Speed of sound imaging: Improved image quality in breast sonography

Ultrasound Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 141-144

  Barr, Richard G ^a,b,e   Rim, Alice ^c   Graham, Ruffin ^c   Berg, Wendie ^d   Grajo, Joseph R ^a  

^a Northeast Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^b Radiology Consultants Inc   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Johns Hopkins Green Spring   (United States)

^e Bldg B   (United States)

Author keywords

Speed of sound imaging, breast, image quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY;

ARTIFACTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY;

EID: 70349145447     PISSN: 08948771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RUQ.0b013e3181b789aa     Document Type: Article

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