Image processing algorithms for cumulative maximum intensity subharmonic ultrasound imaging: A comparative study in the breast

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1655-1658

  Dave, Jaydev ^a,c   Forsberg, Flemming ^a   Merton, Daniel A ^a   Fernandes, Savitha ^a,c   Fox, Traci B ^a,b   Leodore, Lauren M ^a,c   Hall, Anne L ^d  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast imaging; Cumulative maximum intensity; Image processing; Motion compensation; Subharmonic imaging; Sum of absolute difference technique

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED TECHNIQUES; BLOOD FLOW; BREAST IMAGING; BREAST LESION; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; COMPOSITE IMAGES; CONSECUTIVE IMAGES; CUMULATIVE MAXIMUM INTENSITY; GE HEALTHCARES; IMAGE PROCESSING ALGORITHM; IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; MANUAL METHODS; MAXIMUM INTENSITY PROJECTION; MOTION ARTIFACT; PEAK FLOWS; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; PROCESSING TIME; REPEATED MEASURES; SUBHARMONIC; SUBHARMONIC IMAGING; SUM OF ABSOLUTE DIFFERENCE TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND IMAGES; ULTRASOUND IMAGING; VASCULAR ARCHITECTURE;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; AUTOMATION; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MOTION COMPENSATION; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 67649344819     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2008.0404     Document Type: Conference Paper

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