title: On-line two-dimensional evaluation of ultrasonic integrated backscatter.
abstract: We describe an apparatus for the on-line evaluation of integrated backscatter from areas of tissue. The equipment is fully integrated into a B-mode ultrasonic system; there are therefore no new operating procedures to be learned. It provides a simultaneous display of conventional information, together with parameters of tissue characterization. The apparatus is fast and, over a broad diagnostic frequency range, may be used in conjunction with conventional equipment employing transducers.
authors.affiliation: Centro E. Piaggio, Faculty of Engineering, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Landini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazzarisi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Iracà
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salvadori
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benassi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008838:Microcomputers; D009862:Online Systems; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation*