1997 Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings

Front Matter

Table of Contents

Theoretical Predictions and Experimental Results for Transverse Modes in SAW Cavities
- Donald C. Malocha, Benjamin P. Abbott, and Scott M. Knapp

Operation of a SAW Reflection Grating at Harmonic Frequencies
- C. K. Campbell, P. J. Edmonson

Slanted Reflection Gratings on Gallium Arsenide
- Thomas P. Cameron and William D. Hunt

Propagation Characteristics of Longitudinal Leaky SAW in AI-Grating Structure
- A. Isobe, M. Hikita and K. Asai

A New SAW-Resonator with Electronically Switchable Resonance Frequency
- Thomas W. Johannes, Clemens C. W. Ruppel, Werner Rude, Gerd Scholl and Ulrike Rosler

Balanced Drive Distributed Acoustic Reflection Transducer Structure
- Pierre Dufilie, Frederic Roux and Marc Solal

Hybrid Optimization Techniques for the Design of SAW-Filters
- Jurgen Franz, Clemens C. W. Ruppel, Franz Seafert and Robert Weigel

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

High Performance Balanced Type SAW Filters in the Range of 900MHz and 1.9GHz
- G. Endoh, M. Ueda, O. Kawachi and Y. Fujiwara

Tunable Resonant Admittance on the Basis of Waveguide Coupled SAW Transducers
- M. S. Sandler and B. V. Sveshnikov

Equivalent Four-Port Networks for Series Connected and Their Application
- Toshihiro Kojima, Noriyuki Kawai and Hiroyuki Obara

Investigation of Accelerated Aging Characteristics of a SAW Filter
- Michael E. Woodberry and William D. Hunt

5-15 GHz Range Surface Acoustic Wave Filters Using Electrode Thickness Difference Type and New Reflector Bank Type of Unidirectional Interdigital Transducers
- K. Yamanouchi, J. A. Qureshi and H. Odagawa

SAW Filters with Very High Shape Factor
- V. B. Chvets, P. G. Ivanov, V. M. Makarov, V. S. Orlov

Low-Loss SAW Filters Using New SPUDT Structures
- V. B. Chvets, P. G. Ivanov, V. M. Makarov, and V. S. Orlov

SPUDT-Based Tunable Resonant Coupling of Different Acoustic Channels
- B. V. Sveshnikov and A. P. Shitvov

Track-Changing Structures on YZ-LiNbO3
- L. Reindl

A New Low Impedance Balanced Drive Structure for SAW Transversely Coupled Resonator Filters
- Marc Solal, Jean Desbois

High-Resolution Spectrometer Systems Based on SAW Chirp Filters
- Yuxing Zhang, Junjie Gong, Xianwen Zhou, Yulan Wei, J. D. N. Cheeke

Dyadic Green's Functions for SAW and Leaky Wave Devices
- W. Liu and P. M. Smith

Green Function Analysis for SAW Devices with Arbitrary Electrode Structures
- R. C. Peach

Finite Element Modeling of the Effects of Mounting Stresses on the Frequency Temperature Behavior of Surface Acoustic Wave Devices
- J. T. Stewart and D. P. Chen

Efficient Analysis of Periodic Structures in Microacoustic Devices
- B. Jakoby and M. J. Vellekoop

COM Parameter Extraction from Computer Experiments with Harmonic Admittance of a Periodic Array of Electrodes
- Julius Koskela, Victor P. Plessky and Martti M. Salomaa

Modified Green's Function Approach to Analysis of Long SAW Transducers
- S. M. Balashov, C. M. Cahreira, C. A. Finardi

The Dependencies of SAW-Transducer Equivalent-Circuit-Model Parameters on Transducer Geometry
- Thomas S. Hickernell

An Efficient Method of Including Electrode Interactions in the Green's Function Model for SAW Interdigital Transducers
- W. Liu and P. M. Smith

Network and Drive Considerations for SAW Input IDT Frequency Tuning
- R. Pastore, J. A. Kosinski and H. L. Cui

A New Accurate Analysis of Periodic IDTs Built on Unconventional Orientation on Quartz
- Pascal Ventura and Jean-Michel Hode

Modeling of Parasitic Effects for Flip-Chip SAW Filters
- Hiromi Yatsuda

Acoustic Wave Propagation: 2D Wigner and 3D Wavefront Simulations
- Janne Salo, Kristina Bjorknas, Juha Fagerholm, Ari T. Friberg, and Martti M. Salomaa

High-Resolution Optical Probing of SAW and Leaky SAW Structures
- A. Holm, P. Wallner, W. Ruile, and R. Weigel

Investigation of Longitudinal Leaky Surface Acoustic Wave on Lithium Niobate and Quartz
- X. J. Tong, D. Zhang, Y. C. Li and Y. A. Shui

