Ultrasonic microscanning

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

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 225-240

  Vogt, M ^a   Opretzka, J ^a   Perrey, C ^b   Ermert, H ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b GE Medical Systems Kretztechnik GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cardiology; Coronary arteries; Dermatology; Eye imaging; High frequency ultrasound; Intravascular ultrasound; Ophthalmology; Skin imaging; Small animal imaging; Ultrasound biomicroscopy

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERIES; HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUNDS; HIGH-FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; SKIN IMAGING; SMALL ANIMAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND BIOMICROSCOPY;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; ANIMALS; CARDIOLOGY; DERMATOLOGY; HYDRAULIC FLUIDS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC DEVICES; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASONICS; DIAGNOSIS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; TISSUE;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MICROSCOPY, ACOUSTIC; OPHTHALMOSCOPES; OPHTHALMOSCOPY;

EID: 76849091476     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM605     Document Type: Article

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