Development of an ultra-broadband ultrasonic imaging system: Prototype mechanical sector device

Journal of Medical Ultrasonics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 71-76

  Akiyama, Iwaki ^a   Saito, Shigemi ^b   Ohya, Akihisa ^c  

^a SHONAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bi layered structure; Higher harmonics; PVDF; PZT; Speckle reduction

Indexed keywords

LEAD; LEAD TITANATE ZIRCONATE; POLYMER; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; TITANIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; DEVICE; ECHOGRAPHY; FILM; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; PHANTOM; PIEZOELECTRICITY; RADIOFREQUENCY; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; WAVEFORM;

EID: 33745492001     PISSN: 13464523     EISSN: 16132254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10396-005-0081-8     Document Type: Article

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