Large-Array Deep Abdominal Imaging in Fundamental and Harmonic Mode

Deep abdominal images suffer from poor diffraction-limited lateral resolution. Extending the aperture size can improve resolution. However, phase distortion and clutter can limit the benefits of larger arrays. Previous studies have explored these effects using numerical simulations, multiple transdu...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. - 1986. - 70(2023), 5 vom: 09. Mai, Seite 406-421
1. Verfasser: Ahmed, Rifat (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Foiret, Josquin, Ferrara, Katherine, Trahey, Gregg E
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2023
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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