Batch fabrication of intravascular forward-looking ultrasonic probe

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 40-43

  Haga, Yoichi ^a   Fujita, Masahiro ^a   Nakamura, Kazuhiro ^a   Kim, Chang Jung ^a   Esashi, Masayoshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

1 3 Composite; Batch fabrication; Conductive backing; Forward looking; Intravascular; Ultrasonic probe

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

CONDUCTIVE BACKING;

SENSORS;

EID: 0037445410     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(02)00480-6     Document Type: Article

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