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Wavefront amplitude distortion and image sidelobe levels. II. In vivo experiments

Authors :
R.L. Arenson
Quing Zhu
B.D. Steinberg
Source :
IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. 40:754-762
Publication Year :
1993
Publisher :
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1993.

Abstract

For part I, see ibid., vol.40, no.6, p.747-753 (1993). In vivo measurements of the rise of the sidelobe level in a single-source image obtained through the female breast as a function of the distortion of the wavefront amplitude are described. The measured sidelobe levels are the average sidelobe floor (ASF) and the peak sidelobe level (PSL). The ASF is shown to be proportional to the variance of the modulus of the wavefront normalized to the square of its mean value, with a proportionality constant close to the value predicted by theory. The PSL similarly increases linearly. The average ratio of PSL to ASF is 5 (7 dB). >

Details

ISSN :
08853010
Volume :
40
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
Accession number :
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