Measurements, phantoms, and standardization

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 375-391

  Zeqiri, B ^a   Hodnett, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic output power; Acoustic pressure; Hydrophones; Mechanical index; Medical ultrasound; Thermal index; Ultrasound phantoms

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC OUTPUTS; ACOUSTIC PRESSURE; ACOUSTIC PRESSURES; MECHANICAL INDEXES; MEDICAL ULTRASOUND; THERMAL INDEX; ULTRASOUND PHANTOM;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; EQUIPMENT; HYDROPHONES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; STANDARDIZATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONICS; MANUFACTURE; SUPPLY CHAINS;

MEASUREMENTS; STANDARDIZATION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 76849090230     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM647     Document Type: Article

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