Theoretical assessment of a synthetic aperture beamformer for real-time 3-D imaging

A real-time 3-D imaging system requires the development of a beamformer that can generate many beams simultaneously. In this paper, we discuss and evaluate a suitable synthetic aperture beamformer. The proposed beamformer is based on a pipelined network of high speed digital signal processors (DSP)....

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. - 1986. - 46(1999), 4 vom: 28., Seite 972-80
1. Verfasser: Hazard, C R (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Lockwood, G R
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 1999
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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