Imaging using air-coupled polymer-membrane capacitive ultrasonic arrays

Ultrasonics

Volumn 42, Issue 1-9, 2004, Pages 859-864

  Neild, A ^a   Hutchins, D A ^a   Billson, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air coupled; Arrays; Imaging

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MULTIPLEXING; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; SCANNING; TRANSDUCERS;

AIR-COUPLED IMAGING; ELECTRONIC MULTIPLEXING;

ULTRASONICS;

EID: 1642632659     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2004.01.065     Document Type: Conference Paper

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