CN105339808B - 采用动态聚焦的超声探头以及关联系统和方法 - Google Patents

采用动态聚焦的超声探头以及关联系统和方法 Download PDF

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CN105339808B
CN105339808B CN201480026110.3A CN201480026110A CN105339808B CN 105339808 B CN105339808 B CN 105339808B CN 201480026110 A CN201480026110 A CN 201480026110A CN 105339808 B CN105339808 B CN 105339808B
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    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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    • G01S15/8927—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array using simultaneously or sequentially two or more subarrays or subapertures
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