Recent Advances in Laser-Interferometric Investigations of SAW Devices
- Jouni Knuuttila, Pasi Tikka, Victor P. Plessky, Thor Thorvaldsson and Martti M. Salomaa

Automatic Design Procedure Using Circuit Composition Technique for SAW Devices
- Takashi Shiba, Yuji Fujita, Naoko Kamogawa, Norio Hosaka, Seiichi Ogawa, Koji Oda and Mitsutaka Hikita

Design of SAW Correlation Devices with Evolutionary Strategy Methods (EVCOR )
- H. Hofmann, H. Stab, and S. Komarov

Analysis and Optimal SAW Ladder Filter Design Including Bonding Wire and Package Impedance.
- S. Mineyoshi, O. Kawachi, M. Ueda, Y. Fujiwara, H. Furusato, and O. Ikata

Exact Closed-Form Expressions for Piezoelectric Velocity Shift, Piezoelectric Reflectivity, Transduction Coefficient, and Capacitance in the Case of IDT with Complex Unit Cell
- Sergey V. Biryukov

Diamond Wafer for SAW Application
- S. Fujii, Y. Seki, K. Yoshida, H. Nakahata, K. Higaki, H. Kitabayashi and S. Shikata

SAW Characteristics of Diamond-Like Carbon Thin Films on Various Piezoelectric Substrates
- Jin Yong Kim, Hyeong Joon Kim, Hyun Min Cho, Hyung Kook Yang, and Jong Chul Park

Experimental Observation of High Velocity Pseudo-Saws in ZnO/Diamond/Si Multilayers
- D. L. Dreifus, R. J. Higgins, R. B. Henard, R. Almar, L. P. Solie

Epitaxial Growth and Characterization of High Quality ZnO Film for Surface Acoustic Wave Applications
- Nuri W. Emanetoglu, Shaohua Liang, Chandrasekhar Gorla and Yicheng Lu

Quasi-Monolithic GaAs/LiNbO3-Hybrids for Acoustoelectric Applications
- Markus Rotter, Achim Wixforth, and Jorg P. Kotthaus, Werner Ruile, Daniela Bernklau, Henning Reichert

Apodization Design Technique for Layered Structure SAW Devices
- A. Hachigo and D. C. Malocha

Theoretical and Experimental Characterization of SAW Propagation for Zinc Oxide on Gallium Arsenide Including Viscosity Constants
- Fred S. Hickernell and Eric L. Adler

High Precision Characterization of SAW Materials and Devices
- M. Weihnacht, K. Franke, K. Kammer, R. Kunze, and H. Schmidt

Influence of Metalization on Temperature Stability of SAW Devices
- E. Henry, S. Ballandras, E. Bigler, G. Marianneau, G. Martin, S. Camou

A Novel Temperature Compensation Method for SAW Devices Using Direct Bonding Techniques
- K. Onishi, A. Namba, H. Sato, T. Ogura, S. Seki, Y. Taguchi, Y. Tomita, O. Kawasaki and K. Eda

Precise Methods for the Measurement of Fundamental Characteristics of SAW in Crystals
- E. A. Kolosovsky, A. V. Tsarev and I. B. Yakovkin

Super High Electromechanical Coupling and Zero-Temperature Characteristics OF KNbO3 and its Applications for Low-Loss Wide Band Filters
- Hiroyuki Odagawa, Takahi Matsumura and Kazuhiko Yamanouchi

Effects of Layer Thickness for GSAW, PSAW and HVPSAW Devices
- Mauricio Pereira da Cunha

Optimum Leaky-SAW Cut of LiTaO3 for Minimised Insertion Loss Devices
- Ken-Ya Hashimoto, Masatsune Yamaguchi, S. Mineyoshi, O. Kawachi, M. Ueda, G. Endoh, and O. Ikata

Analysis of Leaky Surface Waves in Crystals with Strong Acoustic Anisotropy
- N. F. Naumenko

Combination of ZnO Film and Quartz to Realize Large Coupling Factor and Excellent Temperature Coefficient for SAW Devices
- Michio Kadota

Search for Leaky SAWs in Crystals with the Aid of Acoustic Axes for Bulk Waves
- V. G. Mozhaev and M. Weihnacht

Real-Space Field of Surface Electric Charges and Mechanical Forces and the Problem of Fast Leaky Wave Generation
- Sergey V. Biryukov and Manfred Weihnacht

Fast Analysis of SAW Propagation Under Multi-Electrode-Type Gratings with Finite Thickness
- Ken-ya Hashimoto, Guo Qiang Zheng and Masatsune Yamaguchi

AFM and TEM Measurement of the Microscopic Surface Structure of a Quartz Substrate
- S. Noge, N. Araki, K. Komine, H. Suzuki, H. Shiraishi, and K. Hohkawa

