Ultrasonic tissue characterization

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1987-11-16

1989-08-08

Pellinen, A. D.

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73602, 12866006, 12866007, 36441315, A61B 1000

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ABSTRACT:
Methods and devices for characterizing tissues and the like utilize signals obtained from ultrasonic backscatter processes. The method accounts for frequency-dependent attenuation, spatially-varying media statistics, arbitrary beam geometries, and arbitrary pulse shapes. Statistical analysis is employed to estimate the scatterer number density (SND) of tissues. The method for estimating the scatterer number density incorporates measurements of both the statistical moments of the backscattered signals and the point spread function of the acoustic system.

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