Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers for medical imaging and therapy

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Khuri Yakub, Butrus T ^a   Oralkan, Ömer ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATIVE THERAPY; AIR-COUPLED; BASIC STRUCTURE; CAPACITIVE MICROMACHINED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER; FABRICATION PROCESS; FRONT END ELECTRONICS; FUNCTIONAL IMAGING; HYBRID APPROACH; MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS; MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEM; OPERATING PRINCIPLES; THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION; TRANSDUCER ARRAY;

MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC WAVES; ULTRASONICS;

ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 79955877535     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/21/5/054004     Document Type: Article

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