JP2005342512A - 超音波コントラスト・イメージングのための方法及びシステム - Google Patents

超音波コントラスト・イメージングのための方法及びシステム Download PDF

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JP2005342512A
JP2005342512A JP2005156559A JP2005156559A JP2005342512A JP 2005342512 A JP2005342512 A JP 2005342512A JP 2005156559 A JP2005156559 A JP 2005156559A JP 2005156559 A JP2005156559 A JP 2005156559A JP 2005342512 A JP2005342512 A JP 2005342512A
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William Tao Shi
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Jung Chao Richard
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Anne Lindsay Hall
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    • G01S15/8906—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • 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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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • 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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    • G01S15/88—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications
    • G01S15/89—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
    • G01S15/8906—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques
    • G01S15/8959—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using coded signals for correlation purposes

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