2002 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings

(Invited) High-Frequency Ultrasonic Imaging Using Optoacoustic Arrays
- T. Buma, J.D. Hamilton, M. Spisar, and M. O'Donnell

(Abstract Only) Proper Standard Specimen for Calibrating the LFB Ultrasonic Material Characterization System
- Y. Ohashi and J. Kushibiki

(Abstract Only) High-Resolution Testing of Piezoelectric Ceramics by Atomic Force Acoustic Microscopy Techniques
- W. Arnold, S. Hirsekorn, M. Kopycinska, and U. Rabe

Study of Surface Acoustic Wave Scattering and Diffraction by Scanning Acoustic Force Microscopy
- T. Hesjedal and W. Seidel

Measuring the Temperature Coefficient of Leaky SAW Velocity Using V(X) Technique
- S.A. Titov, R.G. Maev, and A.N. Bogatchenkov

Finite Element Simulation of Laser-Based Optical Generation of Ultrasound
- S. Zhou, P. Reynolds, R. Krause, and J. Hossack

(Abstract Only) Optoacoustic Pulse Waveform Detection with Rectangular Transducer of Finite Dimension
- V. Andreev, A. Ponomaryov, and A. Oraevsky

SAW-Induced Birefringence in InGaAs-GaAs Multiple Quantum Well Acousto-Optic Modulators
- X. Wang, P. Li, P. Dufilie, and F.C. Jain

On Dipole Source Representation for Laser-Generated Sound
- V.V. Krylov

Full-Field Imaging of Acoustic Motion of Nanosecond Time and Micron Length Scales
- K.L. Telschow, V.A. Deason, D.L. Cottle, and J.D. Larson III

Tunable Matrix Switches and Routers Consisting of Waveguide-Type Acousto-Optic Separators with SAW for WDM Systems
- Y. Miyazaki and N. Goto

Measurements of Air-Borne Ultrasound by Detecting the Modulation in Optical Refractive Index of Air
- K. Nakamura, M. Hirayama, and S. Ucha

80 MHz Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Imaging of Corneal Lesions Induced by Cataract Surgery
- C. Jolly, A. Coron, M. Perez, P. Laugier, and A. Saied

An Improved Four-Focal Zone High-Frequency Ultrasound Analog Beamformer
- J.P. Stitt, R.L. Tutwiler, and K.K. Shung

Design and Development of a 30 MHz Six-Channel Annular Array Ultrasound Backscatter Microscope
- W.-H. Chen, K.A. Snook, P. Cao, and K.K. Shung

Relationship between Skin-Collagen Micro-Architecture and Ultrasonic Backscatter Parameters at 20 MHz
- C. Fournier, S.L. Bridal, A. Coron, and P. Laugier

(Abstract Only) Ocular Development in the Mouse by Ultrasound Biomicroscopy
- F. S. Foster, M. Y. Zhang, A. S. Duckett, V. Cucevic, and C. J. Pavlin

Linear Array Transducers for Vibro-Acoustography
- G.T. Silva and M. Fatemi

(Invited) Coupled Resonator Filters
- K.M. Lakin

(Invited) The Development of a New Class of BAW Microwave Acoustic Devices for Ecological Monitoring
- G.D. Mansfeld and I.M. Kotelyansky

A High-Performance 3.0 mm x 3.0 mm x 1.1 mm FBAR Full-Band Tx Filter for U.S. PCS Handsets
- D. Feld, K. Wang, P. Bradley, A. Barfknecht, B. Ly, and R. Ruby

Solidly Mounted Bulk Acoustic Wave Filters for the GHz Frequency Range
- H.P. Loebl, C. Metzmacher, D.N. Peligrad, R. Mauczok, M. Klee, W. Brand, R.F. Milsom, P. Lok, F. van Straten, A. Tuinhout, and J.W. Lobeek

High-Rejection RX Filters for GSM Handsets with Wafer Level Packaging
- K. Wang, W. Mueller, R. Ruby, M. Gat, P. Bradley, A. Barfknecht, F. Geefay, C. Han, G. Gan. A. Chien, and B. Ly

A 5 mm x 5 mm x 1.37 mm Hermetic FBAR Duplexer for PCS Handsets with Wafer-Scale Packaging
- P.D. Bradley, R. Ruby, A. Barfknecht, F. Geefay, C. Han, G. Gan, Y. Oshmyansky, and J.D. Larson III

Analysis of Bulk Wave Effect on Harmonic Admittance of Periodic Grating
- N. Naumenko and B. Abbott

Measurement of Effective k_t², Q, Rp, RS vs. Temperature for Mo/AlN FBAR Resonators
- J.D. Larson III and Y. Oshmyansky

Micromechanical Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonator
- T. Mattila, A. Oja, H. Seppä, O. Jaakkola, J. Kiihamäki, H. Kattelus, M. Koskenvuori, P. Rantakari, and I. Tittonen

Temperature Sensors Based on GaPO₄
- P.W. Krempl, C. Reiter, W. Wallnöfer, and J. Neubig

(Abstract Only) Analysis of Frequency-Temperature Characteristics Dependent on Electrode Thickness of a Quartz-Crystal Tuning Fork by Bimorph Flexure Model
- H. Itoh, H. Nagasawa, and M. Nakazawa

Nonscanning Means for Determining Vibrational Distribution in BAW and SAW Devices
- Y. Watanabe, T. Sato, S. Goka, and H. Sekimoto

Studies by X-Ray Topography of the Mass-Loading Effect on Quartz and Langasite Resonator Parameters
- I. Mateescu, L. Dumitrache, B. Capelle, J. Detaint, G. Johnson, E. Borca, and C. Ranea

Acoustic Damping in Langatate as a Function of Temperature, Frequency, and Mechanical Contact
- W.L. Johnson, S.A. Kim, D.S. Lauria, and R.C. Smythe

Synthesis, Growth, and Characterization of Langasite Crystals
- L. Gheorghe, S. Georgescu, S. Constantinescu, I. Mateescu, L. Diamandescu, L. Dumitrache, and E. Borca

High-Performance and Miniature Thin-Film Bulk Acoustic Wave Filters for 5 GHz
- T. Nishihara, T. Yokoyama, T. Miyashita, and Y. Satoh

Modified BVD-Equivalent Circuit of FBAR by Taking Electrodes into Account
- M.-C. Chao, Z.-N. Huang, S.-Y. Pao, Z. Wang, and C.S. Lam

Laser Interferoetric Measurement of Lamb Wave Dispersion and Extraction of Material Parameters in FBARs
- T. Pensala, T. Makkonen, J. Vartiainen, J. Knuuttila, J. Kaitila, O. Holmgren, and M.M. Salomaa

Surface Micromachined BAW Resonators Based on AlN
- R. Lanz, P. Carazzetti, and P. Muralt

Modeling of ZnO-Based BAWs at High Signal Levels
- J. Ellä and M. Ylilammi

Combined Acoustic-Electromagnetic Simulation of Thin-Film Bulk Acoustic Wave Filters
- R.F. Milsom, H.-P. Löbl, D.N. Peligrad, J.-W. Lobeek, A. Tuinhout, and R.H. ten Dolle

Measurement of the Bulk Acoustic Wave Propagation in Ultra-Thin Membranes
- D.M. Profunser, J. Vollmann, and J. Dual

Straight Crested Wave Analysis of Quartz MEMS Ring Electroded Mesa Resonators
- Y.-K. Yong, J. Vig, and A. Ballato

Temperature Field of the Piezoelectric Transformer Operating In Longitudinal Vibration Mode
- J. Hu

Convex Quartz Crystal Resonator of Extremely High Q in 10 MHz-50 MHz
- F. Watanabe and T. Watanabe

Alteration of Poisson's Ratio in High Coupling Piezoelectrics
- A. Ballato

(Invited, Abstract Only) Applications of Ultrasound Contrast Agents in Cardiology
- H. Becher, J. Timperly, D. Dawson, and A. Kardos

Experimental Validation of a Nonlinear Coded Excitation Method for Contrast Imaging
- J. Borsboom, C.T. Chin, and N. de Jong

A Numerical Investigation into the Effects of Increasing Pressure Amplitude on Microbubble Resonance Frequency
- C.A. MacDonald, V. Sboros, R. Retkute, J. Gomatam, S.D. Pye, C.M. Moran, and W.N. McDicken

Analysis of Acoustical Responses of Microbubbles for the Optimization of Phase- and Amplitude-Coded Pulse Sequences
- W. Wilkening, H. Ermert, and V. Uhlendorf

The Measurement of Backscatter from Individual Contrast Agent Microbubbles
- V. Sboros, S.D. Pye, T. Anderson, C.M. Moran, M. Averkiou, C.A. MacDonald, J. Gomatam, and W.N. McDicken

Optically Observed Microbubble Coalescence and Collapse
- M. Postema, A. Bouakaz, J. Klein, and N. de Jong

(Abstract Only) Post-Beamforming Volterra Filter for Contrast Agent Imaging
- P. Phukpattarnont and E. Ebbini

Gaseous Emboli Detection through Subharmonic and Ultraharmonic Emissions
- P. Palanchon, A. Bouakaz, J. Klein, and N. de Jong

Subharmonic Performance of Contrast Microbubbles: An Experimental and Numerical Investigation
- W.T. Shi, L. Hoff, and F. Forsberg

Acoustic Detection of Laser-Induced Optical Breakdown in Dendrimer Nanocomposites: Implications for Site Targeted Molecular Diagnostics and Therapeutics
- M. O'Donnell, S.M. Milas, J.Y. Ye, T.B. Norris, L.P. Balogh, J.R. Baker Jr., K. Hollman, and S.Y. Emelianov

Comparison of Ultrasound Scattering Behavior of Optison® and a Liquid Perfluorocarbon Nanoparticle Contrast Agent
- M.S. Hughes, J.N. Marsh, A.K. Woodson, R.W. Fuhrhop, G.M. Lanza, and S.A. Wickline

Holographic Visualization of Secondary Ultrasonic Waves Radiated from Microbubbles
- Y. Yamakoshi, Y. Ozawa, and N. Masuda

Reticulated Foam Flow Phantom Ultrasound Contrast Agent Studies
- T.C. Potdevin, J.B. Fowlkes, A.P. Moskalik, and P.L. Carson

Mean Flow Rate and integrated Perfusion Estimates Obtained with Contrast-Assisted Ultrasound
- A. Sadlowski, J. Chomas, R. Pollard, S. Bloch, S. Griffey, E. Wisner, and K. Ferrara

