Factors affecting the choice of preamplification for ultrasonic hydrophone probes

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 141-148

  Lewin, Peter A ^a   Schafer, Mark E ^a   Chivers, Robert C ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrophones; Preamplifiers; Ultrasonic measurements; Ultrasonic probes

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIER; HYDROPHONE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; THEORETICAL STUDY; ULTRASOUND PROBE;

AMPLIFIERS; ELECTRONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0023156686     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-5629(87)90142-6     Document Type: Article

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