Improved algorithm for estimation of attenuation along propagation path using backscattered echoes from multiple sources

Ultrasonics

Volumn 50, Issue 4-5, 2010, Pages 496-501

  Bigelow, Timothy A ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation estimation; Tissue characterization

Indexed keywords

A-DENSITY; ATTENUATION ESTIMATION; AVERAGE ERRORS; BACKSCATTERED ECHOES; BACKSCATTERED POWER; CHARACTERISTIC SIZE; CORRELATION LENGTHS; DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND; ERROR PERFORMANCE; FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT ATTENUATION; GAUSSIANS; HOMOGENEOUS TISSUES; IMPROVED ALGORITHM; MULTIPLE SOURCE; ORIGINAL ALGORITHMS; PROPAGATION PATHS; REGION OF INTEREST; SCATTERING MEDIUM; SCATTERING PROPERTY; SPATIAL CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; TISSUE MICROSTRUCTURES; WAVE NUMBERS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ESTIMATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCATTERING; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; TISSUE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECHOGRAPHY; NEOPLASM; ULTRASOUND;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 76049091122     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2009.10.011     Document Type: Article

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