Imaging Contrast Agent and Tissue at Higher Harmonics
- A. Bouakaz, B. Krenning, W. Vletter, F. ten Cate, and N. de Jong

Optical Monitoring of Ultrasound Interaction with Blook Vessels in Transparent Fish after injection with Contrast Agents
- S. Maruvada and K. Hynynen

Microbubble Destruction-Reperfusion in the Noninvasive Measurement of the Vascular Targeting Effects of the Anti-Cancer Drug ZD6126
- R. Karshafian, P.N. Burns, X. Qi, and M.Y. Zhang

Quasi-Linear Sound Propagation in the Presence of Cavitation Bubbles for Predicting HIFU Biological Lesions
- S. Pichardo, Y.C. Angel, L. Curiel, F. Chavrier, D. Cathignol, and J.-Y. Chapelon

(Invited) Ultra High-Speed Imaging of Elasticity
- M. Fink, L. Sandrin, M. Tanter, S. Catheline, S. Chaffai, J. Bercoff, and J.-L. Gennisson

(Invited) Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging: Remote Palpation of the Mechanical Properties of Tissue
- K. Nightingale, M.S. Soo, R. Nightingale, R. Bentley, D. Stutz, M. Palmeri, J. Dahl, and G. Trahey

Low-Frequency Elastic Wave Imaging by Adaptive Combination of Fundamental and Tissue Harmonic Ultrasonic Waves
- N. Masuda, Y. Yamakoshi, T. Tsujita, and T. Ebuchi

New Methods of One-Point Measurement of Pulse Wave Velocity
- A. Harada, T. Okada, K. Niki, D. Chang, and M. Sugawara

Noninvasive Vascular Elastography: A Prospective Study
- R.L. Maurice, J. Ohayon, Y. Frétigny, M. Bertrand, G. Soulez, and G. Cloutier

Investigation of Novel Phantom in Consideration of Acoustic and Optical Characteristics and Development of Assessment Technique for Minute Change in Thickness Measured by Ultrasound
- M. Kato, T. Suginouchi, M. Hashimoto, and H. Kanai

(Abstract Only) Frame to Frame Filtering of Real Time Strain Images
- A. Pesavento, A. Loreny, S. Siebers, and H. Emeret

Measurement of Elastic Moduli of Tissue Components in Atherosclerotic Plaques by Ultrasonic Phased Tracking Method
- H. Hasegawa, H. Kanai, Y. Koiwa, M. Ichiki, and F. Tezuka

Optical Observation of Shear Waves Excited by Focused Ultrasound in a Tissue-Mimicking Phantom
- S. Callé, J.-P. Remenieras, O. Bou Matar, and F. Patat

Coronary Artery Characterization Based on Tissue Elasticity Imaging-In Vivo Assessment
- T. Shiina, N. Nitta, and M. Yamagishi

A Simulation Study on the Performance of Different Estimators for Two-Dimensional Velocity Estimation
- S. Langeland, J. D'hooge, H. Torp, B. Bijnens, and P. Suetens

In Vivo Evaluation and Imaging of Skin Elasticity Applying High-Frequency (22 MHz) Ultrasound
- M. Vogt, S. Scharenberg, R. Scharenberg, K. Hoffmann, P. Altmeyer, and H. Ermert

(Abstract Only) Real Time Strain Imaging Guided Prostate Biopsy
- A. Lorenz, A. Pesavento, K. Kuehne, T. Senge, U. Scheipers, and H. Ermert

Detection of Differential Tissue Modulus Using Detection of Differential Rate of Decorrelation
- J.S. Ha and J.A. Hossack

Shear Property Characterization of Viscoelastic Media Using Vibrations Induced by Ultrasound Radiation Force
- S. Chen, M. Fatemi, and J.F. Greenleaf

Noise Reduction Strategies in Freehand Elasticity Imaging
- T.J. Hall, J. Jiang, Y. Zhu, and L.T. Cook

(Abstract Only) Experimental Validation of the Frequency Dependent Young's Modulus in Liver Tissue
- L. S. Taylor, A. L. Lerner, S. Gracewski, P. Wang, T. Gaborski, D. J. Rubens, and K. J. Parker

Robust Strain Rate Estimation Using Two-Dimensional Cubic B-Splines
- J. D'Hooge, P. Claus, B. Bijnens, J. Thoen, F. Van de Werf, G.R. Sutherland, and P. Suetens

(Abstract Only) An Adaptive Spectral Strain Estimator for Elastography
- S. K. Alam, F. L. Lizzi, and T. Varghese

Quantitative Assessment and Imaging of Viscoelastic Properties of Soft Tissue
- N. Nitta, T. Shiina, and E. Ueno

Nonlinear Elasticity Imaging
- R.Q. Erkamp, S.Y. Emelianov, A.R. Skovoroda, and M. O'Donnell

Localized Harmonic Motion Imaging: Theory, Simulations, and Experiments
- E.E. Konofagou and K. Hynynen

Ultrafast Imaging of Beamformed Shear Waves Induced by the Acoustic Radiation Force. Application to Transient Elastography
- J. Bercoff, M. Tanter, S. Chaffai, and M. Fink

Ultrasound Echo Decorrelation Due to Acoustic Radiation Force
- F. Viola and W.F. Walker

Shear Strain Elastography
- F. Viola and W.F. Walker

(Abstract Only) 3 D Intravascular Palpography: From Phantoms to in vivo Applications
- C.L. de Korte, F. Mastik, J.A. Schaar, and A.F.W. van der Steen

Real-Time Intravascular Ultrasound Elastography with Rotating Single-Element Transducers
- C. Perrey, T. Neumann, W. Bojara, S. Holt, and H. Ermert

Fully Automated Endoluminal Contour Detection in Intracoronary Ultrasound Images: A Preprocessing for Intravascular Elastography
- E. Brusseau, C.L. de Korte, F. Mastik, J. Schaar, and A.F.W. van der Steen

Comparison of Finite Elements Model Elastograms and IVUS Elastograms Acquired from Phantoms and Arteries
- R.A. Baldewsing, C.L. de Korte, F. Mastik, J.A. Schaar, and A.F.W. van der Steen

Correction of Stress Decay in Intravascular Elastography by Combination of Radial and Tangential Strain
- J. Fromageau, H. Liebgott, E. Brusseau, G. Gimenez, and P. Delachartre

Ultrasound Stimulated Acoustic Emission in the Measurement of Elasticity of Arterial Wall
- T. Karjalainen and K. Hynynen

(Invited) A New Generation of Ultrasonic In-Line Inspection Tools for Detecting, Sizing, and Locating Metal Loss and Cracks in Transmission Pipelines
- K. Reber, M. Beller, H. Willems, and O.A. Barbian

(Invited) Use of Modern Simulation for Industrial Applications of High-Power Ultrasonics
- M. Kaltenbacher, H. Landes, J. Hoffelner, and R. Simkovics

Buffer Rod Design for Measurement of Specific Gravity in the Processing of Industrial Food Batters
- P.D. Fox, P.P. Smith, and S.S. Sahi

Film Air Bearings Generated by Ultrasonic Vibrations
- A.-C. Hladky-Hennion, C. Granger, and G. Haw

Development of an On-Line Detection System for Internal Flaws in As-Hot-Rolled Steel Strip Using Ultrasonic Probe Array
- H. Takada, A. Torao, T. Yamasaki, Y. Tomura, H. Unzaki, T. Sasaki, M. Aratani, and T. Kobashi

Multi-Sensor Data Fusion with Flange Mounted Acoustic Emission Sensors in the Monitoring of Fluidized Beds
- H. Waerstad, L. Cortvriend, U. Datta, V. Mathiesen, and S. Mylvaganam

A Simple Transducer Model for Longitudinal Flip-Chip Bonding
- T. Sattel and M. Brökelmann

Welding Characteristics of 40 kHz Ultrasonic Plastic Welding System Using Fundamental and Higher Resonance Frequency Vibrations
- J. Tsujino, M. Hongoh, and T. Ueoka

Configurations of Large Capacity Ultrasonic Complex Vibration Sources
- J. Tsujino and T. Ueoka

A Highly Efficient 20 MHz Piezo-Composite Transducer for Nondestructive Characterization of Multilayer Plastics
- Q. Xue, A. Abbate, G. Elfbaum, Y. Shui, and H. Wu

Optimal Design of a Flextensional Transducer Considering All the Cross-Coupled Effects of Its Structural Variables
- K. Kang and Y. Roh

Fan-Beam Tomography of Air Flow in Pipes Using an Electrostatic Ultrasonic Transducer Array
- I.J. O'Sullivan and W.M.D. Wright

Compensating Transducer Diffraction Effects in Synthetic Aperture Imaging for Immersed Solids
- F. Lingvall and T. Stepinski

Simulation of Phased Array Techniques for Realistic NDE Configurations
- P. Calmon, S. Mahaut, S. Chatillon, and O. Roy

Numerical Evaluation of Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Subwavelength Defect Detection
- X. Yin, S.A. Morris, and W.D. O'Brien Jr.

