@inproceedings{acd0b8084f824d639ed59eb21efe6b9f,
title = "Application of statistical pattern recognition and image processing in ultrasound tissue characterization",
abstract = "This paper consists of two parts. The first part considers the limitations imposed by statistical properties of ultrasound images. Through this analysis the minimum detectable tumor size from an ultrasound B-scan using the current state of the art is determined; the second part describes an improvement to a successful tissue-characterization algorithm that adds several image processing steps to compute the tissue-characterization features. The inclusion of such steps will enable the tissue-characterization algorithm to take advantage of visual cues similar to those that a clinician would use to differentiate various organs and segments of the image. This in turn expands the applicability of the present tissue-characterization algorithm from multivariate to multiorgan and multidisease cases.",
author = "Reza Momenan and Loew, {Murray H.} and Wagner, {Robert F.} and Garra, {Brian S.} and Insana, {Michael F.}",
year = "1990",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "081940277X",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "Publ by Int Soc for Optical Engineering",
pages = "203--212",
editor = "Loew, {Murray H.}",
booktitle = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
note = "Medical Imaging IV: Image Processing ; Conference date: 06-02-1990 Through 08-02-1990",
}