DE69622520T2 - Ultraschallbildtexturkontrolle unter Verwendung eines adaptiven Speckle-Kontrollalgorithmus - Google Patents

Ultraschallbildtexturkontrolle unter Verwendung eines adaptiven Speckle-Kontrollalgorithmus

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DE69622520T2
DE69622520T2 DE69622520T DE69622520T DE69622520T2 DE 69622520 T2 DE69622520 T2 DE 69622520T2 DE 69622520 T DE69622520 T DE 69622520T DE 69622520 T DE69622520 T DE 69622520T DE 69622520 T2 DE69622520 T2 DE 69622520T2
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Mir Said Seyed-Bolorforosh
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/52—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
    • G01S7/52017—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00 particularly adapted to short-range imaging
    • G01S7/52046—Techniques for image enhancement involving transmitter or receiver
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
    • G01N2291/02—Indexing codes associated with the analysed material
    • G01N2291/028—Material parameters
    • G01N2291/0289—Internal structure, e.g. defects, grain size, texture
DE69622520T 1995-12-29 1996-12-19 Ultraschallbildtexturkontrolle unter Verwendung eines adaptiven Speckle-Kontrollalgorithmus Expired - Fee Related DE69622520T2 (de)

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