Evaluation of Acoustic Wave Velocity in Thin Diamond Films by Thermal Measurement
- T. Koike, M. Noguchi, K. Kobayashi and H. Obara

Trends and Requirements of SAW Filters for Cellular System Applications
- Jin D. Kim, Daniel W. Weiche

Code Optimization for Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum and SAW Matched Filter Implementation
- Osamu Hikino, Madjid A. Belkerdid and Donald C. Malocha

New High-Performance SAW Convolvers and Their Fundamental Experiments for High-Bit-Rate CDMA Communications System
- M. Hikita, C. Takubo, and K. Asal

MSK Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum System Incorporating SAW Tapped Delay Line and SAW Shaping Filter
- A. Zenzinger, S. Mathiae, P. Russer, L. Reindl, R. Weigel

Advanced Mobile Communications Radiointerface (CTDMA) Architecture Based on SAW Components
- V. N. Kurskii and V. V. Proklov

Q-Enhancement of Microelectromechanical Filters Via Low-Velocity Spring Coupling
- Kun Wan, Frank D. Bannon III, John R. Clark, and Clark T.-C. Nguyen

SAW Device Implementation of a New Weighted Stepped Chirp Code Signal for Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Communications Systems
- Scott E. Carter and Donald C. Malocha

High Efficiency Elastic Convolver Using KNbO3 Substrate
- K. Yamanouchi, H. Odagawa, K. Morozumi and Y. Cho

Multiple Access to SAW Sensors Using Matched Filter Properties
- G. Ostermayer, A. Pohl, L. Reindl, F. Seifert

Chirped SAW Devices for Wireless Passive Sensors
- L. Reindl, U. Rosler, C. C. W. Ruppel, R. Obertreis, and R. Weigel

Multiple Apodized Self-Correlating Tapped Delay Line for ID-Tag and Sensor Applications
- Th. Vandahl, St. Klett and W. Buff

Notch Sensors - A New Signal Processing Method for Interrogation of Passive SAW Sensors
- A. Pohl, G. Ostermayer, L. Reindl, F. Seifert

Universal Pressure and Temperature SAW Sensor for Wireless Applications
- W. Buff, M. Rusko, M. Goroll, J. Ehrenpfordt, T. Vandahl

Characteristics of Lamb Waves in Piezoelectric Ceramics
- F. Teston, G. Feuillard, D. Certon, Y. Janin, L. Tessier and M. Lethiecq

Temperature-Dependent Characteristics of a Density Sensor Based on Lamb Waves Generated with a P(VF2-VF3) Film
- Luciano Scandelari, Norbert Noury, Phlllppe Benech and Eric Chamberod

A Novel Monolithic Piezoelectric Sensor
- M. G. Schweyer, J. A. Hilton, J. E. Munson,  J. C. Andle, J. M. Hammond, R. M. Lec, and Q. Lin

Design of Love Wave Sensor Devices for the Operation in Liquid Environments
- B. Jabby, A. Venema, and M. J. Vellekoop

Propagation of Acoustic Waves M Plates Bordered with Viscous Liquid
- B. D. Zaitsev, I. E. Kuznetsova, and S. G. Joshi

Novel Disk Type Ultrasonic Traveling Wave Motor for High Torque
- J. W. Krome and J. Wallaschek

Non Linear Defaults Correction of an Integrated Position Sensor for Ultrasonic Motors
- Fathi Trigui, J. Jacques Bezard and Daniel Poulton

An Improved Circuit Model of MUTs
- A. Ronnekleiv, I. Ladabaum, X. C. Jin, B. T. Khuri-Yakub

Wave Propagation in Long Compound Acoustic Transmission Line: Numerical Simulation and Measurement
- B. R. Tittmann, R. Lerch, H. Landes, S. Madden and H. Tavossi

New Properties of the SAW Gas Sensing
- V. I. Anisimkin, P. Verardi, E. Verona

Effect of Humidity on SAW Devices
- V. I. Anisimkin, S. A. Maximov, P. Verardi, E. Verona

Effective Surface Permittivity of Piezoelectric Substrates Coated with Thin Polymer Films
- Y. Janin, G. Feuillard, F. Teston, M. Lethiecq

A Remote Acoustic Engine Oil Quality Sensor
- R. M. Lec, X. J. Zhang and J. M. Hammond

L Chemical Sensor Using Surface Acoustic Wave Device
- T. Nomura and A. Saitoh, and S. Furukawa

Ultrasonic PZT Gas Sensor Using Thick Film Technology
- S. Gwirc, H. Gomez,  C. Negreira, and L. Malatto

Characteristics of Leaky SAW and Its Application to Liquid Sensor Propagating Along Liquid/LiNbO3/Sapphire Structure and Its Applications to Liquid Sensor
- Shoji Furukawa, Kenji Mizusaki, Mikio Shintani, Tooru Nomura

