In vitro comparative study of vibro-acoustography versus pulse-echo ultrasound in imaging permanent prostate brachytherapy seeds

Ultrasonics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-38

  Mitri, F G ^a   Davis, B J ^b   Greenleaf, J F ^a   Fatemi, M ^a  

^a MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Brachytherapy; Finite element; Pulse echo; Ultrasound imaging; Vibro acoustography

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; ACOUSTIC WAVES; ACOUSTICS; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; FLUORESCENT SCREENS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; QUANTUM OPTICS; SEED; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASONICS; WATER TANKS;

BRACHYTHERAPY; FINITE ELEMENT; PULSE-ECHO; ULTRASOUND IMAGING; VIBRO-ACOUSTOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSTATE TUMOR; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED;

EID: 56949106091     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

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