Miniature ultrasonic probe construction for minimal access surgery

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 3527-3538

  Dickinson, R J ^a   Kitney, R I ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL IMAGING; PROBES; SURGERY; ULTRASONIC REFLECTION; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION;

ULTRASONIC PROBES; ULTRASOUND FREQUENCY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LINEAR SYSTEM; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TUNICA INTIMA; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 4444242795     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/49/16/002     Document Type: Article

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