Intracardiac ultrasound scanner using a micromachine (MEMS) actuator

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 984-993

  Zara, Jason M ^a   Bobbio, Stephen M ^a   Goodwiri Johanason, Scott ^a   Smith, Stephen W ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROACTUATORS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

INTEGRATED FORCE ARRAY; INTRACARDIAC ULTRASOUND SCANNERS;

ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0034224357     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.852082     Document Type: Article

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