Visualizing and measuring the temperature field produced by medical diagnostic ultrasound using thermography

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1287-1294

  Vachutka, J ^a   Grec, P ^a   Mornstein, V ^a   Caruana, C J ^b  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL IMAGING; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); ULTRASONICS;

DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND; EXPOSURE-TIME; HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS; PHYSICS TEACHING; SOFT TISSUE MODELING; TEACHING LABORATORIES; TEMPERATURE DATA; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; ULTRASOUND EXPOSURE;

TISSUE;

EID: 59749088446     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: 13616404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/29/6/015     Document Type: Article

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