2D array design based on Fermat spiral for ultrasound imaging

Ultrasonics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 280-289

  Martínez Graullera, Oscar ^a   Martín, Carlos J ^a   Godoy, Gregorio ^b   Ullate, Luis G ^a  

^a Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

2D sparse arrays; 3D ultrasound imaging; Fermat spiral

Indexed keywords

2D ARRAY TRANSDUCER; 2D ARRAYS; 3D ULTRASOUND IMAGING; ACTIVE ELEMENTS; ARRAY LAYOUT; LARGE APERTURE; MATRIX; OPTIMISATIONS; RESEARCH TOPICS; SPARSE ARRAYS; ULTRASOUND IMAGING;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; IMAGING SYSTEMS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; ULTRASONICS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 71549144942     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2009.09.010     Document Type: Article

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