Title :
Parametric ultrasound imaging
Author :
Thijssen, J.M. ; Huisman, H.J. ; Valckx, F.M.J.
Author_Institution :
Clinical Phys. Lab., Nijmegen Univ. Hospital, Netherlands
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1996
Abstract :
An overview is given of the various preprocessing steps needed prior to the analysis of echographic signals and images. Acoustospectrographic and texture parameters are defined and used to construct parametric ultrasound images
Keywords :
acoustic signal processing; biomedical ultrasonics; frequency-domain analysis; image reconstruction; image texture; medical image processing; spectral analysis; acoustospectrographic parameters; attenuation coefficient; average spectrogram; backscattering coefficient; diffraction correction; echographic signals; echoic lesions; frequency domain; image texture parameters; medical ultrasound; parametric ultrasound imaging; preprocessing steps; Attenuation; Backscatter; Biological tissues; Diffraction; Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society; Liver; Radio frequency; Reflectivity; Spectrogram; Ultrasonic imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3811-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1996.652028
