Title :
Very high frequency (VHF) ultrasonic imaging
Author_Institution :
Bioeng. Program, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
Ultrasonic imaging in the frequency range beyond 20 MHz is considered the next frontier in diagnostic ultrasound with applications in dermatology, ophthalmology and intravascular imaging. These applications and potential challenges are reviewed
Keywords :
biomedical transducers; biomedical ultrasonics; blood vessels; eye; skin; ultrasonic transducer arrays; VHF US imaging; VHF arrays; dermatology; diagnostic ultrasound; eye orbital structures; intravascular imaging; ophthalmology; transducer developments; Bandwidth; Catheters; Frequency; High-resolution imaging; Optical imaging; Power system harmonics; Probes; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic transducer arrays; Ultrasonic transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the IEEE 25th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
West Hartford, CT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5486-9
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1999.755786
