Spectral analysis of backscattered ultrasound field from hydroxyapatite granules

IET Conference Publications

Volumn , Issue 540 CP, 2008, Pages

  Marinozzi, F ^a   Piras, D ^a   Bini, F ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast; Faran; Hydroxyapatite; Microcalcification; Ultrasounds

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERED ULTRASOUND; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DISEASE; CYLINDRICAL SHAPES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FARAN; FARAN MODEL; HYDROXYAPATITE GRANULES; MICROCALCIFICATION; MICROCALCIFICATIONS; MICROGRANULES; RADIO-FREQUENCY DATUM; RECONSTRUCTION METHOD; SOFT TISSUE; SOUND SCATTERING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; ULTRASOUNDS;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; APATITE; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DATA VISUALIZATION; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HYDROXYLATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; ULTRASONICS; VISUALIZATION;

HYDROXYAPATITE;

EID: 67549119473     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/cp:20080469     Document Type: Conference Paper

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