A Study on a Parameter Estimator for the Homodyned K Distribution Based on Table Search for Ultrasound Tissue Characterization.

Journal: Ultrasound in medicine & biology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The homodyned K (HK) distribution is considered to be the most suitable distribution in the context of tissue characterization; therefore, the search for a rapid and reliable parameter estimator for HK distribution is important.

Authors

  • Yang Liu
    Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.
  • Bingbing He
    Department of Electronic Engineering, Information School, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China.
  • Yufeng Zhang
  • Xun Lang
    Department of Electronic Engineering, Information School, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China.
  • Ruihan Yao
    Department of Electronic Engineering, Information School, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
  • Lingrui Pan
    Department of Electronic Engineering, Information School, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.