A Two-Dimensional Array Receiver for Reducing Refraction Artifacts in Ultrasonic Computed Tomography of Attenuation

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 346-356

  Fitting, Dale W ^a   Carson, Paul L ^a   Giesey, Jeffrey J ^a   Grounds, Patrick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIGNAL RECEIVERS - FABRICATION; ULTRASONIC WAVES - ATTENUATION;

2-D ARRAY RECEIVER; REFRACTION ARTIFACTS REDUCTION; ULTRASONIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY OR ATTENUATION;

ACOUSTIC IMAGING;

EID: 0023346456     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/T-UFFC.1987.26953     Document Type: Article

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