Minimum variance beamforming applied to ultrasound imaging with a partially shaded aperture

Shadowing of an imaging aperture occurs when ultrasound beams are partially obstructed by an acoustically hard tissue, e.g., bone tissue. This effect leads to reduced resolution and, in some cases, geometrical distortion. In this paper, we initially introduce a binary apodization model to simulate e...

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Publié dans:IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. - 1986. - 59(2012), 4 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 683-93
Auteur principal: Mehdizadeh, Saeed (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Austeng, Andreas, Johansen, Tonni F, Holm, Sverre
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2012
Accès à la collection:IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control
Sujets:Journal Article