Improved spatial resolution in a three-dimensional acoustic medical imaging system based on a hybrid method using a synthetic aperture technique

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 46, Issue 7 B, 2007, Pages 4827-4833

  Taki, Hirofumi ^a   Sato, Toru ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

2 D array; 3 D; Digital beamforming; Hybrid method; Imaging; Phased array; Real time; Reflector; Synthetic aperture; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BEAMFORMING; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SYNTHETIC APERTURES; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

DIGITAL BEAMFORMING; HYBRID METHOD; PHASED ARRAYS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 34547912903     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.46.4827     Document Type: Article

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