IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

January 1999 Volume 46, Number 1

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PAPERS

On the Accuracy of Mindlin Plate Predictions for the Frequency-Temperature Behavior of Resonant Modes in AT- and SC-Cut Quartz Plates
Y.-K. Yong, J. Wang, and T. Imai...1

Simulation of Acoustic Wave Propagation in Dispersive Media with Relaxation Losses by Using FDTD Method with PML Absorbing Boundary Condition
X. Yuan, D. Borup, J. Wiskin, M. Berggren, and S. A. Johnson...14

Marked Regularity Models
R. M. Cramblitt and M. R. Bell...24

Intervening Attenuation Affects First-order Statistical Properties of Ultrasound Echo Signals
J. A. Zagzebski, J.-F. Chen, F. Dong, and T. Wilson...35

Full-circular Surface Acoustic Wave Excitation for High Resolution Acoustic Microscopy Using Spherical Lens and Time Gate Technology
I. Ishikawa, K. Katakura, and Y. Ogura...41

Dynamic and Contact Analysis of a Bimodal Ultrasonic Motor
R.-F. Fung, C.-M. Yao, and D.-G. Chang...47

Conversion of 1/f Fluctuations in Crystal Resonator Within an Inter Resonance Gap
Y. S. Shmaliy...61

Generation and Reception of Ultrasonic Guided Waves in Composite Plates Using Conformable Piezoelectric Transmitters and Optical-Fiber Detectors
A. Gachagan, G. Hayward, A. McNab, P. Reynolds, S. G. Pierce, W. R. Philp, and B. Culshaw...72

Speckle Tracking Methods for Ultrasonic Elasticity Imaging Using Short-Time Correlation
M. A. Lubinski, S. Y. Emelianov, and M. O'Donnell...82

Adaptive Strain Estimation Using Retrospective Processing
M. A. Lubinski, S. Y. Emelianov, and M. O'Donnell...97

A 3-D PW Ultrasonic Doppler Flowmeter: Theory and Experimental Characterization
M. Calzolai, L. Capineri, A. Fort, L. Masotti, S. Rocchi, and M. Scabia...108

Transmission of Ultrasonic Waves Through Porous Layers of High Flow Resistivity Saturated by Air
L. Kelders, W. Lauriks, and J. F. Allard...114

Voltage Controlled SAW Velocity in GaAs/LiNbO3-Hybrids
M. Rotter, W. Ruile, A. Wixforth, and J. P. Kotthaus...120

Tissue-Characterization of the Prostate using Radio Frequency Ultrasonic Signals
G. Schmitz, H. Ermert, and T. Senge...126

Ultrasound-Modulated Twin-Fluid Atomization of a Liquid Jet
S. C. Tsai, P. Luu, P. Childs, and C. S. Tsai...139

Torsional Modes in Piezo Helical Springs
B. L. Jiao and J. D. Zhang...147

Forty-Channel Phased Array Ultrasonic Probe Using 0.91Pb(Zn_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃ -0.09PbTiO₃ Single Crystal
S. Saitoh, T. Kobayashi, K. Harada, S. Shimanuki, and Y. Yamashita...152

Fine Elasticity Imaging Utilizing the Iterative RF-echo Phase Matching Method
C. Sumi...158

Quantitative Classification of Adhesive Bondline Dimensions Using Lamb Waves and Artificial Neural Networks
C.P.D. Todd and R. E. Challis...167

Modeling of a Short-Term Stability Measuring System of Quartz Crystal Resonators
F. Sthal and M. Mourey...182

Ultrasonic Characterization of the Quality of an Epoxy Resin Polymerization
B. Faiz, G. Maze, D. Décultot,

A. Moudden, E. H. Aassif, and M. Ezzaidi...188

An In Vitro Study of the Effects of Doppler Angle, Fibrinogen, and Hematocrit on Ultrasonic Doppler Power
S.-J. Wu and K. K. Shung...197

Piezoelectric Ceramic Disks with Thickness-Graded Material Properties
P.C.Y. Lee, J.-D. Yu, X. Li, and W.-H. Shih...205

Microwave Regenerative Frequency Dividers with Low Phase Noise
E. S. Ferre-Pikal and F. L. Walls...216

Optical and Acoustical Observations of the Effects of Ultrasound on Contrast Agents
P. A. Dayton, K. E. Morgan, A. L. Klibanov, G. H. Brandenburger, and K. W. Ferrara...220

Piezoelectric Sensor Applied in Ultrasonic Contact Microscopy for the Investigation of Material Surfaces
P. Kielczynski, W. Pajewski, and M. Szalewski...233

CORRESPONDENCE

Linearized Magnetoacoustic Sensor of Angular Displacements
P. Pernod, V. Preobrazhensky, and S. Dequand...239

Chromatic Aberration of an Air-Coupled Ultrasonic Fresnel Zone-Plate
D. W. Schindel, A. G. Bashford, and D. A. Hutchins...242

Quantitative Analysis of Doppler Spectrum Modifications Yielded by Contrast Agents Insonified at High Pressure
P. Tortoli, D. Bagnai, and D. Righi...247

Doppler Angle and Flow Velocity Estimations Using the Classic and Transverse Doppler Effects
B.-R. Lee, H. K. Chiang, C.-D. Kuo, W.-L. Lin, and S.-K. Lee...252

A Four-Pole SAW Resonator Filter-Combining Transverse and Symmetrical Longitudinal Modes
G. Martin and B. Wall...257

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Special Issue on Applications of Ferroelectics...262

Special Issue on The 30^th Anniversary of Piezoelectric PVDF...263

Special Issue on Modeling, Optimization and Design of Surface and Bulk Acoustic Wave Devices...264

1999 IEEE International Ultrasonics Sympoisum...265

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