Love Waves Propagation in Viscoelastic Media
- P. Kielczynski and J. D. N. Cheeke

SAW Chemical Sensors Using Multiple Parameters in Decision Process
- K. Hohkawa, K. Komine, H. Suzuki, T. Eguchi, S. Noge, and H. Ikawa

Acoustic Gas Sensor for Extreme Process Conditions
- L. Zipser

Experimental Results on a Quartz Microresonator IR Sensor
- Yoonkee Kim and John R. Vig

Piezoelectric Sensors Using Polymers with Double Bonded Structure as the Basis of Sensing Film
- K. Hohkawa, A. Kaneko. K. Koh, M. Tazdki and T. Homma

A Low Voltage Piezoelectric Micromotor Using a Thin Circular Membrane
- Riccardo Carotenuto, Nicola Larnberti, Antonio Iula, Massimo Pappalardo

Ultrasonic Micromanipulator Using Visual Feedback
- M. Takeuchi

A New Manipulator Based on Surface Acoustic Wave Streamlng
- Akihiko Sano, Yoshikazu Matsui and Showko Shiokawa

Monitoring the Tire Pressure at Cars Using Passive SAW Sensors
- Alfred Pohl, G. Ostermayer, L. Reindl, F. Seifert

Proximity Sensors Utilizing an Evanescent Acoustic Field Formed by Flexural Plate Waves
- Satoshi Hongo, Kiyoshi Nakamura and Nobuyuki Hosokawa

Properties of the Reflection Coefficient of an Elastic Layer with Asymmetrical Fluid Loading
- O. Glitza and W.-J. Becker

Accuracy of Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy: An Experimental Study
- M. C. Renken, S. Kim, K. W. Hollman and C. M. Fortunko

From PGUE to G-SU to UFFC-S, 1953-1997 a Historical Perspective
- Fred S. Hickernell

Surface Acoustic Wave Propagation in Nb:H at Low Temperatures
- Amy K. Bylsma Engebretson and Brage Golding

Experimental Investigation and Simulation of Magnetostatic Wave Solitons in Thin Yig Films
- T. Koike and N. Taguchi

Electromagnetic Acoustic Resonance for Studying Dislocation Formation in Polycrystalline Pure Copper During Deformation
- H. Ogi, N. Suzuki, and M. Hirao

Surfing the SAW: Visualizing the Oscillation of Au(111) Surface Atoms
- T. Hesjedal, E. Chilla, H.-J. Frohlich

Acoustic Emissions Associated with Single Bubble Sonoluminescence
- M. Dan and J. D. N. Cheeke

Point Defect Generation by a Jog in Screw Dislocation as a Possible Reason for the Threshold Character of Ionic Crystals Sonoluminescence
- Julia Khalack, V. M. Loktev

Sonoluminescence and Sonochemistry
- Kenneth S. Suslick

Quasi Acoustic Streaming Induced by Generation of Cavitation Bubbles
- H. Mitome, T. Kozuka, T. Tuziuti and L. Wang

Experimental Assessment of an Ultrasonic Band Gap in a Periodic Two-Dimensional Composite
- F. R. Montero de Espinosa, E. Jimenez and M. Torres

Method for Calculating Nonlinear Electromechanical Coupling
- S. P. Leary and S. M. Pilgrim

Inversion of Dual Mode Surface Waves to Determine Elastic Constants of Anisotropic Solid
- Ikuo Ihara, Hideo Koguchi, Naoki Uchida, Tatsuhiko Aizawa, and Junji Kihara

Towards the Determination of Elastic Constants on a Submicron Scale Using Scanning Acoustic Force Microscopy
- T. Hesjedal, E. Chilla. H.-J. Frohlich

Dependence of Photostriction on Sample Thickness and Surface Roughness for PLZT Ceramics
- Patcharin Poosanaas, A. Dogan, S. Thakoor and K. Uchino

Acoustic and Electromechanical Behavior of 1-3 Piezocomposites for Ultrasonic Transducer Applications
- Q. M. Zhang and Xuecang Geng

Investigation of the Dielectric and Piezoelectric Properties of PMN and PMN-PT Materials for Ultrasonic Transducer Applications
- L. F. Brown, R. l. Carlson, J. M. Sempsrott, G. T. Stranford and J. J. Fitzgerald

Study on Etch Front of Piezoelectric ZnO Film and New Step Coverage Technique
- Kuok Chun Lou, Xu Zhu, Hasnain Lakdawala and Eun Sok Kim

Characterization of PZT Thin Film Transducers Obtained by Pulsed Laser Deposition
- P. Verardi, F. Craciun, M. Dinescu

Critical Behavior of Ultrasonic Wave Velocities in Porous Piezoelectric Ceramics
- F. Craciun, G. Guidarelli, C. Galassi, E. Roncari

