Adaptive beamforming for thermal strain imaging using a single ultrasound linear array

IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1686-1689

  Nguyen, Man M ^a   Ding, Xuan ^a,b   Yu, Francois ^a   Kim, Kang ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

apodization; beamforming; linear array; multi foci; thermal strain imaging; Verasonics

Indexed keywords

BEAMFORMING; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS;

APODIZATIONS; LINEAR ARRAYS; MULTI-FOCI; THERMAL STRAIN IMAGING; VERASONICS;

HEATING;

EID: 84910091511     PISSN: 19485719     EISSN: 19485727     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2014.0418     Document Type: Conference Paper

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