Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1525-1534 , September 2009

The Automated Assessment of Ultrasound Scanner Lateral and Slice Thickness Resolution: Use of the Step Response

Received 26 June 2008 ,Revised 13 March 2009 ,Accepted 19 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.03.015

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1525-1534 , September 2009

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