Parameter optimization of pulse compression in ultrasound imaging systems with coded excitation

Ultrasonics

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1101-1109

  Behar, Vera ^a   Adam, Dan ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coded excitation; Pulse compression; Ultrasonic imaging

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; BANDWIDTH; FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

CODED EXCITATION; COMPRESSION FILTERS; OPTIMAL FILTERING; PULSE COMPRESSION;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 3042671174     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2004.02.020     Document Type: Article

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