A maximum likelihood method for obtaining integrated attenuation from ultrasound transmission mode measurements

Proceedings - European Conference on Noise Control

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 5179-5184

  Willemink, R G H ^a   Manohar, S ^a   Slump, K H ^a   Van Der Heijden, F ^a   Van Leeuwen, T G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC ATTENUATION; DISSIPATIVE EFFECTS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATOR; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHODS; NOISE CHARACTERISTIC; PHOTO-ACOUSTIC IMAGING; ULTRASOUND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND TRANSMISSIONS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ESTIMATION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASONICS;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 84874852977     PISSN: 22265147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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