Nonlinear acoustics in diagnostic ultrasound

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-18

  Duck, F A ^a  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic nonlinearity; Diagnostic ultrasound; Finite amplitude effects; Tissue harmonic imaging

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMAGING; ACOUSTIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; HARMONIC DISTORTION; SHOCK WAVES; TISSUE;

ACOUSTIC CLUTTER;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ACOUSTICS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0036195532     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(01)00463-X     Document Type: Article

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