A micromachined poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) transducer for pulse-echo ultrasound applications

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 257-262

  Sleva, Michael Z ^a   Briggs, Ronald D ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON DEVICE MANUFACTURE; MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROMACHINING; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SILICON WAFERS; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

HALF WAVELENGTH RESONANT DEVICE; INSERTION LOSS; MICROFABRICATION; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE TRIFLUOROETHYLENE TRANSDUCER; PULSE ECHO ULTRASOUND APPLICATIONS; SILICON MEMBRANE;

ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0030107765     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.485951     Document Type: Article

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