Coded excitation using biphase-coded pulse with mismatched filters for high-frequency ultrasound imaging

Ultrasonics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 330-336

  Hu, Chang Hong ^a   Liu, Ruibin ^a   Zhou, Qifa ^a   Yen, Jesse ^a   Kirk Shung, K ^a  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

Author keywords

Coded excitation; High frequency ultrasound; Mismatched filter

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIGH FREQUENCY TELECOMMUNICATION LINES; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; WAVE EQUATIONS; WAVE FILTERS;

CODED EXCITATION; HIGH-FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND; MISMATCHED FILTER; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO (SNR);

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECHOGRAPHY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ACOUSTICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33745506087     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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