title: Quantitative real-time imaging of myocardium based on ultrasonic integrated backscatter.
abstract: The integrated backscatter calculation over the full, two-dimensional echocardiographic sector is implemented to produce images from closed-chest dogs. This new real-time integrated backscatter measurement system allows a continuous determination of integrated backscatter from all myocardial regions in the ultrasonic view. By replacing the conventional video processor in a commercial two-dimensional echocardiographic imager with this new real-time backscatter measurement system, it is possible to produce real-time two-dimensional images based on integrated backscatter.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Phys. and Med., Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Barzilai
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Sobel
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Wickline
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Miller