This paper compares 2 approaches to 3-D ultrasonic axial strain imaging: a tracked ultrasound probe swept manually over a volume, and a mechanically-swept 3-D probe. We find that high-quality data are more easily obtained using the 3-D probe, but the freehand approach may be more practical in certain scanning situations.
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Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, IEEE Transactions on
(Volume:57
,
Issue:
2
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Date of Publication: February 2010