A model-based synthetic aperture image reconstruction technique for high-frequency ultrasound

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 377-380

  Opretzka, J ^a   Vogt, M ^a   Ermert, H ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

High frequency ultrasound; SAFT; Small animal imaging; Synthetic aperture focusing

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; SYNTHETIC APERTURES; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

AXIAL RESOLUTIONS; CROSS CORRELATIONS; HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUNDS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES; SAFT; SINGLE ELEMENT TRANSDUCERS; SMALL ANIMAL IMAGING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE FOCUSING;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

EID: 77952803029     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2009.5441990     Document Type: Conference Paper

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