Resonant Second-Harmonic Generation Accompanying Nonlinear Love-Wave Propagation in an Isotropic Waveguide
- Deng Ming Xi

What Are the Interface Acoustic Modes of Twins in Quartz?
- V. G. Mozhaev and M. Weihnacht

Breakdown of Nonlinear SAW Into a Train of Pulses
- Vadim Kavalerov and Toshitaka Fujii

Boundary Element Solutions for Acoustic Wave Propagation in Media with Nonuniform Flow
- Peter-Christian Eccardt, Hermann Landes and Reinhard Lerch

Scattering of Torsional Waves in Circular Rods from Diameter Discontinuities
- Helge E. Engan

Effects of Transient Ultrasonic Switch for Amorphous Semiconductor Superlattices
- Xiac-Rong Zhang, Chang-Ming Gan, G. M. Mao and K. J. Chin

Performances of the Parametric Acoustic Vibrometer for Vibration Sensing
- O. Bou Matar, J. P. Remenieras, L. Pizarro, A. Roncin and F. Patat

Application of a SAGNAC Interferometer for the Characterization of Scattered Ultrasonic Fields
- Pavel A. Fomitchov, Alexei Kromine, Sridhar Krishnaswamy and Jan D. Achenbach

Adaptive Heterodyne Photorefractive Interferometer for Ultrasound Detection: Optimization & Application
- R. K. Ing, B. F. Pouet, S. Krishnaswamy, D. Royer

Receiver Operating Characteristic Analysis of Phase-Sensitive and Phase-Insensitive Ultrasonic Detection in Specimens with Rough Surfaces
- K. W. Hollman, R. L. Trousil, M. R. Holland, and J. G. Miller

Elastic Properties of Dentin Bonding Agents Using Bulk Acoustic Waves
- B. D. Zaitsev, S. G. Joshi, and V. B. Dhuru

High Contrast Images of Defects in Food Package Seals
- Catherine H. Frazier, Ayhan Ozguler, Scott A. Morris, and William D. O'Brien, Jr.

Optimization Techniques and Impulse Acoustic Microscopy: Towards an Absolute Characterization of Anisotropic Materials
- M.-H. Nadal, V. Eyraud and C. Gondard

Adaptive Signal Processing
- Simon Haykin

Orthogonal Signal Decomposition Coupled with Bayes and Fuzzy Discriminant Classifiers for Ultrasonic Flaw Detection
- Han C. Sun and J. Saniie

Evaluation of Exponential Product Kernel for Quadratic Time-Frequency Distributtons Applied to Ultrasonic Signals
- M. A. Malik and J. Saniie

A Frequency Spectral Analysis of the Fiber Failure Acoustic Emission Signal in a Single Fiber Composite
- A. Calabro, C. Esposito, A. Lizza, M. Giordano, S. Tedesco, A. D'amore, L. Nicolais

Flaw Detection by Line-Focusing Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers
- H. Ogi, M. Hirao, and T. Ohtani

SAW for the Non Destructive Evaluation of Thermal Barrier Coatings
- H. P. Crutzen and F. Lakestani and I. R. Nicholls

High Resolution Parameter Estimation of Ultrasonic Echoes for NDE Applications
- R. Demirli and J. Saniie

Air Coupled NDE- Constraints and Solutions for Industrial Implementation
- Gordon Hayward

Echo-Graphic Images Enhanced Through Walsh Functions
- S. Azzaretti, D. Dotti, R. Lombardi, D. Rossi

Flaw Detection in Solid with the D.O.R.T. Method.
- Claire Prada, Mickael Tanter and Mathias Fink

NDE of Complex Metal Surface Defects and Simulated Pitting Corrosion Holes by Photoacoustic Imaging
- Haruo Endoh, Ryo Mukai, Yoichiro Hiwatashi, Tomoyuki Kumabayashi, and Tsutomu Hoshimiya

Evaluation of Defects in Seal Region of Food Packages Using the Backscattered Amplitude Integral (BAI) Technique
- Ayhan Ozguler, Scott A. Morris, and William D. O'Brien, Jr.

