DocumentCode
432295
Title
Synthetic aperture technique for echographic focusing based on pulse compression
Author
Biagi, E. ; Masotti, L. ; Rossi, I. ; Scabia, M.
Author_Institution
Dipt. di Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
Volume
2
fYear
2004
fDate
23-27 Aug. 2004
Firstpage
1425
Abstract
We tackle the problem of applying to echographic imaging those frequency domain synthetic aperture focusing techniques (SAFT) commonly used in the field of synthetic aperture radars (SAR). The aim of this research is to improve echographic image resolution by using chirp transmit signals, and by performing pulse compression in both dimensions (depth and lateral).
Keywords
acoustic signal processing; chirp modulation; image resolution; ultrasonic focusing; ultrasonic imaging; SAR; chirp transmit signals; echographic focusing; echographic image resolution; echographic imaging; frequency domain techniques; pulse compression; synthetic aperture focusing techniques; synthetic aperture radar; synthetic aperture technique; tissue mimicking. phantom; Chirp; Focusing; Frequency domain analysis; Image resolution; Probes; Pulse compression methods; Radio frequency; Signal resolution; Synthetic aperture radar; Ultrasonic imaging;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Ultrasonics Symposium, 2004 IEEE
ISSN
1051-0117
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8412-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ULTSYM.2004.1418068
Filename
1418068
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