Performance Evaluation of Methods for Two-Dimensional Displacement and Strain Estimation Using Ultrasound Radio Frequency Data

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 796-812

  Lopata, Richard G P ^a   Nillesen, Maartje M ^a   Hansen, Hendrik H G ^a   Gerrits, Inge H ^a   Thijssen, Johan M ^a   de Korte, Chris L ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

2 D strain estimation; Axial strain; Cross correlation function; Elastographic contrast to noise ratio; Elastographic signal to noise ratio; Elastography; Lateral strain; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

2-D STRAIN ESTIMATION; AXIAL STRAIN; CROSS-CORRELATION FUNCTION; ELASTOGRAPHIC CONTRAST-TO-NOISE RATIO; ELASTOGRAPHIC SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; ELASTOGRAPHY; LATERAL STRAIN; ULTRASOUND;

ACOUSTIC INTENSITY; ACOUSTIC WAVES; ESTIMATION; INTERPOLATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; STRAIN; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS; WINDOWS;

FREQUENCY ESTIMATION;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELASTOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; ULTRASOUND;

ALGORITHMS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 65349118330     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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