Phase-Aberration Correction Using Signals From Point Reflectors and Diffuse Scatterers: Basic Principles

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 758-767

  Flax, S W ^a   O'Donnell, M ^b  

^a GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS   (United States)

^b GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; RADAR IMAGING; SONAR; ULTRASONIC WAVES--SCATTERING;

CROSS CORRELATION METHOD; DIFFUSE SCATTERERS; FRESNEL INTEGRAL; PHASE ABERRATION CORRECTION; POINT REFLECTORS;

ACOUSTIC IMAGING;

EID: 0024111013     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.9333     Document Type: Article

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