Naval Device Applications of Relaxor Piezoelectric Single Crystals
- P.W. Rehrig, W.S. Hackenberger, X. Jiang, R.J. Meyer, and X. Geng

(Abstract Only) Acoustic Cavitation Excited by Periodic Sequence of Tone Bursts
- G.A. Romanenko, V.G. Andreev, and V.L. Aleinikov

Monitoring Antivascular Therapy with High-Frequency Ultrasound Flow Imaging
- D.E. Goertz, J.L. Yu, R.S. Kerbel, P.N. Burns, and F.S. Foster

High-Frequency Ultrasound with an Eigen-Decomposition Filter To Assess the Effect of Laser Cyclophotocoagulation Treatment on Blood Flow
- D.E. Kruse, M.C. Lim, D.E. Redline, P.H. Eisele, and K.W. Ferrara

Fast, Extended Velocity Range Flow Imaging Based on Nonuniform Sampling Using Adaptive Wall Filtering and Cross Correlation
- W. Wilkening, B. Brendel, and H. Ermert

Spectral Doppler Technique with Extended Unambiguous Velocity Range
- L.Y.L. Mo, T.-L. Ji, and G.W. McLaughlin

Speckle in the Doppler Signal-Correlation of CW-Doppler Signals from Blood for Varying Transmit Frequency
- T. Jansson, H.W. Persson, and K. Lindström

Anisotropy of Ultrasonic Backscatter by Blood in Shear Flow: Monte Carlo Simulations
- D. Savéry and G. Cloutier

Blood Motion Imaging-A New Technique to Visualize 2D Blood Flow
- S. Bjærum, D. Martens, K. Kristoffersen, and H. Torp

Aperture Design Analysis for Vector Flow Imaging
- R.F. Kerr and M.E. Anderson

Adaptive Clutter Filtering via Blind Signal Separation for Lateral Blood Velocity Measurement
- C.M. Gallippi and G.E. Trahey

Transverse Flow Imaging Using Synthetic Aperture Directional Beamforming
- J.A. Jensen and S.I. Nikolov

Real-Time Vector Doppler for Tissue Motion
- A. Criton, R. Steel, P.R. Hoskins, W.N. McDicken, and H.F. Routh

Aggregation of Red Cells and Linear Velocity Gradients: Influence on the Correlation-Based Method for Quantitative IVUS Blood Flow at 20 MHz
- F.A. Lupotti, A. Zimmer, M. Daronat, F.S. Foster, A.F.W. van der Steen, and G. Cloutier

(Abstract Only) Adaptive Clutter Filtering via Blind Source Separation for Lateral Blood Velocity Measurement
- C.M. Gallippi and G.E. Trahey

(Invited) Perspectives on Starting and Running a Medical Ultrasound Company
- S.H. Maslak

(Invited) Two-Dimensional Arrays for 3-D Ultrasound Imaging
- S.W. Smith, W. Lee, E.D. Light, J.T. Yen, P. Wolf, and S. Idriss

(Invited) Equipment and Methods for Synthetic Aperture Anatomic and Flow Imaging
- J.A. Jensen, S.I. Nikolov, T. Misaridis, and K.L. Gammelmark

Angular Scatter Imaging: Clinical Results and Novel Processing
- W.F. Walker and M.J. McAllister

A New Medical Ultrasound Research Interface
- L.F. Nock, S.S. Brunke, H. Jiang, J.J. Mai, G.E. Trahey, and P. Von Behren

Ferromagnetic Brachytherapy Seed Motion in Soft Tissue: Models, Measurements, and Ultrasound Detection
- S.A. McAleavey, M. Palmeri, S. Gracewski, and G.E. Trahey

Effect of Dynamic Receive Focusing on Reflex Transmission Imaging (RTI)
- L.A.S. Baker and J.C. Bamber

Three-Dimensional Real-Time Synthetic Aperture Imaging Using a Rotating Phased Array Transducer
- S.I. Nikolov, J.A. Jensen, R. Dufait, and A. Schoisswohl

Depth-Independent Narrow Beamwidth 3D Ultrasonic Image Formation Technique
- Z.M. Benenson, A.B. Elizarov, T.V. Yakovleva, and W.D. O'Brien Jr.

Dynamic 3D Ultrasound Imaging of the Fetal Heart
- S. Brekke, E. Tegnander, H. Torp, and S.H. Eik-Nes

3D Quantification of Ultrasound Images: Application to Mouse Embryo Imaging In Vivo
- D. Vray, A. Discher, J. Lefloc'h, W. Mai, P. Clarysse, Q.C. Pham, J. Montagnat, and M. Janier

Spectral Strain Rate Imaging
- A. Heimdal

Minimal Transducer Requirements to Implement Limited Diffraction Beams in Clinical Practice
- H.F. Choi, J. D'Hooge, B. Bijnens, W. Lauriks, J. Thoen, and P. Suetens

Complex Pulsing Schemes for High Frame Rate Imaging
- T. Misaridis, M. Fink, and J.A. Jensen

Experimental Study of Convex Coded Synthetic Transmit Aperture Imaging
- K.L. Gammelmark and J.A. Jensen

Design of a Real-Time Digital Beamformer for a 50-MHz Annular Array Ultrasound Transducer
- P.-J. Cao, K.K. Shung, N. Karkhanis, and W.-H. Chen

Subarray Delta-Sigma Beamforming for Ultrasonic Imaging
- H.S. Bilge and M. Karaman

A New Adaptive Imaging Technique Using Generalized Coherence Factor
- M.-L. Li and P.-C. Li

A New Architecture for Ultrasound Sigma-Delta Modulation Beamformer
- H.-S. Han, H.-J. Park, and T.-K. Song

Adaptive Focusing through Layered Media Using the Geophysical “Time Migration” Concept
- M.A. Haun, D.L. Jones, and W.D. O'Brien Jr.

High-Frequency Ultrasound Imaging of Changes in Cell Structure Including Apoptosis
- R.E. Baddour, M.D. Sherar, G.J. Czarnota, J.W. Hunt, L. Taggart, A. Giles, N.R. Farnoud, and M.C. Kolios

In Vivo Acoustic Imaging of Thermally Induced Changes of a Single Cell
- C. Miyasaka and B.R. Tittmann

Associations between Parameters of Ultrasound Transmission and Structural Parameters of Cortical Bone
- R. Barkmann and C.-C. Glüer

Detection of the Process of Blood Coagulation and Clot Formation Using Quantitative Ultrasonic Parameters
- S.-H. Wang, T.-W. Chung, C.-S. Huang, C.-T. Chuang, and P.-S. Tsui

Coded EXcitation with Spectrum Inversion (CEXSI) To Improve SNR in Sparse Array Imaging
- Y. Wang, K. Metzger, D.N. Stephens, G. Williams, S. Brownlie, and M. O'Donnell

Moving Linear Array Technique: Improved Lateral Resolution with Decreased Scan Time To Form a 3D Image
- Z.M. Benenson, A.B. Elizarov, T.V. Yakovleva, and W.D. O'Brien Jr.

Effect of Changing the Transmit Aperture on the Spatial Coherence of Backscatter for the Nonlinearly Generated Second Harmonic
- R.J. Fedewa, K.D. Wallace, M.R. Holland, J.R. Jago, G.C. Ng, M.R. Rielly, B.S. Robinson, and J.G. Miller

Subaperture Decoding To Enhance Performance of Coded Excitation
- T. Azuma, Y. Miwa, and S.-i. Umemura

Clinical Comparison of Pulse and Chirp Excitation
- M.H. Pedersen, T.X. Misaridis, and J.A. Jensen

Optimization of Apodizations Based on the Sidelobe Pressure Energy in Simulated Ultrasound Fields
- O. Keitmann-Curdes, B. Brendel, C. Marg, and H. Ermert

Simple Technique for Beam Steering of CW Phased-Array Transducers
- G.C. Aucott, M.A. von Krüger, and D.H. Evans

Correction of Distributed Phase Aberrations Caused by Propagation-Speed and Array-Pitch Errors
- Y. Li, P. Drew, L. Wilson, D. Price, R. Gill, and B. Robinson

Generation of Mutually Orthogonal Polyphase Complementary Sequences for Use in Ultrasound Imaging
- B.-H. Kim, T.-H. Kim, and T.-K. Song

The Minimum Sum Squared Error (MSSE) Beamformer Design Technique: Initial Results
- K. Ranganathan and W.F. Walker

Gate Array Beamformer for High-Frequency Annular Arrays
- J.A. Brown and G.R. Lockwood

Orthogonal Golay Code Based Ultrasonic Imaging without Reducing Frame Rate
- M.-H. Bae, W.-Y. Lee, M.-K. Jeong, and S.-J. Kwon

High-Speed 3D Imaging System Using Coded Wavefront Generated by Walsh Function Modulated Signals
- Y. Tamura, C. Ishihara, N. Okada, N. Ishii, M. Sato, T. Aoki, T. Hisamoto, and H. Yanagida

Real-Time 3D Imaging Using 2-D Curved Array
- K.S. Kim, H.S. Han, S.H. Chang, and T.K. Song

Adaptive Beamforming Using Van Cittert-Zernicke Criterion
- C. Levrier, C. Cohen-Bacrie, J.M. Guinebretière, G. Ng, N. Villain, J.-M. Lagrange, and R. Entrekin

Noncylindrical Transmission Focusing for Large Depth of Field
- S.-i. Umemura, T. Azuma, Y. Miwa, K. Sasaki, T. Sugiyama, T. Hayashi, and H. Kuribara

(Abstract Only) Focused Fields of Rectangular Arrays
- T. Szabo

High Frame Rate 2D and 3D Imaging with a Curved or Cylindrical Array
- H. Peng and J.-y. Lu

Registration-Based Sound Speed Estimation in Phantoms with Acoustically Vaporized Droplets
- J.F. Krücker, C.M. Orifici, J.B. Fowlkes, and P.L. Carson

Simulation of Nonlinear Ultrasound Fields
- J.A. Jensen, P.D. Fox, J.E. Wilhjelm, and L.K. Taylor

Higher Order Nonlinear Ultrasound Propagation in Tissue-Simulation Study
- B. Haider, K. Krishnan, and K. Thomenius

Modeling Nonlinear Ultrasound Propagation in Tissue from Array Transducers and Application to Tissue Harmonic Imaging
- R.J. Zemp, J. Tavakkoli, and R.S.C. Cobbold

Web Ultrasound Imaging Simulator
- C. Cachard, T. Alecu, P. Delachartre, and M. Janier

Using an Elastic Deformable Template for the Segmentation of Ultrasound Cardiac Radio Frequency Images Based on the Velocity Information
- I. Dydenko, S. Chehbi, D. Friboulet, P. Clarysse, I.E. Magnin, J. D'hooge, and B. Bijnens

Velocity from Corrected Doppler Bandwidth-A Simulation Study
- P.J. Fish, R. Steel, and C.A.C. Bastos

New Imaging Method Using Ultrasonic Velocity Change Caused by Light Absorption
- H. Horinaka, T. Iwade, Y. Kanetaka, K. Wada, and T. Matsunaka

A Multi-Parametric Segmentation Tool Dedicated to Ultrasonic Data
- F. Davignon, O. Basset, G. Gimenez, and W. Mai

Cardiac Image Fusion
- T.S. Sumanaweera and B. Conwell

Fundamental Performance Metrics and Optimal Image Processing Strategies for Ultrasound Systems
- R.J. Zemp, C.K. Abbey, and M.F. Insana

Ringdown Reduction for an Intraluminal Ultrasound Array Using Depth-Dependent Azimuthal Filters
- F.J. de Ana and M. O'Donnell

High-Resolution Computation of 2-D Motion from Sonogram
- Y. Osanai, N. Tagawa, A. Minagawa, T. Moriya, and S. Minohara

Noninvasive Measurement of Arterial Longitudinal Movement
- M. Persson, Å.R. Ahlgren, A. Eriksson, T. Jansson, H.W. Persson, and K. Lindström

