A comparative analysis of multi-pulse techniques in contrast-enhanced ultrasound medical imaging

Ultrasonics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 120-125

  Crocco, M ^a   Palmese, M ^a   Sciallero, C ^a   Trucco, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echographic simulation; Multi pulse techniques; Ultrasound contrast agents; Ultrasound medical imaging; Ultrasound signal processing

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; CONTRAST MEDIA; MEDICAL IMAGING; RADAR; RADIO WAVES; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

ECHOGRAPHIC SIMULATION; MULTI-PULSE TECHNIQUES; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENTS; ULTRASOUND MEDICAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBUBBLE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ALGORITHMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROBUBBLES; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 56949087181     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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