Design of 20 MHz convex array transducers for high frequency ophthalmic imaging

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 88-91

  Kim, Hyung Ham ^a   Chang, Jin Ho ^a   Cannata, Jonathan M ^a   Shung, K Kirk ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

1 3 composite; Convex array; High frequency ultrasound; Ophthalmic imaging

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; DEMODULATION; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS;

1-3 COMPOSITE; ACTIVE MATERIALS; ALIASING; ARRAY ELEMENTS; ARRAY TRANSDUCERS; BACKING LAYERS; COLOR FLOWS; CONVEX ARRAY; DEPTH OF FIELDS; DOPPLER; DYNAMIC APERTURES; FOCAL ZONES; FRACTIONAL BANDWIDTHS; FRAME RATES; GRATING LOBES; HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; HIGH FREQUENCIES; HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND; LINEAR ARRAYS; LOW IMPEDANCES; MATCHING LAYERS; OPHTHALMIC IMAGING; RADIUS OF CURVATURES; SCAN LINES; SINGLE IMAGES; SPATIAL SAMPLINGS; VIEW ANGLES;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 48149086056     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2007.35     Document Type: Conference Paper

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