Vessel Wall Tracking Based on the Modified Autocorrelation Estimator
- S.I. Rabben, P. Segers, J. de Backer, J. de Sutter, P. Verdonck, and T.C. Gillebert

Measurement of Flow-Mediated Vasodilatation Using Kalman Filtering
- K.M. Hiltawsky and H. Ermert

Stent Deployment Using an Integrated Semi-Compliant Balloon Ultrasound Catheter
- C.D. Choi, J. Savage, D.N. Stephens, and M. O'Donnell

Ultrasound Intensity Calculations for a Vessel with Simulated Wall Lesion
- R.S. Thompson, C. Macaskill, L. Farnell, and W.B. Fraser

A New Multi-Beam Approach to Real-Time 3-D Imaging
- K. Wall and G.R. Lockwood

A Constrained Adaptive Beamformer for Medical Ultrasound: Initial Results
- J.A. Mann and W.F. Walker

(Invited, Abstract Only) Intravascular Ultrasound Probes and Their Clinical Applications
- A.F.W. van der Steen, C.L. de Korte, F. Mastik, F.A. Lupot, J.A. Schaar, E.I. Cespedes, C.J. Slager, C.T. Lancee, P.W. Serruys, and N. Bom

Experimental Investigation of Phased Array Using Tapered Matching Layers
- S. Sato, H. Katsura, and K. Kobayashi

Analysis of Transducers Arrays from Piezoelectric Hollow Spheres
- A.-C. Hladky-Hennion, D. Markley, R.E. Newnham, R. Meyer, and W.J. Hughes

Development of a High-Frequency (>20 MHz) Linear Ultrasonic Array Using Fine-Grain Ceramic Elements
- J.M. Cannata and K.K. Shung

Development of P(VDF-TRFE) Ultrasonic Transducers Operating at 50-120 MHz
- K. Snook, S. Rhee, M. Robert, E. Gottlieb, and K.K. Shung

2-2 PZT-Polymer Composites for High-Frequency (>20MHz) Ultrasound Transducers
- W. Hackenberger, S. Kwon, P. Rehrig, K. Snook, S. Rhee, and X. Geng

Evaluation of Kerfless Linear Arrays
- C.E. Morton and G.R. Lockwood

A New Transducer for 3D Harmonic Imaging
- M.M. Voormolen, A. Bouakaz, B.J. Krenning, C.T. Lancée, F.J. ten Cate, J.R.T.C. Roelandt, A.F.W. van der Steen, and N. de Jong

A 3-MHz Two-Dimensional Array Based on Piezocomposite for Medical Imaging
- L. Ratsimandresy, P. Mauchamp, D. Dinet, N. Felix, and R. Dufait

Single Crystal-Based Phased Array for Transoesophagial Ultrasound Probe
- S. Michau, P. Mauchamp, and R. Dufait

(Abstract Only) Implementation of Relaxor Single-Crystals in High Frequency Medical Transducers
- S. Rhee, S. Zhang, G. Molingou, T. Shrout, and K. Shung

(Abstract Only) Optimisation of the Endoscopic Surgical Ultrasonic Probe
- A. Stimac

Optimized Flextensional Transducers for an Implantable Hearing Aid
- D. Schmitt, P.K. Weber, I. Pelinescu, and S.-E. Park

A Theoretical Investigation of Ultrasonic Transducer Design for Measurement of Skin
- Y. Estanbouli, G. Hayward, and J.C. Barbenel

Compact Self-Focusing Piezoelectric Generator Using Electrically Prestressed Transducer for Strong Sound Pulses in Therapy
- A. Birer, M. Ghohestani, and D. Cathignol

Combination of Finite Element Simulations and Linear Systems Theory for Pulse Shaping of Piezoelectric Transducers Used in Therapy
- T. Dreyer and R.E. Riedlinger

Parametric Excitation of Whispering Gallery Modes on Circular Micromachined Polysilicon Disks
- V. Kaajakari and A. Lal

SAFT Imaging Using Immersed Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers
- J.S. McIntosh, D.A. Hutchins, D.R. Billson, R.A. Noble, R.R. Davies, and L. Koker

Characterization and Comparison of a cMUT Versus a Piezoelectric Transducer for Air Applications
- M. Törndahl, M. Almqvist, L. Wallman, H.W. Persson, and K. Lindström

Micromachined Capacitive Transducers with Improved Optical Detection for Ultrasound Applications in Air
- N.A. Hall, W. Lee, J. Dervan, and F.L. Degertekin

Lamb Wave Devices Based on Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers
- M.H. Badi, G.G. Yaralioglu, A.S. Ergun, S.T. Hansen, and B.T. Khuri-Yakub

(Abstract Only) Sensitivity of Using Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy to Characterize the Micromachined Membrane Structure
- H. Guo and A. Lal

MEMS Phased Array Detection in Contact with Solids
- D.W. Greve, A. Jain, and I.J. Oppenheim

Broadband Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers Ranging from 10 kHz to 60 MHz for Imaging Arrays and More
- A.S. Ergun, Y. Huang, C.-H. Cheng, Ö. Oralkan, J. Johnson, H. Jagannathan, U. Demirci, G.G. Yaralioglu, M. Karaman, and B.T. Khuri-Yakub

Low-Temperature Micromachined cMUTs with Fully-Integrated Analogue Front-End Electronics
- R.A. Noble, R.R. Davies, D.O. King, M.M. Day, A.R.D. Jones, J.S. McIntosh, D.A. Hutchins, and P. Saul

Piezoelectric Micromachined Transducers (PMUTs) Based on PZT Thin Films
- J. Baborowski, N. Ledermann, and P. Muralt

(Abstract Only) PZT Coated Silicon Membranes for Ultrasonic Micromachined Transducers (PMUTs): Technological Hardpoints
- J. Babrowski, N. Lendermann, and P. Muralt

Comparison of Piezoceramic, Piezopolymer, and Single Crystal Materials for Use in Micromachined Bimorph Structures
- R. Farlow, W. Galbraith, and J. Puccio

A Finite Element Study of Cross Coupling in 1-D Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer Arrays
- A. Caronti, R. Carotenuto, G. Caliano, M. Pappalardo, and E. Cianci

Fast-MoM Based 2D and 3D Rigorous Models for the Analysis of Cantilever Deflections in Micromachined Structures
- A.R. Baghai-Wadji and D.N. Koury Jr.

cMUT Echographic Probes: Design and Fabrication Process
- G. Caliano, R. Carotenuto, A. Caronti, M. Pappalardo, V. Foglietti, E. Cianci, L. Visigalli, and I. Persi

A Novel Method for Processing Capacitive Micromechanical Ultrasonic Transducers (cMUT)
- J. Saarilahti, M. Blomberg, A. Häärä, and H. Kattelus

Simulation of cMUT Radiating in Water Using a Mixed Finite Element/Boundary Element Approach
- S. Ballandras, A. Caronti, W. Steichen, M. Wilm, V. Laude, T. Pastureaud, R. Lardat, and W. Daniau

Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers for Forward-Looking Intravascular Imaging Arrays
- J.G. Knight and F. Levent Degertekin

Volumetric Imaging Using 2D Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer Arrays (cMUTs): Initial Results
- Ö. Oralkan, A.S. Ergun, C.-H. Cheng, J.A. Johnson, M. Karaman, T.H. Lee, and B.T. Khuri-Yakub

(Abstract Only) Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers for Forward Looking Intravascular Imaging Arrays
- J. Knight and F.L. Degertekin

(Abstract Only) Initial Volumetric Imaging Results using Two-Dimensional Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (cMUT) Arrays.
- Ö. Oralkan, A.S. Ergun, C.-H. Cheng, J.A. Johnson, M. Karaman, and B.T. Khuri-Yakub

(Invited) Ultrasonic NDE of Concrete
- M. Schickert

Noncontact Ultrasonic Inspection of Skin/Core Bond in Honeycomb with Lamb Waves
- C. Cosenza, D. Cerniglia, and B.B. Djordjevic

Laser-Ultrasonic Inspection of Surface-Breaking Tight Cracks in Metals Using SAFT Processing
- D. Lévesque, M. Ochiai, A. Blouin, R. Talbot, A. Fukumoto, and J.-P. Monchalin

Air-Coupled Ultrasonic Evaluation of Coated Textiles
- E. Blomme, D. Bulcaen, F. Declercq, and P. Lust

Ultrasonic Particle Velocimetry in Multiphase Flows
- J. Carlson and R.K. Ing

Ultrasound Object Fields in Air Reconstructed Using Digital Phase Conjugation
- L. Zipser, H. Franke, E. Olsson, N.-E. Molin, and M. Sjödahl

504-Elements Conical 2D Ultrasound Probe for Fastener Hole Inspection
- S. Michau, L. Ratsimandresy, and P. Auclair

Characterization of an Optical Multilayer Hydrophone for Use as Broadband Ultrasound Reference Receiver-Comparison with PVDF Membrane Hydrophones
- V. Wilkens

Noise Reduction in Ultrasonic NDT Using Discrete Wavelet Transform Processing
- J.C. Lázaro, J.L. San Emeterio, and A. Ramos

Echo Signals Processing with Neural Network in Bat-Like Sonars Based on PVDF
- A.S. Fiorillo and G. D'Angelo

Detecting Echoes of Different Spectral Characteristics in Absorbing Media by Variable Moving Bandwidth SSP Minimization
- C. Cudel, M. Grevillot, J.-J. Meyer, L. Simonin, and S. Jacquey

Uncertainties Propagation in the Reconstruction of Ultrasonic Fields from Spatially Averaged Data
- T. Boutkedjirt and R. Reibold

Ultrasonic Low-Frequency Transducers with Dry Dot Contact and Their Applications for Evaluation of Concrete Structures
- V.G. Shevaldykin, A.A. Samokrutov, and V.N. Kozlov

(Abstract Only) Evaluation of Ultrasonic Imaging Algorithms for Concrete Testing Applying Numerical Modelling Techniques for Test Specimen Validation
- K.-J. Langenberg, K. Mayer, R. Marklein, P. Ampha, and M. Krause

(Abstract Only) Subsurface Imaging of Concrete Using Rayleigh Waves
- J.S. Popovics and J. Zhu

Numerical Computation of Ultrasonic Wave Propagation in Concrete Using the Elastodynamic Finite Integration Technique (EFIT)
- F. Schubert and R. Marklein

Development of Ultrasonic Techniques with Buffer Rod in Molten Aluminum
- Y. Ono, J.-F. Moisan, C.-K. Jen, and D.R. França

