Medical ultrasound systems

Interface Focus

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 477-489

  Powers, Jeff ^a   Kremkau, Frederick ^b  

^a PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical; Systems; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 83055191495     PISSN: 20428898     EISSN: 20428901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2011.0027     Document Type: Review

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