Enhanced echographic images obtained improving the membrane structural layer of the cMUT probe

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages 1960-1963

  Savoia, A ^a   Caliano, G ^a   Carotenuto, R ^b   Longo, C ^a   Gatta, P ^a   Caronti, A ^a   Cianci, E ^c   Foglietti, V ^c   Pappalardo, M ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c IFN CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CAPACITANCE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROMACHINING; OPTIMIZATION; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

CAPACITIVE MICROMACHINED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS (CMUT); ECHOGRAPHIC IMAGES; IMAGE RESOLUTION;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 33847144123     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2005.1603259     Document Type: Conference Paper

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