A regularized real-time motion tracking algorithm using dynamic programming for ultrasonic strain imaging

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 606-609

  Jiang, Jingfeng ^a   Hall, Timothy J ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DATA; DATA SETS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES; ELASTICITY IMAGING; HIGH CONTRAST; IN-VIVO; LOCAL STRAINS; MECHANICAL STIMULUS; MOTION TRACKING; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; REAL-TIME FEEDBACK; REAL-TIME MOTION; REGION OF INTEREST; ROBUST ALGORITHM; SEQUENCE OF IMAGES; SPECKLE TRACKING; STRAIN IMAGES; TISSUE DEFORMATIONS; TISSUE MOTION; ULTRASONIC STRAIN IMAGING;

ALGORITHMS; HIDDEN MARKOV MODELS; TRACKING (POSITION); ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONICS;

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING;

EID: 52649125695     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2006.158     Document Type: Conference Paper

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