Imaging arrays with improved transmit power capability

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2076-2090

  Zipparo, Michael J ^a   Bing, Kristin F ^b   Nightingale, Kathryn R ^c  

^a W L GORE AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC OUTPUTS; ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE; B-MODE IMAGES; BOND PROCESS; COMPOSITE ARRAYS; COUPLING COEFFICIENT; DESIGN FREEDOM; DRIVE VOLTAGE; EFFECTIVE DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; ELECTROACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; FAILURE RATE; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; HARD PZT; IMAGING ARRAYS; INTERNAL HEATING; LOW LOSS; MULTILAYER CERAMICS; MULTIPLE VENDORS; PIEZO-CERAMICS; PZT; SINGLE LAYER; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; THREE-LAYER; TRANSMIT POWER; ULTRASOUND IMAGING;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; CERAMIC MATERIALS; IMAGE QUALITY;

MULTILAYERS;

LEAD; LEAD TITANATE ZIRCONATE; POLYMER; TITANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; CHEMISTRY; ECHOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; TRANSDUCER;

CERAMICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LEAD; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYMERS; TEMPERATURE; TITANIUM; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 77957580767     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2010.1655     Document Type: Article

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