An ultrasonic array is a single transducer that contains a number of individually connected
elements. Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the use of ultrasonic arrays for …

This paper, the first from a series of three papers on the application of coded excitation
signals in medical ultrasound, discusses the basic principles and ultrasound-related …

A practical learning tool for building a solid understanding of biomedical ultrasound Basics
of Biomedical Ultrasound for Engineers is a structured textbook that leads the novice …

Medical ultrasound imaging uses pulsed acoustic waves that are transmitted and received
by a hand-held transducer. This is a mature technology that it is widely used around the …

The Synthetic Aperture Real-time Ultrasound System (SARUS) for acquiring and processing
synthetic aperture (SA) data for research purposes is described. The specifications and …

Ultrasound imaging is now in very widespread clinical use. The most important
underpinning technologies include transducers, beam forming, pulse compression, tissue …

Open platform (OP) ultrasound systems are aimed primarily at the research community. They
have been at the forefront of the development of synthetic aperture, plane wave, shear wave …

This paper gives a review of the current state-of-the-art in ultrasound parallel acquisition
systems for flow imaging using spherical and plane waves emissions. The imaging methods …

For pt. II, see ibid., vol. 52, no. 2, p. 192-207 (2005). This paper, the last from a series of three
papers on the application of coded excitation signals in medical ultrasound, investigates the …

Ultrafast imaging using plane or diverging waves has recently enabled new ultrasound
imaging modes with improved sensitivity and very high frame rates. Some of these new …