Field characterization of therapeutic ultrasound phased arrays through forward and backward planar projection

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 441-446

  Clement, G T ^a   Hynynen, Kullervo ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0033910461     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.429477     Document Type: Article

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