Lateral RF Image Synthesis Using a Synthetic Aperture Imaging Technique

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2097-2103

  Liebgott, Herve ^a   Basarab, Adrian ^a   Gueth, Pierre ^a   Cachard, Christian ^a   Delachartre, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCER;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIO WAVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 58949094911     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.902     Document Type: Article

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