Model-based estimation of ultrasonic echoes part I: Analysis and algorithms

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 787-802

  Demirli, Ramazan ^a,b   Saniie, Jafar ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPECTATION MAXIMIZATION (EM); ULTRASONIC ECHOES;

ACOUSTIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; ALGORITHMS; BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAUSSIAN NOISE (ELECTRONIC); LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; WHITE NOISE;

ULTRASONIC PROPAGATION;

ARTICLE;

EID: 0035324490     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.920713     Document Type: Article

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