Quantitative Ultrasound in Soft Tissues

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Mamou, Jonathan (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Oelze, Michael L. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Bioinformatics.; Computer mathematics.; Acoustics.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Biomedicine.; Biomedicine general.; Signal, Image and Speech Processing.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Computational Science and Engineering.

Due to parallel advances in signal processing and computer hardware in the last 15 years, quantitative ultrasound techniques have reached maturity, allowing for the construction of quantitative maps or images of soft tissues. This book will focus on 5 modern research topics related to quantitative u...

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