Comparing image processing techniques for improved 3-dimensional ultrasound imaging

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 615-619

  Forsberg, Flemming ^a   Berghella, Vincenzo ^a   Merton, Daniel A ^a   Rychlak, Keith ^a   Meiers, Joann ^a   Goldberg, Barry B ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 dimensional imaging; Image processing; Kidney; Liver; Obstetrics; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER; OBSTETRICS; PROCESSING; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS;

3-DIMENSIONAL; IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; KIDNEY; SIGNED RANK TEST; TISSUE STRUCTURE; ULTRASOUND IMAGE ENHANCEMENTS; ULTRASOUND IMAGING; VOLUMETRIC IMAGES;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFTWARE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 77951479330     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2010.29.4.615     Document Type: Article

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