An alpha-stable model for ultrasound speckle statistics in skin

Marcelo A. Pereyra, Hadj Batatia

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Pages4715-4718
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4244-4124-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Keywords

  • biomedical ultrasonics
  • skin
  • speckle
  • statistics
  • tumours
  • alpha-stable model
  • biological tissues
  • classic statistical theories
  • empirical pre-Rayleigh distributions
  • skin melanoma tumors
  • ultrasound speckle statistics
  • ultrasound-based diagnosis techniques
  • Biological system modeling
  • Dermis
  • Malignant tumors
  • Scattering
  • Speckle
  • Ultrasonic imaging
  • Algorithms
  • Computer Simulation
  • Elasticity Imaging Techniques
  • Humans
  • Image Enhancement
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
  • Models, Biological
  • Models, Statistical
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Skin
  • Skin Neoplasms

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