Ultrasonic In-Line Sensors for Inclusion Detection in Liquid Metals
- I. Ihara, D. Burhan, H. Aso, S. Kamado, and Y. Kojima

Investigation of Ultrasonic Properties of a Liquid Metal Used as a Coolant in Accelerator-Driven Reactors
- R. Kazys, A. Voleisis, L. Mazeika, R. Sliteris, R. Van Nieuwenhove, P. Kupschus, and H. Aït Abderrahim

Solder-Joint Inspection Using Dry-Contact Ultrasonic Device
- H. Tohmyoh and M. Saka

Measurement of Behavior at Welding Resin Parts Using Ultrasonic Technique
- N. Nishiwaki, S. Hori, N. Otsuki, and S. Zhou

Modeling Ultrasonic Wave Propagation in Curing Thermosets
- M.E. Unwin and R.E. Challis

Extending the Synthetic Aperture Focusing Algorithm To Deal with Flat and Curved Features in NDT
- S. Cochran J. Earnshaw, B. Bargain, and K. Kirk

Compression of Ultrasonic Data Using Transform Thresholding and Parameter Estimation Techniques
- G. Cardoso and J. Saniie

Location of Material Flaws Using Wavelet Analysis and Neural Network
- M. Solis, H. Benitez, L. Medina, E. Moreno, G. González, and L. Leija

A Discrete-Time Quadrature Time-of-Arrival Estimator for Determining the Subsample Delay between Narrowband Ultrasound Signals
- D.L. Maskell and G.S. Woods

Development and Testing of an Acoustic Positioning System-Description and Signal Processing
- F. Vines Faria de Lima and C.M. Furukawa

Ultrasonic Characterization of Stratified Media with Independent Measurement of Wave Velocity and Thickness
- A.V. Greco de Sousa, J.C. Machado, and W.C.A. Pereira

Design Criteria and Manufacturing Technology of Piezo-Polymer Transducer Arrays for Acoustic Guided Waves Detection
- L. Capineri, A. Gallai, L. Masotti, and M. Materassi

Measurement of Ultrasonic Attenuation and Rayleigh Wave Dispersion for Testing Concrete with Subsurface Damage
- M. Goueygou, S.O. Naffa, B. Piwakowski, A. Fnine, and F. Buyle-Bodin

Paper Characterization by Measurement of Thickness and Plate Resonances Using Air-Coupled Ultrasound
- T.E. Gómez, B. González, and F. Montero

Novel Properties of Wave Propagations in Sonic-Crystal Wave-Guides Made of Air Cylinders in Agar-Gel-Comparison with Other Sonic Crystals and Photonic Crystals
- T. Miyashita

Ultrasonic Evaluation of Thermally Shocked Cr₃C₂/Al₂O₃
- S.-J. Wu, C.-A. Jeng, and J.-L. Huang

Ultrasound Measurements for Determining Rheological Properties of Flour-Water Systems
- J. Salazar, J.M. Álava. S.S. Sahi, A. Turó, J.A. Chávez, and M.J. García

Acoustic Nonlinear Parameter Measurement in Solid with a Contact Phase Modulation Method
- O. Bou Matar, S. Dos Santos, M. Vila, and F. Vander Meulen

Simultaneous Observation of Milk Coagulation by Echography, Ultrasonic Propagation, and Thermography
- F. Montero de Espinosa, K. Afdel, L. Elvira, B. Faiz, P. Resa, and A. Moudden

Nondestructive Evaluation by Nonlinear Inversion of Elastodynamic Data
- G. Pelekanos, A. Abubakar, and P.M. van den Berg

(Abstract Only) A Novel Acoustic Sensor for Multi-Component Analysis of Gasses and Liquids
- I. V. Anisimkin, F. Hickernell, and E. Verona

A Mechanical Vibration-Sensing Technique Using a Liquid Delay Line Oscillator
- T. Fujita and K. Toda

(Abstract Only) Non-contact Ultrasonic Inspection of Skin/Core Bond In Honeycomb with Lamb Waves
- C. Cosenza, D. Cerniglia, and B.B. Djordjevic

High-Resolution Air-Coupled Ultrasonic Imaging of Thin Materials
- T.H. Gan, D.A. Hutchins, D.R. Billson, and D.W. Schindel

(Abstract Only) Low-Voltage High-Speed Ultrasonic Chromatography
- C. Lee and A. Lal

(Invited, Abstract Only) Recent Developments in Low Loss Materials for Microwave Frequency Acoustic Devices
- S. Ivanov

(Abstract Only) Determination of Non-linear Elastic Properties of Langatate Crystals Under Hydrostatic Pressure by Ultrasonics
- C. Hubert, M. Gauthier, F. Decremps, M. Fischer, A. Polian, E. Bigler, and A. Zarembowitch

Acoustic Waves in Pressurized Boreholes in Formations with Triaxial Stresses
- B.K. Sinha and Q.-H. Liu

(Abstract Only) New Expressions for Cylindrical Waves in a Transversely Isotropic Solid and Cuspidal Borehole Modes and Dual Arrivals
- C.-Y. Wang

(Abstract Only) Integrated Use of Ultrasonic and Sonic Measurements in Assessing the Presence of Cement in Oil Wells
- M. Loizzo and M. Allouche

Ultrasonic Measurements of Molecular Relaxation in Ethane and Carbon Monoxide
- P.-E. Martinsson and J. Delsing

Direct Measurement of Ultrasonic Relaxation Phenomena by Hyper-Resolution Dynamic Light-Scattering Spectroscopy
- K. Sakai, K. Omata, and K. Takagi

Study on Dispersion and Surface Modification of Diamond Powders by Ultrasound Exposure
- T. Sato, T. Uchida, A.E.S. Takeuchi, N. Kuramochi, and N. Kawashima

(Abstract Only) Development of a Linear and Nonlinear Bioultrasonic Spectroscopy System in the VHF/UHF Range
- J. Kushibiki, M. Arakawa, N. Akashi, and F. Dunn

Limited Diffraction Maps for Pulsed Wave Annular Arrays
- P.D. Fox

Flow Rate Measurement Using Ultrasonic Doppler Method with Cavitation Bubbles
- Y. Koike, T. Tsuyoshi, H. Kikura, M. Aritomi, and M. Mori

(Abstract Only) Ultrasonically Modified Meniscus for Microfluid Delivery
- C. Lee and A. Lal

(Abstract Only) Acoustic Cavitation Excited by Periodic Sequence of Tone Bursts
- G.A. Romanenko, V.G. Andreev, and V.L. Aleinikov

On the Mechanism of Acoustic Droplet Vaporization
- O.D. Kripfgans, P.L. Carson, and J.B. Fowlkes

Numerical Simulation of Acoustic Streaming Near Embedded Microstructures inside Microfluidic Channels
- A. Sathaye and A. Lal

Numerical Simulation of High-Intensity Standing Wave Fields
- A. Doehle, J. Hoffelner, H. Landes, and R. Lerch

Sonic Crystal Composites for Selective Noise Reduction
- N.K. Batra, P. Matic, and R.K. Everett

An Efficient PML Absorbing Medium in FDTD Simulations of Acoustic Scattering in Lossy Media
- T.K. Katsibas and C.S. Antonopoulos

A Computational Method to Predict the Reflected and Transmitted Ultrasonic Fields with Interfaces of Complex Geometry
- F. Buiochi, O. Martínez, L. Gómez-Ullate, and F. Montero de Espinosa

Back-Propagation of Ultrasound Pulses via Directivity Spectrum Method
- H. Nicacio, V.L.S.N. Button, R.G. Dantas, and E.T. Costa

Ultrasonic Wave and Transducer Modeling with the Finite Integration Technique (FIT)
- R. Marklein

Nonlinear Wavepropagation-A Fast 3D Simulation Method Based on Quasi-Linear Approximation of the Second Harmonic Field
- H. Torp, T. Johansen, and J.S. Haugen

(Invited) SAW Signal Processing: Extendable by Si-ASICs?
- F. Seifert and C.C.W. Ruppel

SAW Propagation on Cylindrical Parts Using Laser-Ultrasonics: Application to Crack Detection
- D. Clorennec, D. Royer, and S. Catheline

Nanoporous Polymer Film Properties from Brillouin Light-Scattering and Surface Acoustic Wave Spectroscopy
- C.M. Flannery, S. Kim, T. Wittkowski, K. Jung, B. Hillebrands, and M.R. Baklanov

Elastic Properties of Hardness Coatings Using Surface Acoustic Wave Spectroscopy
- D.C. Hurley, A.J. Richards, V.K. Tewary, A. Bendavid, and P.J. Martin

Co-Integration of Acoustic-Optic Functional Devices with Semiconductor Photodetector Using Film Bonding
- K. Koh, S. Okamoto, Y. Aoki, C. Kaneshiro, and H. Hohkawa

The Relation between Crystallographic Symmetry and the Bidirectionality of SAW Generation by IDTs
- A.N. Darinskii, S.V. Biryukov, and M. Weihnacht

Nondestructive Investigation of 4-Inch Langasite Wafer Acoustic Homogeneity
- S.A. Sakharov, A.N. Zabelin, O.A. Buzanov, A.V. Medvedev, V.V. Alenkov, S.N. Kondratiev, and S.A. Zhgoon

The Characterization of SAW Coupling Factor from Paired IDT Insertion Loss Measurements
- F.S. Hickernell

(Abstract Only) SAW Properties of the Relaxor Ferroelectric PMN-PT Thin Films Prepared by Sol Gel Method
- K.H. Choi, J.H. Oh, H. J. Kim, Y. J. Kim, S. G. Kim, Y. H. Shin, and S.G. Lee

Experimental and Theoretical Investigation for Temperature Characteristics and Propagation Losses of SAWs on SiO₂/Al/LiTaO₃
- K. Asai, M. Hikita, A. Isobe, K. Sakiyama, and T. Tada

Temperature Coefficients of SAW Velocity for AlN Thin-Film Sputtered on ST-X Quartz
- K.-S. Kao, Y.-C. Chen, Y.-H. Lee, and C.-C. Cheng

A Least Action Principle for the Location of PSAWs and a Minimum Bound on Their Attenuation
- V. Laude and S. Ballandras

Near-Field Phase Shift Photolithography for High-Frequency SAW Transducers
- T. Hesjedal, W. Seidel, and H. Kostial