Ultrasonic Assessment of Heat-Damage in 7050 Aluminum Alloy
- Roland D. LeBlanc, Ahmed Maslouhi, David Forsyth, Abbas Fahr, Andre Moreau

Local and Selective Detection of Acoustic Waves at the Surface of a Material
- J. P. Nikolovski and D. Royer

Determination of Dispersion Curves of Circumferential Waves in a Cylindrical Shell Using a Chirp IDT
- X. Li, Z. Wang and J. D. N. Cheeke

An Ultrasonic Measurement of Magnetostriction
- B. Igarashi, G. A. Alers, and P. T. Purtscher

Doppler Continuous Wave Scanning Acoustic Microscope
- S. A. Titov and R. G. Maev

Chemical Generation of Sound Waves: Shock Waves and a "Giant" Photoacoustic Effect
- H. X. Chen, T. E. Mc Grath, A. C. Beveridge, and G. J. Diebold

Ultrasonic Excitation by Amplitude-Modulated Diode Laser
- K. Sakai, H. Tanaka, K. Hattori and K. Takagi

Acoustic Phonons in an Epoxy Resin Studied by Brillouin Light Scattering
- L. Comez. D. Fioretto, L. Palmieri, G. Socino, and L. Verdini

Deterministic Chaos in Acoustoelectric Systems
- Vladimir Vyun

Integrated Acousto-Optic Tunable Filters in LiNbO3 for Blue-Green Spectral Region
- Chen S. Tsai and Anna M. Matteo

Bandpass Response of Collinear Beam Acousto-Optic Tunable Filters
- I. C. Chang, J. Xu and D. Wo

A New Self-Collimating Shear Acoustic Mode in TeO2 for Large Time-Bandwidth Multichannel Bragg Cell Applications
- Victor V. Kludzin, Vladimir S. Kulakov, Dennis R. Pape, Sergei V. Kulakov, and Victor V. Molotok

An Active Optical Detector for High Frequency Ultrasound Imaging
- James D. Hamilton, Cameron J. Brooks, Gerald L. Vossler and Matthew O'Donnell

Guided-Wave Magnetooptic Bragg Diffraction in YIG-GGG Waveguide Under Tilted and Nonuniform Bias Magnetic Field
- Wende Zuo, Jun Su, Gong Qiang Liu and Chen S. Tsai

Optical Measurement of Wideband Ultrasound Fields Via Gabor Holography
- Todd A. Pitts, Randall R. Kinnick and James F. Greenleaf

Contact Mode Ultrasonic Microscopy
- W. Pajewski, P. Kielczynski, M. Szalewski and P. Gutkiewicz

Ultrasound-Controlled Taylor-Mode Breakup of Liquid Jets
- S. C. Tsai, P. Luu, A. Teshome, P. Childs, and C. S. Tsai

Scanning Imaging System with Ultrasonic Phase Conjugator
- K. Yamamoto, M. Ohno, A. Kokubo, K. Sakai, and K. Takagi

Dynamic Coherent Backscattering of Ultrasonic Pulsed Waves
- Arnaud Tourin, Arnaud Derode, Philippe Roux and Mathias Fink

Inversion of Borehole Dispersions for Formation Stresses
- Bikash K. Sinha

Recent Developments in Seismic Exploration and Reservoir Characterization
- John Ullo

Propagation of Ultrasound Along Fibres for the Non-Destructive Testing of Plates
- D. Atkinson, G. Hayward, A. Cochran

Clad Buffer Rods for In-Situ Process Monitoring
- C. -K. Jen, J. -Y. Chen, S. V. Hoa, K. T. Nguyen, J. -G. Legoux and H. Hebert

Advances in On-Line Monitoring of Polymer Injection Molding Process
- D. Ramos Franca, S. -S. L. Wen, C. -K. Jen, K. T. Nguyen and H. Hebert

Supporting Structure for LiTaO3 Crystal Tuning Fork Vibratory Gyroscope
- H. Ishikawa, M. Yachi, Y. Satho, Y. Takahashi and T. Ikeda

Multiphase Pipe Flow Velocity Measurement in Strong Colored NOI-SY Doppler Ultrasound: Parametric and Non Parametric Approaches
- D. Kouame, C. Guetbi, J-P Remenieras, J-M Girault, A. Ouahabi, F. Patat

Short Time Correlation Analysis in Porous Medium
- K. Daher, M. Gindre, J-Y. Le Huerou, R. Bennacer and H. Beji

Spatial Under-Sampling of Ultrasound Images Using Fourier-Based Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique
- T. Rastello, D. Vray, J. Chatillon

Measurement of Rough Surface Scattering Using Time Delay Spectrometry
- P. C. Pedersen and A. Grebe

Acoustic Reflection Coefficient of Silicon Wafers in Megasonic Cleaning Tanks
- Ming Zang, D. B. Kittelson, T. H. Kuehn, and R. Gouk

Ultrasonic Cure Monitoring of Photoresist During Pre-Exposure Bake Process
- Susan L. Morton, F. Levent Degertekin, and B. T. Khuri-Yakub

Ultrasonic Wave Attenuation and Phase Velocity in a Paper-Fibre Suspension
- Torbjilrn Lofqvist

Ultrasonic Inspection of Defects in Welded Plates and Tubes
- Mihai V. Predoi, Cristian C. Petre, Martine Rousseau, Michel De Billy

