On-line two-dimensional evaluation of ultrasonic integrated backscatter.
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.
Landini
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Centro E. Piaggio, Faculty of Engineering, Pisa, Italy.
Mazzarisi
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Iracà
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Salvadori
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Benassi
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D006801:Humans; D008838:Microcomputers; D009862:Online Systems; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation*