Application of the wavelet transforms on axial strain calculation in ultrasound elastography

Progress in Natural Science: Materials International

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 942-947

  Luo, Jianwen ^a   Bai, Jing ^a   Shao, Jinhua ^a  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

Author keywords

Axial strain; Differentiation; Elastography; Ultrasound; Wavelet transforms

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE WAVELET TRANSFORMS; INTERPOLATION; MEDICAL IMAGING;

AXIAL DISPLACEMENTS; AXIAL STRAIN; DIFFERENTIATION; DISPLACEMENT FIELD; ELASTOGRAPHY; NUMERICAL DERIVATIVES; STRAIN CALCULATIONS; STRAIN DISTRIBUTIONS; ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY; WAVELETS TRANSFORM;

ULTRASONICS;

EID: 84899789724     PISSN: 10020071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10020070612330093     Document Type: Article

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