Unbiased estimation of attenuation of soft biological tissue using the mean-power difference between two adjacent envelope samples

Lazar A. Shifrin

doi:10.1117/12.174277

1 May 1994 Unbiased estimation of attenuation of soft biological tissue using the mean-power difference between two adjacent envelope samples

Lazar A. Shifrin

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Proceedings Volume 2163, Medical Imaging 1994: Physics of Medical Imaging; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.174277
Event: Medical Imaging 1994, 1994, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

This paper presents a theoretical framework of a new time-domain method for estimating the slope of ultrasonic attenuation ((beta) ) in reflection. The proposed method has two main advantages: high accuracy and technical simplicity.

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Lazar A. Shifrin "Unbiased estimation of attenuation of soft biological tissue using the mean-power difference between two adjacent envelope samples", Proc. SPIE 2163, Medical Imaging 1994: Physics of Medical Imaging, (1 May 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.174277

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Signal attenuation

Statistical analysis

Tissues

Surgery

Medical imaging

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Backscatter

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