Measurements of Ultrasonic Attenuation Properties of Midgestational Fetal Pig Hearts

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 319-328

  Gibson, Allyson A ^a   Singh, Gautam K ^a   Hoffman, Joseph J ^a   Ludomirsky, Achiau ^a   Holland, Mark R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation coefficient; Fetal echocardiography; Heart; High frequency ultrasound; Myocardium; Slope of attenuation coefficient; Tissue characterization

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT; FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HIGH-FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND; MYOCARDIUM; SLOPE OF ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; BACKSCATTERING; BEAMS AND GIRDERS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FORMALDEHYDE; ULTRASONIC DEVICES; ULTRASONICS;

DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL);

ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS; HEART; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; FETAL HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART VENTRICLES; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SWINE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 58249129011     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.08.014     Document Type: Article

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