Ultrasonic Synthetic-Aperture Interface Imaging

Synthetic-aperture (SA) imaging is a popular method to visualize the reflectivity of an object from ultrasonic reflections. The method yields an image of the (volume) contrast in acoustic impedance with respect to the embedding. Typically, constant mass density is assumed in the underlying derivatio...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. - 1986. - 66(2019), 5 vom: 07. Mai, Seite 888-897
1. Verfasser: van der Neut, Joost (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Fokkema, Jacob T, van den Berg, Peter M, Zapf, Michael, Ruiter, Nicole V, Taskin, Ulas, van Dongen, Koen W A
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2019
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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