Anisotropy reconstruction from wave fronts in transversely isotropic acoustic media

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 24-42

  Mclaughlin, Joyce R ^a   Renzi, Daniel ^a   Yoon, Jeong Rock ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropic wave equation; Arrival time; Elastography; Fiber direction; Inverse problem; Transversely isotropic medium

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC WAVE EQUATION; ELASTOGRAPHY; TRANSVERSELY ISOTROPIC MEDIUM;

INVERSE PROBLEMS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WAVE EQUATIONS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ACOUSTIC WAVES;

EID: 41849121497     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/060651252     Document Type: Article

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