Relationship between ultrasound backscattered statistics and the concentration of fatty droplets in livers: an animal study.

Ultrasound grayscale B-mode imaging is the most frequently used modality for examining fatty liver. Different concentrations and arrangements of fatty droplets in the liver may produce different statistical distributions of ultrasound backscatter signals, which may be treated as a useful clue for as...

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Main Authors: Ming-Chih Ho, Yu-Hsin Lee, Yung-Ming Jeng, Chiung-Nien Chen, King-Jen Chang, Po-Hsiang Tsui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3660387?pdf=render