Estimator Comparison of the Nakagami-m Parameter and Its Application in Echocardiography

This article deals with the comparison of various estimators of the m parameter from the Nakagami distribution. This kind of distribution has been used in many engineering applications and we present another possible application in biomedical engineering, particularly the ultrasound tissue characterization in the echocardiographic application. Matlab 6.5 was used as a proper tool for fast and efficient scientific research. ( ) ( ) 0 e 2 2 1 2 ≥ Ω Γ =         Ω − − V V m m V p mV

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