Standing wave suppression in transcranial ultrasound therapy using random-signal-modulation excitation

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 2048-2051

  Tang, Sai Chun ^a   Clement, Gregory T ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS; ALTERNATIVE METHODS; CARRIER FREQUENCY; RANDOM-PHASE; SIGNAL CYCLE; SPREAD SPECTRA; STANDING WAVE; TRANSCRANIAL ULTRASOUND;

ACOUSTIC FIELDS; ACOUSTIC WAVES; BINARY PHASE SHIFT KEYING; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; QUADRATURE PHASE SHIFT KEYING; STANDING WAVE METERS; ULTRASONICS;

WAVES;

EID: 67649382732     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2008.0505     Document Type: Conference Paper

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