Optimal Transmit Phasing on Tissue Background Suppression in Contrast Harmonic Imaging

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1820-1831

  Shen, Che Chou ^a   Hsieh, Yi Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Axial resolution; Contrast agent; Contrast to tissue ratio; Harmonic imaging; Harmonic leakage; Optimal transmit phasing; Tissue harmonic

Indexed keywords

AXIAL RESOLUTION; CONTRAST AGENT; CONTRAST-TO-TISSUE RATIO; HARMONIC IMAGING; HARMONIC LEAKAGE; OPTIMAL TRANSMIT PHASING;

AGENTS; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; POLARIZATION; SIGNAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROBUBBLES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 54049086912     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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