Finite-element analysis of material and parameter effects in laser-based thermoelastic ultrasound generation

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1178-1186

  Zhou, Shiwei ^a   Reynolds, Paul ^b   Krause, Roland ^b   Buma, Takashi ^c   O'Donnell, Matthew ^c   Hossack, John A ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b WEIDLINGER ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTIDIMENSIONAL EFFECTS; PARAMETER EFFECTS; THERMOELASTIC TRANSDUCTION; VARIABLES;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCIES; GEOMETRY; LASER APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ULTRASONICS;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; EVALUATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; THERMOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LASERS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; THERMOGRAPHY; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 4644366898     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2004.1334851     Document Type: Article

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