Theoretical derivation of SNR, CNR and spatial resolution for a local adaptive strain estimator for elastography

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1185-1197

  Srinivasan, S ^a,b   Ophir, J ^a,b   Alam, S K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c RIVERSIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

CNR; Elastogram; Elastography; Estimator; Estimator Performance; SNR; Sonography; Spatial resolution; Strain; Stress; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE STRAIN ESTIMATOR; CONTRAST-TO-NOISE RATIO (CNR); ELASTOGRAMS; ELASTOGRAPHY;

BANDWIDTH; IMAGE COMPRESSION; IMAGE QUALITY; OPTICAL CORRELATION; RADIO WAVES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; STRAIN;

ULTRASONICS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; ELASTOGRAPHY; IMAGING SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; THEORETICAL STUDY; TISSUE INJURY;

ALGORITHMS; ELASTICITY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 8844242553     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2004.07.013     Document Type: Article

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