A Generalized Gamma Mixture Model for Ultrasonic Tissue Characterization

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="481923.fig.0016a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/cmmm/volume-2012/481923/figures/481923.fig.0016a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Original image</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="481923.fig.0016b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/cmmm/volume-2012/481923/figures/481923.fig.0016b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Filtered image</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Results of the POSRAD filter. The anisotropic behavior of the filter is appreciated in the preserved details of the myocardial tissues.</table>

Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine

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Figure 16: A Generalized Gamma Mixture Model for Ultrasonic Tissue Characterization 