Limited diffraction array beams

International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 126-136

  Lu, Jian Yu ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bessel beams; Limited diffraction beams; Real time 2D and 3D imaging; Transverse Doppler effects; X waves

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; DOPPLER EFFECT; HEMODYNAMICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BESSEL BEAMS; BROADBAND SYNTHETIC ARRAY; LIMITED DIFFRACTION BEAMS; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VOLUMETRIC IMAGING; X WAVES;

DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0030813283     PISSN: 08999457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1098(1997)8:1<126::AID-IMA14>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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