Hepatic steatosis is a key manifestation of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Early
detection of hepatic steatosis is of critical importance. Currently, liver biopsy is the clinical …

Early detection and diagnosis of liver fibrosis is of critical importance. Currently the gold
standard for diagnosing liver fibrosis is biopsy. However, liver biopsy is invasive and …

The homodyned-K (HK) distribution model is a generalized backscatter envelope statistical
model for ultrasound tissue characterization, whose parameters are of physical meaning. To …

The homodyned K (HK) distribution allows a general description of ultrasound backscatter
envelope statistics with specific physical meanings. In this study, we proposed a new …

Automated lesion segmentation has become one of the most important tasks for the experts
and researchers dealing with intelligent image processing of brain magnetic resonance …

Nakagami distribution and related imaging methods are very efficient in diagnostic
ultrasonography for visualization and characterization of tissues for years. Abnormalities in …

Entropy is a quantitative measure of signal uncertainty and has been widely applied to
ultrasound tissue characterization. Ultrasound assessment of hepatic steatosis typically …

Background The homodyned-K (HK) distribution is an important statistical model for
describing ultrasound backscatter envelope statistics. HK parametric imaging has shown …

Fifty years of research on the nature of backscatter from tissues has resulted in a number of
promising diagnostic parameters. We recently introduced two analyses tied directly to the …

Monitoring and tracking the size and the number of multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions is very
important in clinical medicine to understand the course and estimate the progression of this …