3D small animal imaging with high-frequency ultrasound (20 MHz) using limited-angle spatial compounding

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 130-133

  Opretzka, J ^a   Vogt, M ^a   Ermert, H ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D ultrasound imaging; High frequency ultrasound; Small animal imaging; Spatial compound imaging

Indexed keywords

3D ULTRASOUND IMAGING; B-MODE IMAGES; COMPOUND IMAGES; CROSS SECTIONAL IMAGE; DATA SETS; DEPTH OF FIELD; HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUNDS; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH-FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND; HUMAN MEDICINE; MAXIMUM INTENSITY PROJECTION; MEAN INTENSITY; OPERATION MODE; RAT PUPS; SMALL ANIMAL; SMALL ANIMAL IMAGING; SPATIAL COMPOUND IMAGING; SPATIAL COMPOUNDING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECKLE STATISTICS; STANDARD SYSTEM; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D); TISSUE STRUCTURE; ULTRASOUND FREQUENCY; ULTRASOUND IMAGING;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; ANIMALS; HYDRAULIC FLUIDS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PLASMA WAVES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPECKLE; THREE DIMENSIONAL; ULTRASONIC DEVICES; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASONICS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 67649373399     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2008.0031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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