasonic imaging system: A preliminary small animals study

International Journal of Electrical Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 195-202

  Yeh, Chih Kuang ^a   Chunh, Chao Hung ^b   Chen, Jia Jiun ^b   Chen, Jia Jin Jason ^b  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; High resolution ultrasonic imaging system; Swept scanning; Tumor growth

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMAGING; ACOUSTIC WAVES; COMPUTER NETWORKS; DIAGNOSIS; DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; DOPPLER EFFECT; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROCIRCULATION; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TUMORS;

ANGIOGENESIS; HIGH RESOLUTION ULTRASONIC IMAGING SYSTEM; SWEPT-SCANNING; TUMOR GROWTH;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 51349123925     PISSN: 18123031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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