Improved estimation of phase aberration profiles

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 701-713

  Krishnan, Sriram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ERROR ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; TRANSMITTERS; ULTRASONIC SCATTERING; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION;

PHASE ABERRATION PROFILES;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 0031139287     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.658333     Document Type: Article

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