Anthropomorphic Phantoms for Assessment of Strain Imaging Methods Involving Saline-Infused Sonohysterography

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1622-1637

  Hobson, Maritza A ^a   Madsen, Ernest L ^a   Frank, Gary R ^a   Jiang, Jingfeng ^a   Shi, Hairong ^a   Hall, Timothy J ^a   Varghese, Tomy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastography; Endometrial polyps; Leiomyoma; Phantom; Strain imaging; Uterus

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; IMAGING SYSTEMS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; VEGETABLE OILS;

ANTHROPOMORPHIC PHANTOMS; ELASTOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIAL POLYPS; LEIOMYOMA; MYOMETRIUM; PHANTOM; SONOHYSTEROGRAPHY; STRAIN IMAGING; UTERINE CAVITY; UTERUS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

STORAGE ALLOCATION (COMPUTER);

FAT; GELATIN; SAFFLOWER OIL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANTHROPOMORPHIC PHANTOM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISPERSION; DRUG INFUSION; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTEROGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROSA; SKILL; SONOHYSTEROGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS MYOMA; YOUNG MODULUS;

ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GELATIN; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MATERIALS TESTING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYPS; SAFFLOWER OIL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 52049120370     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.02.013     Document Type: Article

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