Small element array algorithm for correcting phase aberration using near-field signal redundancy-part i: principles

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-48

  Li, Yue ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEAR FIELD SIGNAL REDUNDANCY; PHASE ABERRATION;

ACOUSTIC ARRAYS; ALGORITHMS; CORRELATION METHODS; ERROR CORRECTION; REDUNDANCY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 0033880150     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.818746     Document Type: Article

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