High Frequency Longitudinal-Transverse Complex Vibration Systems for Ultrasonic Wire Bonding
- Jiromaru Tsujino, Hiroyuki Yoshihara, Kazuyoshi Kamimoto and Yoshiaki Osada

Ultrasonic Plastic Welding Using Two 27 KHz Complex Vibration Systems
- Jiromaru Tsujino, Takako Uchida, Katsuhisa Yamano, Tomoyuki Iwamoto and Tetsugi Ueoka

The Null Signal Suppression of New Type LiTaO3 Piezoelectric Gyroscope
- N. Wakatsuki, H. Tanaka and M. Ono

Improved Shear Wave Hockey Stick Transducer Measures Liquid Flow and Liquid Level
- L. C. Lynnworth, L. Steingard, O. K. Khrakovsky, E. J. Machado, C. D. Smart, and T. H. Nguyen

An Ultrasonic Density Probe
- Jan van Deventer and Jerker Delsing

Piezocomposite of Fine PZT Rods Realized with Synchrotron Radiation Lithography
- Yoshihiro Hirata, Hlroyuki Nakaishi, Toshiyuki Numazawa and Hiroshi Takada

Optimal Design of Piezocomposite Materials Using Topology Optimization Techniques and Homogenization Theory
- E. C. N. Silva, J. S. O. Fonseca, F. R. M. de Espinosa, A. Crumm, G. A. Brady, J. W. Halloran, and N. Kikuchi

Experimental Analysis of Plate Waves in 1-3 Piezoelectric Composite Materials
- Dominique Cenon, Frederic Patat, F. Teston, L. Ratsimandresy and M. Lethiecq

Theory and Numerical Analysis of Bulk Acoustic Wave Multilayer Composite Resonator Structure
- G. D. Mansfeld and S. G. Alekseev

Thermal Generation, Diffusion and Dissipation in 1-3 Piezocomposite Sonar Transducers: Finite Element Analysis and Experimental Measurements
- N. Abboud, J. Mould, G. Wojcik, D. Vaughan, D. Powell, V. Murray, and C. MacLean

Composite Curved Linear Array for Sonar Imaging: Construction, Testing, and Comparison to FEM Simulations
C. Desilets, M. Callahan, G. Hayward, C. MacLean, B. Mukherjee, V. Murray, L. Nikodym, B Pazol, S. Sherrit and G. Wojcik

An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation Into the Fluid-Loaded Performance of 1-3 Piezocomposite Transducer Array Structures; with Specific Regard to Device Surface Displacement and Beam Profile
- J. Hyslop and G. Hayward

The Absolute Sensitivity of a Piezocomposite Transducer
- R. Farlow and G. Hayward

High Frequency 1-3 Composite Transducers Fabricated from Alkoxide-Derived PZT Fibers
- R. J. Meyer, Jr. , P. Lopath, S. Yoshikawd and T. R. Shrout

Novel 1-3 Piezo-Composites Using Synchrotron Radiation Lithography and Its Application for High Frequency Medical Imaging Arrays
- Y. Takeuchi, M. Nozaki. Y. Hirata, H. Takada and L. S. Smith

Stacked Composite Piezoelectric Materials for 1.5-D Arrays
C.G. Onkley, B.G. Pazoll, D.J. Powell, M.R. La Bree, K.M. Gabriel, L.M. Koornneef, M.S. Callahan, G. Wojcik

A 3-D Model of Periodic Piezoceramic Composites
- N. Lamberti, A. Lula, P. Di Rosa, and M. Pappalardo

Accurate Equivalent Circuits for Unloaded Piezoelectric Resonators
- S. Sherrit, H. D. Wiederick, B. K. Mukherjee

Physical Vapor Deposition of Multilayer Lead-Zirconate-Titanate Films for Ultrasonic Transducer Fabrication
- Robert Kline-Schoder and Shinzo Onishi

Determination of the Electromechanical Coupling Coefficients of Porous Piezoceramics
- T. E. Gomez Alvarez-Arenas and F. Montero de Espinosa

High Frequency Properties of New Fine-Grained Modified Lead Titanate Ceramics
- F. Levassort, M. Lethiecq, L. P. Tran-Huu-Hue and W. Wolny

Two-Dimensional Fem Model for Crystal Resonators
- Tapani Makkonen, Julius Koskela and Martti M. Salomaa

Combination of Analytical and Finite Element Methods to Obtain Acoustic Fields in Complex Structures Driven by Piezoelectric Multi-Layered Transducers
- J. C. Adamowski, M. Y. Matuda, F. Buiochi, C. M. Furukawa, R. A. Sigelmann

Micromachined 2-D Array Piezoelectricallly Actuated Flextensional Transducers
- Gokhan Percin and Butrus T. Khuri-Yakub

Computing the Transient Field in Solids Radiated from Arbitrarily Structured Transducer Arrays
- N. Ouarradi and B. Piwakowski

