A harmonic tracking method for Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) imaging

IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 208-211

  Doherty, Joshua R ^a   Dahl, Jeremy J ^a   Trahey, Gregg E ^a,b  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE ESTIMATION; ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE IMAGING; ELASTICITY IMAGING; FEATURE DETECTION; FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENT; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; PULSE-INVERSION TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL SAMPLING;

ELASTICITY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84882365637     PISSN: 19485719     EISSN: 19485727     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2012.0052     Document Type: Conference Paper

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