Ultrasound Beam Focusing Considering the Cutaneous Fat Layer Effects
Commercial medical ultrasound scanners assume average sound velocity of 1540 m/s while sound speed varies at different tissues. This assumption limits focusing quality and degrades contrast and resolution, particularly for patients with fatty abdominal wall. This paper presents a simple two layer mo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
2012-12-01
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| Series: | International Journal Bioautomation |
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| Online Access: | http://www.clbme.bas.bg/bioautomation/2012/vol_16.4/files/16.4_04.pdf |