Modeling of higher harmonics formation in medical ultrasound systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4687, Issue , 2002, Pages 59-67

  Taylor, Lyouise Kold ^a   Schlaikjer, Malene ^a   Jensen, Jørgen Arendt ^a  

^a BK Medical   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Field II; Harmonic Imaging; Nonlinear Acoustics; Ultrasound; Ultrasound Field Simulation

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; APPROXIMATION THEORY; HARMONIC GENERATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

HARMONIC IMAGING;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 0036034663     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.462186     Document Type: Conference Paper

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