2-D Ultrasound Sparse Arrays Multidepth Radiation Optimization Using Simulated Annealing and Spiral-Array Inspired Energy Functions

Full matrix arrays are excellent tools for 3-D ultrasound imaging, but the required number of active elements is too high to be individually controlled by an equal number of scanner channels. The number of active elements is significantly reduced by the sparse array techniques, but the position of t...

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Publié dans:IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. - 1986. - 63(2016), 12 vom: 03. Dez., Seite 2138-2149
Auteur principal: Roux, Emmanuel (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Ramalli, Alessandro, Tortoli, Piero, Cachard, Christian, Robini, Marc C, Liebgott, Herve
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2016
Accès à la collection:IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control
Sujets:Journal Article