Impact of the structure of subcutaneous tissue on ultrasonic clutter

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 2167-2170

  Dahl, Jeremy J ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVE TISSUES; FULL-WAVE SIMULATIONS; HIGH DENSITY; IN-PHASE; MULTIPATH REFLECTIONS; REALISTIC MODEL; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUES;

COLLAGEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; TISSUE; ULTRASONICS;

CLUTTER (INFORMATION THEORY);

EID: 80054024734     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2010.5935847     Document Type: Conference Paper

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