Quasi-omnidirectional transducers for ultrasonic electronic-beacon guidance of invasive devices

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 1733, Issue , 1992, Pages 154-165

  Vilkomerson, David ^a   Gardineer, Bayard ^a   Hojeibane, Hikmat ^a  

^a EchoCath Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIA; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

ANGULAR RESPONSE; BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY; LOW COSTS; MEDICAL TREATMENT; OPEN SURGERY; ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE; ULTRASOUND IMAGING;

TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 85067047851     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.130595     Document Type: Conference Paper

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