Effect of Electrode Resistance for Acoustic Coupler Using Quadrature Electrode
- T. Shiba, Y. Fujita, S. Kondo, J. Hamasaki, M. Ide, S. Ogawa, and K. Oda

Planar Microfluidic Processors
- C.J. Strobl, A. Rathgeber, A. Wixforth, C. Gauer, and J. Scriba

Design of SAW Amplifier with Distributed Semiconductor Transistor
- Y. Aoki, H. Yoshida, K. Koh, C. Kaneshiro, and K. Hohkawa

A SAW Neural Network Processor for Classification of MSK and BPSK Modulations
- V. Kalinin and D. Kavalov

Calculation of COM Parameters for an Arbitrary IDT Cell
- S. Malocha and B.P. Abbott

Analysis of Frequency Response of a Dispersive Layered SAW Filter Using Effective Permittivity and Coupling of Modes Model
- T.-T. Wu, Y.-Y. Chen, and T.-T. Chou

A Noval Weighting Method for Low-Loss SAW Wide-Band Filters: Topological Weighting
- Y. Shui, H. Wu, N. Wang, and J. Lin

A New Type SPUDT SAW for Use in High-Frequency around 2 GHz
- C.-Y. Jian and S. Beaudin

An Empirical Method for Obtaining the Harmonic Response Coefficients of a SAW Interdigital Transducer
- C.K. Campbell and P.J. Edmonson

FDTD Analysis of Crosstalk between SAW Filter and Package
- K.Y. Lin, K.H. Lin, and B. Chau

Determination of Equivalent Circuit Model Parameters from Coupling-of-Modes Theory
- S.T. Wang, M.-H. Chung, C.-Y. Shen, and A.C.S. Huang

Numerical Efficiency of IDT Charge Spatial Spectrum Evaluation Methods
- Y. Tasinkevych and E.J. Danicki

Simulation Modeling and Correction Method for Balance Performance of RF SAW Filters
- M. Koshino, H. Kanasaki, T. Yamashita, S. Mitobe, M. Kawase, Y. Kuroda, and Y. Ebata

Characterization of Surface Acoustic Wave Propagation in a ZnO Layer on a Conducting Substrate
- P. Smole, W. Ruile, and P. Pongratz

Synthesis of C-Axis Oriented AIN Thin Films on Metal Layers: Al, Mo, Ti, TiN, and Ni
- G.F. Iriarte, J. Bjurström, J. Westlinder, F. Engelmark, and I.V. Katardjiev

Determination of the Complex Shear FEM/BEM Simulation and Experimental Study of LLSAW Resonator Characteristics on YZ-LiNbO₃
- T. Makkonen, V.P. Plessky, V.I. Grigorievski, L. Kopp, M. Solal, W. Steichen, and M.M. Salomaa

An FEA/BEM Approach to Simulate Complex Electrode Structures Devoted to Guided Elastic Wave Periodic Transducers
- S. Ballandras, V. Laude, Th. Pastureaud, M. Wilm, W. Daniau, A. Reinhardt, W. Steichen, and R. Lardat

Finite-Difference Time-Domain Techniques for SAW Device Analysis
- P.M. Smith and W. Ren

P-Matrix Based Calculations of the Potential and Kinetic Power in Resonating SAW-Structures
- F. Kubat, W. Ruile, and L. Reindl

Short Reflectors Operating at the Fundamental and Second Harmonics on 128º LiNbO₃
- S. Lehtonen, V.P. Plessky, and M.M. Salomaa

Interaction between Leaky Surface Acoustic Waves in Periodic Gratings of Thick Metal Electrodes
- V.I. Grigorievski

The Equation for the Surface Impedance of an Inhomogeneous Elastic Medium in the Case of Periodic Strips
- S.V. Biryukov and M. Weihnacht

Full Impedance Approach to Modeling Electrode Effects on SAW Propagating under a Periodic Metal Grating
- V.Y. Zhang, J.E. Lefebvre, and T. Gryba

Investigation of Two-Level Split Finger Transducers
- T. Sato, J.O. Kwon, J.B. Song, J.H. Park, and N. Kimura

Linkage Learning Genetic Algorithm for the Design of Withdrawal Weighted SAW Filters
- V. Prabhu, B.S. Panwar, and Priyanka

Electrical Parasitic Modeling in SAW RF Filters
- J.J. Caron and S. Malocha

Optimization of Polarity Weighted Quasi-Slanted IDTs
- E. Bausk, R. Taziev, and A. Lee

(Abstract Only) FDTD Analysis of Crosstalk Between SAW Filter and Package
- K.-Y. Lin, K.-H. Lin, and B. Chau

Spatially Resolved Surface Acoustic Wave Studies for Image Processing
- A.C. Müller, H.-J. Kutschera, and A. Wixforth

(Abstract Only) Synthesis of C-Axis Oriented AlN Thin Films on High Conducting Thin Metal Layers: Al, Mo, Ti, and TiN
- G.F. Iriarte, F. Engelmark, J. Bjurstroml, J. Westlinder, and I.V. Katardjiev

(Invited) Ceramics: The Platform for Duplexers and Frontend-Modules
- P. Hagn, A. Przadka, V. Gebhardt, and U. Bauernschmitt

(Invited) Flip-Chip STW Filters in the Range of 0.4 to 5 GHZ
- H. Yatsuda, H. Iijima, K. Yabe, and O. Iijima

SAW Reflection Characteristics of Cu Electrodes and Their Application to SAW IF Devices
- T. Omori, S. Nakagomi, H. Tanaka, H. Asano, K.-y. Hashimoto, and M. Yamaguchi

An Approach to Perfection of the Characteristics of Leaky Surface Acoustic Wave on LST-Cut Quartz
- T. Watanabe

A Bulk Suppressed Low-Loss TDMA-IF Filter Using LBO Substrate
- S. Ichikawa, T. Tanaka, K. Kawaguchi, S. Mitobe, M. Koshino, and Y. Ebata

Design of SPUDT Filters on Quartz Considering Wave-Guide Modes
- B. Steiner and G. Martin

New SPUDT Cell Structures
- G. Martin, H. Schmidt, and B. Wall

High-Power Durable SAW Antenna Duplexers for W-CDMA with Epitaxially Grown Aluminum Electrodes
- O. Nakagawara, M. Saeki, N. Tsubaki, N. Taniguchi, K. Ikada, M. Watanabe, K. Inoue, T. Hagi, T. Makino, and S. Arai

Diffraction-Free Propagation of Collimated SAW around a Quartz Ball
- N. Nakaso, Y. Tsukahara, S. Ishikawa, and K. Yamanaka

Finite Element Simulation of Bulk- and Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Interaction in SAW Devices
- M. Hofer, N. Finger, G. Kovacs, J. Schöberl, U. Langer, and R. Lerch

High-Frequency SAW Devices on AlGaN: Fabrication, Characterization, and Integration with Optoelectronics
- T. Palacios, F. Calle, J. Grajal, E. Monroy, M. Eickhoff, O. Ambacher, and F. Omnès

Universal Functions for 3D Analysis of the Massloading Effect in SAW- and BAW Devices
- A.R. Baghai-Wadji and D. Penunuri

(Abstract Only) Design and Simulation of Flip-Chip RF SAW Filter Packages
- K. Cheema, H. Dong, and B.P. Abbott

A Global SAW ID Tag with Large Data Capacity
- C.S. Hartmann

High-Frequency SAW Duplexer with Low-Loss and Steep Cut-Off Characteristics
- T. Matsuda, J. Tsutsumi, S. Inoue, Y. Iwamoto, Y. Satoh, M. Ueda, and O. Ikata

Multi-Band SAW Front-End Module Considering Impedance Matching between FEM and Direct-Conversion RF-IC
- M. Hikita, N. Shibagaki, N. Matsuura, K. Yokoyama, S. Matsuda, and O. Hikino

Passive Integration with SAW Filter Using LTCC (Low-Temperature Co-Fired Ceramics) and Multi-Layer Technology
- H. Mandai and N. Nakajima

Side Radiation of Rayleigh Waves from Synchronous Leaky SAW Resonators
- T. Makkonen, M. Kalo, V.P. Plessky, J. Knuuttila, W. Steichen, and M.M. Salomaa

Novel Optical Observation Technique for Shear Horizontal Wave in SAW Resonators on 42º YX-Cut Lithium Tantalate
- A. Miyamoto, S.-i. Wakana, and A. Ito

Velocity Dispersion Effect Described in Frames of Quasi-Static Approximation for Modeling of Higher-Harmonics Filters
- Y. Abramov

(Abstract Only) Design Principle of Isotropic Ball Acoustic Wave Devices
- S. Ishikawa, H. Cho, Y. Tsukahara, N. Nakaso, and K. Yamanaka

Feedthrough Recursive SAW Devices as Controllable Signal Processing Tools
- A.N. Kalashnikov

Temperature Stability of Surface Acoustic Wave Resonators on the In-Plane Rotated 33ºY-Cut Quartz
- S. Kanna, K. Iizawa, T. Yamazaki, and M. Takagi

High-Isolation Techniques for SAW Duplexer Modules
- T. Shiba, N. Kamogawa, T. Ishizaki, D. Okajima, N. Hosaka, M. Moteki, S. Ogawa, K. Oda, and M. Hikita

Semi-Analytical Computation of Error Vector Magnitude for UMTS SAW Filters
- S. Freisleben

Multi-Band RF SAW Filter for Mobile Phone Using Surface Mount Plastic Package
- S. Yoshimoto, Y. Yamamoto, Y. Takahashi, and E. Otsuka

Band-Switching SAW Antenna Duplexers for US-PCS
- R. Takayama, H. Nakanishi, T. Sakuragawa, Y. Satoh, and T. Kawasaki

Balanced Front-End Hybrid SAW Modules with Impedance Conversion
- S.A. Doberstein and V.K. Razgoniaev

A Metallic Glass Surface Acoustic Wave Device
- L.A. French Jr., T.B. Pollard, G. Bernhardt, M. Call, L.D. Doucette, M.P. da Cunha, R.J. Lad, and J.F. Vetelino

Oriented Lithium Niobate Layers Transferred on 4” (100) Silicon Wafer for RF SAW Devices
- M. Solal, Th. Pastureaud, S. Ballandras, B. Aspar, B. Biasse, W. Daniau, J.M. Hodé, S. Calisti, and V. Laude

AlN Epitaxial Film with Atomically Flat Surface for GHz-Band SAW Devices
- K. Uehara, C.M. Yang, H. Nakamura, S. Kameda, H. Nakase, and K. Tsubouchi

