Abstract
To evaluate and improve the longitudinal and lateral resolution of an ultrasonic transducer in pulse-echo imaging, it is useful to visualize how the ultrasonic pulse travels in space. A method for measuring and dynamically displaying the traveling acoustic wave pulses is developed. A half-millimeter hydrophone was used to scan two-dimensional planes through the beams produced by three types of transducers: commercial PZT, air-backed PZT, and PZT ceramic/polymer composite. The signals were digitized and stored in two- and three-dimensional formats. The ANALYZE software package was used to produce movies of the traveling wave as well as the two- and three-dimensional depictions of the pulse at various points in space and time.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 673-676 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings |
| Volume | 1 |
| State | Published - 1989 |
| Event | IEEE 1989 Ultrasonics Symposium - Montreal, Que, Can Duration: Oct 3 1989 → Oct 6 1989 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering