Two-dimensional arrays for medical ultrasound using multilayer flexible circuit interconnection

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 338-348

  Davidsen, Richard E ^a   Smith, Stephen W ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; MEDICAL IMAGING; POLYIMIDES; PROBLEM SOLVING; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

MULTILAYER FLEXIBLE (MLF) CIRCUIT INTERCONNECTS; WIRE GUIDE TRANSDUCERS;

ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0032012560     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.660144     Document Type: Article

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