Miniaturization of Ultrasound Scanners

Ultrasound Clinics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 385-389

  Thomenius, Kai E ^a  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Miniaturization; Scanner; Software beamformation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANALOG DIGITAL CONVERTER; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROPROCESSOR; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 75849138727     PISSN: 1556858X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cult.2009.10.008     Document Type: Review

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