Thermal strain imaging: A review

Interface Focus

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 649-664

  Seo, Chi Hyung ^a   Shi, Yan ^b   Huang, Sheng Wen ^b   Kim, Kang ^c   O'Donnell, Matthew ^d  

^a Siemens Healthcare   (United States)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^d University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Non invasive thermometry; Thermal strain imaging; Tissue differentiation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860892663     PISSN: 20428898     EISSN: 20428901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2011.0010     Document Type: Review

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