High-Velocity SAW Using Aluminum Nitride Film on Unpolished Nucleation Side of Freestanding CVD Diamond
- O. Elmazria, V. Mortet, M. El Hakiki, M.B. Assouar, M. Nesladek, and P. Alnot

Balanced Lattice Filter with Acoustically Interacting Resonators
- V. Plessky, J.-B. Briot, L. Kopp, and M. Solal

A New SAW Band Reject Filter and Its Applications in Wireless Systems
- S. Beaudin, C.-Y. Jian, and D. Sychaleun

Design Considerations on Wideband Longitudinally-Coupled Double-Mode SAW Filters
- K.-y. Hashimoto, T. Omori, and M. Yamaguchi

Low-Loss Ladder-Type IF SAW Filter Used Au-Ge-Ni Electrode
- F.-C. Chnag, L. Wu, C.-L. Huang, Y.-S. Chen, M.-S. Lee, J.-C. Jong, Y.-B. Huang, and A.C.S. Huang

An Analysis and Improvement of Balanced-Type SAW Filters
- H. Nakamura, S. Tsuzuki, T. Yamada, and T. Ishizaki

Small- and Low-Loss IF SAW Filters with Excellent Temperature Coefficient Consisting of Zinc Oxide Film on Quartz Substrate
- M. Kadota and H. Kando

Design of Wide-Band Transversely Coupled Resonator Filters on Quartz
- V.B. Chvets, A.L. Schwartz, and V.S. Orlov

SAW Filters with Combined Single-Mode and Double-Mode Sections
- S.V. Kiselev, E.I. Fedorov, and V.S. Orlov

Multi-Mode Synthesis of RSPUDT Filters
- P.G. Ivanov, V.M. Makarov, and J.D. Daiani

Low-Loss Wide-Band Filters and Resonator Filters Using High-Temperature Stable High Electromechanical Coupling Surface Acoustic Wave Substrates
- K. Yamanouchi and T. Ishii

Low-Loss and High Stopband Rejection Switchable SAW Filter Bank
- S. He, H. Li, S. Li, and S. Xie

Temperature Dependence of Elastic, Piezoelectric, and Dielectric Properties of La₃Ga₅SiO₁₄ and La₃Ga_5.5Ta_0.5O₁₄: An Application of Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy
- J. Schreuer, J. Rupp, C. Thybaut, and J. Stade

Elastic Constants of Langasite-Type Crystals Determined by Bulk and Surface Guided Acoustic Modes
- E. Chilla, C.M. Flannery, H.-J. Fröhlich, J. Bohm, R.B. Heimann, M. Hengst, and U. Straube

High Coupling, Zero TCD SH Wave on LGX
- M. Pereira da Cunha, D.C. Malocha, D. Puccio, J. Thiele, and T. Pollard

Optimized Cut of LiTaO₃ for Resonator Filters with Improved Performance
- N. Naumenko and B. Abbott

Sectors of Nonexistence of Surface Acoustic Waves in Potassium Niobate
- V.G. Mozhaev and M. Weihnacht

(Abstract Only) Accurate Measurements of the Acoustical Physical Constants of Sr₃TaGa₃Si₂O₁₄ Single Crystal
- J. Kushibiki and M. Ohtagawa

Embedded Inductors Incorporated in the Design of SAW Module SMT Packaging
- B.R. Potter, J. Mink, and V. Narayanan

Fast Generalized Gulyaev-Bleustein Waves on Piezoelectrics of Arbitrary Anisotropy
- A.N. Darinskii and M. Weihnacht

(Abstract Only) FEM/BEM Analysis of SAW Propagation in Slanted Strip Structures
- A. Ronnekleiv

Analysis of Excitation and Propagation Characteristics of Leaky Modes in SAW Waveguides
- R. Nakagawa, T. Yamada, T. Omori, K.-y. Hashimoto, and M. Yamaguchi

Role of Argon Ion Bombardment in Sputtered AIN Films for SAW Devices
- E. Iborra, M. Clement, J. Sangrador, A. Sanz-Hervás, A.J. Navarro, and M. Aguilar

Investigation of Acoustomigration Effects in AI-Based Metallizations
- H. Schmidt, R. Kunze, M. Weihnacht, and S. Menzel

Nonlinear SAW Propagation in Thin-Film Systems with Residual Stress
- R.E. Kumon

(Abstract Only) Piezoelectric Properties of Materials and Thin Films Measured by a Novel Surface Acoustic Wave Technique
- C.M. Flannery

Shear-Horizontal-Type Surface Acoustic Waves on Quartz with Ta₂O₅ Thin Film
- S. Kakio, Y. Shimatai, and Y. Nakagawa

SAW Characteristics of GaN Epitaxial Films Deposited on Different Plane Sapphire Substrates Using MOCVD
- Y.-J. Kim, G.H. Lim, K.H. Choi, S.J. Chung, H.J. Kim, H. Park, and H.S. Park

Low-Loss Diamond SAW Devices by Small Grain Size Poly-Crystalline Diamond
- T. Uemura, S. Fujii, H. Kitabayashi, K. Itakura, A. Hachigo, H. Nakahata, S. Shikata, K. Ishibashi, and T. Imai

(Invited) SAW Sensors for Direct and Remote Measurement
- W. Buff

Wireless Temperature Sensor Using SAW Resonators for Immersed and Biological Applications
- S. Ballandras, W. Daniau, G. Martin, and P. Berthelot

Hydrothermally Deposited PZT Thin-Film Vibration Probe Sensor
- M. Sasaki, T. Kanda, M.K. Kurosawa, and T. Higuchi

A Novel Acoustic Sensor for Multi-Component Analysis of Gases and Liquids
- I.V. Anisimkin, F. Hickernell, and E. Verona

Toward the Development of an Anhydride Hexafluorhydric Acid Sensor Based on Surface Transverse Wave Devices
- S. Ballandras, M.H. Nadal, W. Daniau, V. Blondeau-Patissier, V. Eyraud, D. Hauden, B. Guichardaz, L. Hairault, B. Lebret, and P.Y. Cazé

(Abstract Only) Improvement of Measurement Sensitivity of Piezoelectric Resonance Frequency Using Optical Waveguide Circuit
- S. Noga and T. Uno

Measurement of Amount of Pollen of Cryptomeria japonica (Taxodiaceae) by Photoacoustic Microscopy
- K. Miyamoto, T. Hoshimiya, and K. Goukon

(Abstract Only) A Study of Inhomogeneous Biasing Stress Effect on Sensitivity for Pressure Sensor Based on SAW Devices
- A. Talbi, F. Sarry, O. Elmazria, and P. Alnot

Mass Flowmeters for Fluids with Density Gradient
- M.N. Rychagov, S. Tereshchenko, Y. Masloboev, M. Simon, and L.C. Lynnworth

(Abstract Only) Grating Transducer for Acoustic Touch Panels
- M. Takeuchi, K. Oishi, T. Kawasaki, and J. Kent

Progress in Modeling of Sensor Function for Matched SAW Resonators
- S. Klett, M. Binhack, W. Buff, M. Hamsch, and R. Hoffman

Microsphere Capture and Perfusion in Microchannels Using Flexural Plate Wave Structures
- J.P. Black, R.M. White, and J.W. Grate

Use of Acoustic Radiation Pressure to Concentrate Small Particles in an Air Flow
- M.J. Anderson, R.S. Budwig, K.S. Line, and J.G. Frankel

Tuning Fork QCM. Application to Powder and Gel Technology
- L. Matsiev and A.N. Bogatchenkov

A Novel Readout System for Microacoustic Viscosity Sensors
- J. Bastemeijer, B. Jakoby, A. Bossche, and M.J. Vellekoop

(Abstract Only) Study of the Formation of Biological Thin Films with the Use of TSM Piezoelectric Sensors
- S. Kwoun, A. Fertala, R. Lec, and G. Yang

A Layered SAW Device Based on ZnO/LiTaO₃ for Liquid Media Sensing Applications
- D.A. Powell, K. Kalantar-zadeh, S. Ippolito, and W. Wlodarski

Numerical Simulation and Comparison of Membrane and Solidly Mounted FBARs
- A. Reinhardt, V. Laude, Th. Pastureaud, and S. Ballandras

NSPUDT Resonator on Langasite
- R. Fachberger, E. Riha, E. Born, W. Ruile, U. Wolff, P. Pongratz, and S. Kronholz

In Vivo Acceleration of Ultrasonic Tissue Heating by Microbubble Agent
- S.-i. Umemura, K.-i. Kawabata, N. Sanghvi, and K. Sasaki

The Effect of Microbubble Concentration on Thresholds for Tissue Damage Produced by Single Bursts of High-Intensity Ultrasound during Continuous Optison® Infusion
- B.C. Tran, J. Seo, J.B. Fowlkes, and C.A. Cain

Gas-Bubble Enhanced Heating in Rabbit Thigh In Vivo
- S. Sokka, R. King, N. McDannold, and K. Hynynen

Effects of Diagnostic Ultrasound Parameters on Molecular Uptake and Cell Viability
- A. van Wamel, A. Bouakaz, F. ten Cate, and N. de jong

(Abstract Only) The Role of Cavitation in the Opening of the Blood-Brain Barrier by Focused Ultrasound
- K. Hynynen, N. McDannold, N. Sheikov, F. Jolesz, and N. Vykhodtseva

Ultrasound Mediated Transdermal In Vivo Transport of Insulin with Low-Profile Cymbal Arrays
- S. Lee, N.B. Smith, and K.K. Shung

High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Multiple Lesion Imaging: Comparison of Detection Algorithms for Real-Time Treatment Control
- R. Seip, J.Tavakkoli, R.F. Carlson, A. Wunderlich, N.T. Sanghvi, K.A. Dines, and T.A. Gardner

Evaluation of Ultrasound Tissue Damage Based on Changes in Image Echogenicity
- J. Seo, B.C. Tran, T.L. Hall, J.B. Fowlkes, M. O'Donnell, and C.A. Cain

Detection and Mapping of Thermal Lesions Using Dual-Mode Ultrasound Phased Arrays
- H. Yao, P. Phukpattaranont, and E.S. Ebbini

In Vitro Ultrasound Temperature Monitoring in Bovine Liver during RF Ablation Therapy Using Autocorrelation
- H.K. Chiang, C.-K. Liao, Y.-H. Chou, T.-T. Pan, and S.-C. Pan

Mechanisms of Lesion Formation in High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy
- W.-S. Chen, C. Lafon, T.J. Matula, S. Vaezy, and L.A. Crum

