Basic Principles and Fundamentals of EUS Imaging

Endoscopic Ultrasonography: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 5-14

  Ha Hwang, Joo ^a   Kimmey, Michael B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Tacoma Digestive Disease Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation and tissue penetration; Contrast enhanced EUS imaging; Detection of tissue movement and Doppler imaging; EUS imaging basic principles and fundamentals; How images form from reflected ultrasound waves; Ultrasound frequency and axial resolution; Ultrasound images made; Ultrasound waves encountering tissue and consequences; Using ultrasound principles in optimizing image quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952800528     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444308099.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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