Lead-free high-frequency linear-array transducer (30 MHz) for in vivo skin imaging

IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 785-788

  Bantignies, C ^a   Filoux, E ^a   Mauchamp, P ^a   Dufait, R ^a   Pham Thi, M ^b   Rouffaud, R ^c   Gregoire, J M ^c   Levassort, F ^c  

^a VERMON SA ^*  (France)

^b THALES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

1 3 piezocomposite; High frequency; In vivo skin imaging; Lead free; Linear array

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894376070     PISSN: 19485719     EISSN: 19485727     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2013.0202     Document Type: Conference Paper

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