Performance of Two Dimensional Displacement and Strain Estimation Techniques Using a Phased Array Transducer

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2031-2041

  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; Elastographic contrast to noise ratio; Elastographic signal to noise ratio; Elastography; Lateral strain; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AXIAL STRAIN; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; ELASTOGRAPHY; LATERAL STRAIN; STRAIN ESTIMATION;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; BIOLOGY; CORRELATION METHODS; ESTIMATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SIMULATORS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS; WINDOWS;

STRAIN;

AGAR; GELATIN;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELASTOGRAPHY; IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIMULATION; SOFT TISSUE; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ALGORITHMS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MOTION; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 71749084035     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.06.1101     Document Type: Article

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