Hydrophone Measurements In Diagnostic Ultrasound Fields

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 87-101

  Harris, Gerald R ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC RECEIVERS - ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC WAVES - MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND FIELDS; HYDROPHONE MEASUREMENTS; MINIATURE HYDROPHONES;

HYDROPHONES;

EID: 0023980552     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.4157     Document Type: Article

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