Phase aberration correction using near-field signal redundancy-part I: Principles

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 355-371

  Li, Yue ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHASE ABERRATION CORRECTION ALGORITHM;

ABERRATIONS; ALGORITHMS; CORRELATION THEORY; ERROR CORRECTION; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; REDUNDANCY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 0031101839     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.585120     Document Type: Article

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