Reduction of the Thermo-Acoustic Lens Effect during Ultrasound-Based Temperature Estimation
- M. Pernot, K.R. Waters, J. Bercoff, M. Tanter, and M. Fink

(Abstract Only) Total Prostate Ablation for the Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer Using Image Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)
- N.T. Sanghvi, T. Uchida, T.A. Gardner, and M.O. Koch

Skull Surface Detection To Optimize Time Reversal Focusing through a Human Skull
- J.-F. Aubry, D. Cassereau, M. Tanter, T. Pellegrini, and M. Fink

Enhanced Temperature Detection for MRI Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery
- R. Rastert, G. Rademaker, G. Divkovic, P.E. Huber, J. Debus, and J.W. Jenne

Study on Suppression Mechanism of Cancer Cells Proliferation by Ultrasound Exposure for Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatment
- A. Watanabe, T. Takatera, T. Sato, S. Takeuchi, H. Nishimura, and N. Kawashima

MRI-Compatible Ultrasonic Probe for Minimally Invasive Therapy
- T. Azuma, K. Sasaki, K.-i. Kawabata, A. Osada, H. Itagaki, K. Komura, T. Takahashi, K. Ishida, Y. Satoh, and S.-i. Umemura

Temperature Elevation in Tissue during Ultrasonic Dissection
- C. Koch, T. Friedrich, F. Metternich, A. Tannapfel, H.-P. Reimann, and U. Eichfeld

Utilization of the High-Frequency Piezoelectric Ceramic Hollow Spheres for Exposimetry and Tissue Ablation
- O.M. Al-Bataineh, R.J. Meyer Jr., R.E. Newnham, and N.B. Smith

The Feasibility of Developing a 64-Elements Cylindrical Phased Array for Intraductal Thermal Ablation
- D. Melodelima, C. Lafon, F. Prat, A. Birer, Y. Theillere, and D. Cathignol

(Abstract Only) Distance Size Dependency of Necrotic Region of Variable Focal Length HIFU Transducer with Lens and Linear Array
- K. Ishida, J. Kubota, T. Azuma, and S. Umemura

BUA Osteoporosis Diagnostic with Single Position vs. Scanning Systems: A Comparative Study
- J.M. Maia, E.T. Costa, V.L.S.N. Button, and J.F.M. Neto

Monitoring the Setting of Injectable Calcium-Based Bone Cements Using Pulse-Echo Ultrasound
- J. Carlson, M. Nilsson, E. Fernández, and J.A. Planell

Assessment of Age-Related Changes of Subchondral Bone in Rat Patella Using 400 MHz Quantitative Ultrasound
- B. Jaffré, K. Raum, J. Brandt, A. Watrin, A. Klemenz, P. Netter, P. Laugier, and A. Saïed

Frequency Dependence of the Anisotropic Impedance Estimation in Cortical Bone Using Time-Resolved Scanning Acoustic Microscopy
- K. Raum, J. Reißhauer, and J. Brandt

Tissue Characterization of Human Auditory Ossicles by Scanning Acoustic Microscopy
- S. Burkert, E.-J. Haberland, K. Raum, A. Klemenz, J. Brandt, and A. Berghaus

The Distortion from the Physiological Profile of the Transmural Systolic Function of the Myocardium in Doxorubicin Cardiomyopathy
- Y. Koiwa, K. Shirato, Y. Saitoh, H. Hasegawa, and H. Kanai

Measurement of Propagation Speed of Pulsive Wave in Heart Wall at End-Systole
- H. Kanai and Y. Koiwa

In Vitro Ultrasonic Tissue Characterization for Evaluation of Hepatic Diseases
- A. Abdelwahab, M. Meziri, W.C.A. Pereira, L. Bridal, C. Degott, P. Laugier, and J.-A. Grimaud

In Vitro Ultrasound Attenuation and Relative Backscatter in the Rat Liver during Carbon Tetrachloride Administration
- L. Koethe, I. Wolff, I. Schneider, D. Pankow, and K.-V. Jenderka

Time-Frequency Analysis of Vibration Propagation from Intima to Adventitia of Arterial Wall
- K. Sunagawa, H. Kanai, Y. Koiwa, and M. Tanaka

An Approach to Tissue Acoustic Impedance Imaging by Utilizing Adjacent Near-Field Formed at an End of Fused Quartz Fiber as an Acoustic Transmission Line
- S.-i. Yagi, Y. Takamura, and H. Moriya

Estimation of Intramuscular Fat Content (IMF) in the Muculus Longissimus Dorsi (LD) of Pigs by Analysis of RF Echosignals Obtained from a Clinical B-Mode Device
- S. Brand, D. Moerlein, F. Rosner, M. Wicke, and K.V. Jenderka

Mean Scatterer Spacing of Backscattered Ultrasound Signals from In Vitro Human Cancellous Bone Specimens
- W.C.A. Pereira, S.L. Bridal, A. Coron, and P. Laugier

Prediction of Frequency-Dependent Ultrasonic Backscatter in Cancellous Bone Using Statistical Weak Scattering Model
- F. Jenson, F. Padilla, and P. Laugier

Topographically Corrected Acoustic Impedance Estimation in Cortical Bone at a Microscopic Scale
- K. Raum, K.-V. Jenderka, A. Klemenz, and J. Brandt

Sensitivity of the Axial Transmission Technique to Bone Porosity and Cortical Thinning. A Simulation Study
- E. Bossy, M. Talmant, and P. Laugier

Feasibility of Quantitative Ultrasound Measurement at the Femur
- L. Akrout, F. Padilla, S. Kolta, C. Latremouille, C. Roux, and P. Laugier

Phase Aberrations Correction: Application to In Vivo Bone Images
- M.N. Eddin, M. Defontaine, M.-A. Gomez, and F. Patat

Temporal and Spatial Monitoring of Temperature-Related Tissue Changes Using Focused Ultrasound Phased Arrays
- E.E. Konofagou, S. Sokka, J. Thierman, and K. Hynynen

Ultrasonic Temperature Imaging for the Guidance of Thermal Ablation Therapies: In Vitro Results
- N.R. Miller, J.C. Bamber, and G.R. ter Haar

Ultrasonic Quantification of the Tissue Microstructure of Spontaneous Mammary Tumors in Rats
- M.L. Oelze, J.F. Zachary, and W.D. O'Brien Jr.

Advances in Tissue-Type Imaging (TTI) for Detecting and Evaluating Prostate Cancer
- E.J. Feleppa, S. Urban, A. Kalisz, C.R. Porter, J. Gillespie, R.D. Ennis, C.-S. Wuu, and P.B. Schiff

Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System for Ultrasonic Multifeature Tissue Characterization for Prostate Diagnostics
- U. Scheipers, H. Ermert, A. Lorenz, A. Pesavento, H.-J. Sommerfeld, M. Garcia-Schürmann, K. Kühne, T. Senge, and S. Philippou

Study on Mechanism of Cell Damage Caused by Microbubbles Exposed to Ultrasound
- N. Kudo, T. Miyaoka, K. Okada, K. Yamamoto, and K. Niwa

The Pulse Duration Dependence of Inertial Cavitation Dose and Hemolysis
- A.A. Brayman, W.-S. Chen, T.J. Matula, L.A. Crum, and M.W. Miller

Experimental Evaluation of Some Possible Nonlinearity Indicators
- T.A. Bigelow and W.D. O'Brien Jr.

The Effect of Nonlinear Propagation on Heating of Tissue: Numerical Modeling and Experimental Measurement
- M.D. Cahill, V.F. Humphrey, C. Doody, and F.A. Duck

Thermoacoustic Ultrasound Power Measurement Using Evaluation of Transient Temperature Profiles
- V. Wilkens

Toward Virtual Biopsy through an All Fiber Optic Ultrasonic Miniaturized Transducer: A Proposal
- A. Acquafresca, E. Biagi, S. Cerbai, and L. Masott

Control of Bulk-Driven Ultrasonic Surface Micromachined Resonator
- S.-H. Kan and A. Lal

Development of Nonresonant Ultrasonic Motor with Subnanometer Resolution
- Y. Egashira, K. Kosaka, T. Endo, H. Hashiguchi, K. Nagamoto, M. Watanabe, T. Yamakawa, A. Nakada, H. Kubota, and T. Ohmi

A Positioning of Optical Fiber by Ultrasonic Standing Vibration for Optical Fiber Switch/Array Applications
- K. Nakamura, S. Tanaka, and S. Ueha

Piezoelectric Transformers-State of the the Art and Development Trends
- T. Hemsel, W. Littmann, and J. Wallaschek

Analysis of Ultrasonic Linear Motor by Using Finite Element Method and Equivalent Circuit
- J.-S. Rho, H.-W. Joo, C.-H. Lee, and H.-K. Jung

Stepping Motion Analysis of Surface Acoustic Wave Motor toward Nanometer Resolution Positioning System
- T. Shigematsu, M.K. Kuroswa, and K. Asai

Powder-Supply Device Using Bending Mode Disk Vibrator with Cylindrical Funnel at Its Center
- T. Takano, Y. Tomikawa, M. Aoyagi, and S. Hirose

Inversion of Piezoelectric Material Coefficients by Using Finite Element Method with Asymptotic Waveform Evaluation
- C.-H. Lee, H.-W. Joo, J.-S. Rho, H.-S., Cho, and H.-K. Jung

(Invited) Layered Manufacturing for Prototyping of Novel Transducers
- A. Safari, M. Ebrahimi, S. Turcu, A. Hall, R. R. Brennan, and N.M. Hagh

Sound Source with Direction-Variable Beam Using Annular Transducer Array
- H. Masuyama, K. Mizutani, and K. Nagai

Study on Ultrasound Transducer with Double Peak Type Frequency Characteristics for Subharmonic Imaging
- S. Takeuchi, M.R.A.A. Zaabi, T. Sato, and N. Kawashima

Fabrication and Characterization of Silica Aerogel Films for Air-Coupled Piezoelectric Transducers in the Megahertz Range
- T.E. Gómez, F.M. de Espinosa, E. Rodríguez, A. Roig, and E. Molins

Optimization of the Nonlinear Polarization Process of Piezoelectric Ceramics for Ultrasonic Transducers
- M.G. Duarte, V.L.S.N. Button, E.T. Costa, and J.M. Maia

New Results on Powder Blasting Techniques Applied to the Manufacture of Piezocomposite Structures
- A. Sayah, S. Clatot, M. Wilm, L. Robert, W. Daniau, M. Gijs, and S. Ballandras