A novel phase assignment protocol and driving system for a high-density focused ultrasound array

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 793-801

  Caulfield, R Erich ^a   Yin, Xiangtao ^a   Juste, Jose ^a   Hynynen, Kullervo ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSIGNMENT PROTOCOLS; BEAM-STEERING; CABLE ASSEMBLIES; DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES; DRIVING SYSTEMS; FOCUSED ULTRASOUNDS; FOUR-PHASE; GRATING LOBES; HIGH DENSITIES; INTER-ELEMENT SPACINGS; LINEAR ARRAYS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL; PEAK PRESSURES; PHASE RESOLUTIONS; PHASED ARRAYS; SIMULATION RESULTS; SINGLE WIRES; TEST CIRCUITS; TWODIMENSIONAL (2-D) SYSTEMS; ULTRASOUND THERAPIES;

ACOUSTIC FIELDS; ACOUSTIC WAVES; ULTRASONICS;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCER;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 34248578919     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2007.312     Document Type: Article

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