Image features in medical vibro-acoustography: In vitro and in vivo results

Ultrasonics

Volumn 48, Issue 6-7, 2008, Pages 559-562

  Alizad, Azra ^a   Whaley, Dana H ^b   Greenleaf, James F ^a   Fatemi, Mostafa ^a  

^a MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast imaging; Calcification; Radiation force; Ultrasound; Vibro acoustography

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; BIOMINERALIZATION; BONE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS;

BREAST IMAGING; CALCIFICATION; RADIATION FORCE; ULTRASOUND; VIBRO-ACOUSTOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PROSTATE; RADIOGRAPHY; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; TRANSDUCER;

CALCINOSIS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; PROSTATE; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY;

EID: 55249110215     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2008.04.014     Document Type: Article

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