Optimized Calculation of Transient Wave Fields for Transducer Design
- Elfgard Kuhnicke

Non-Linear Dynamics of Flexural Disc Transducers
- P. M. Roche &. B. T. Khuri-Yakub

Micromachinable Leaky Wave Air Transducers
- F. Levent Degertekin, Abdullah Atalar, Butrus T. Khuri-Yakub

Modelling and Optimization of Micromachined Air-Coupled Capacitance Transducers
Liping Sun, Michael Sayer, David Schindel and Lichun Zou

Air Coupled Through Transmission of Aluminum and Other Recent Results Using MUTs
- I. Ladabaum, X. C. Jin, B. T. Khuri-Yakub

A 3-D Model of the Classical Langevin Transducer
- Antonio Iula, Nicola Lamberti, Riccardo Carotenuto, and Massimo Pappalardo

Focused Spherical Transducers for Ultrasonic Imaging
- Sedat Alkoy, Patrlck D. Lupath, Robert E. Newham, Anne-Christine Hladky-Hennion and Joe K. Cochran

A K.L.M. Circuit-Based Method for Modeling Multilayer Piezoelectric Structures
- L. P. Tran-Huu-Hue, R. Desmare, F. Levassort and M. Lethiecq

2-Dimensional Transducer Array for Sonar Imaging
- C. S. Desilets, R. C. Anderson, T. Bohley, D. K. Vaughan, L. Nikodym, N. Abboud, G. L. Wojcik, J. Mould

Experimental Investigation of Electrostatic Ultrasonic Transducers with Grooved Backplates
- L. Pizarro, D. Cerlon, M. Lethiecq, O. Boumatar, B. Hosten

Sol-Gel Fabricated Thick Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Transducers for Potential Applications in Industrial Material Processes
- L. Zou, M. Sayer and C. -K. Jen

Multilayer Piezocomposite Transducers for Applications of Low Frequency Ultrasound
- A. Cochran, P. Reynolds and G. Hayward

A Simple Method for Generating the Monopole Ultrasonic Pulse and Its Sound Field
- Kazuhiko Imano and Hiroshi Inoue

Plate Thickness and Transducer Distance Dual Inversion with Dry Contact Ultrasonic Lamb Wave Transducers
- J. Pei and B. T. Khuri-Yakub

Piezoelectric Materials for Application in Low Profile Interdigital Transducer Designs
- A. Gachagan, P. Reynolds, G. Hayward, R. Monkhouse and P. Cawley

A New Design of Ultrasonic Air-Coupled Ribbon Transducer
- C. S. Mclntyre and D. A. Hutchins

A Comb Transducer for Mode Control in Guided Wave NDE
- J. L. Rose, S. P. Pelts, and M. J. Quarry

The Design of Sidelobe Suppressed PVDF Beamforming Elements for High Performance Underwater Multi-Beam Swath Transducers
- Dehua Huang, Stephen. G. Boucher, Roger H. Tancrell and Al Rougeau

Monolithic Integration of AT-Cut Resonators Using Artificial Twin Quartz Plate
- S. Noge, E. Kamiyama, Y. Ueoka, and T. Uno

Li2B4O7 Membrane Resonator for VHF Band and Its Applications
- M. Ono, M. Sakai, Y. Fujiwara and N. Wakatsuki

Studies of Broadband PMN Transducers Based on Nonlinear Models
- G. Wojcik, J. Mould, D. Tennant, R. Richards, H. Song, D. Vaughan, N. Abboud, D. Powell

Applying Phase Accumulation to Design of Transducers and Measurement of Acoustic Loss, Experiments and Extended Models
- B. Rashidian and M. Rahnavard

Analysis of Micro Machinable Piezoelectrically Driven One Dimensional Flexural Transducers
- A. Ronnekleiv, P. E. Roche, and B. T. Khuri-Yakub

In Vitro Ultrasound Characterization of Coronary Arteries at 50 MHz
- J. C. Machado, F. S. Foster, and A. I. Gotlieb

Multi-Parametric Imaging of Atherosclerotic Plaque by 50 MHz Ultrasound and 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance
- S. L. Bridal, J-F Toussaint, J-S Raynaud, P. Fornes, A. Leroy-Willig, G. Berger

Intravascular Elastography of Human Femoral Arteries: An in Vitro Study
- C. L. de Korte, A. F. W. van der Steen, E. I. Cespedes, G. Pasterkamp

Intravascular Ultrasonic Palpation: Assessment of Local Wall Compliance
- E. I. Cespedes, C. L. de Korte and A. F. W van der Steen

Cyclic Variation in Reflectivity of Isolated Cardiomyocytes: A Scanning Acoustic Microscopy Study
- A. F. W. van der Steen, M. Riehle and J. Bereiter Hahn

In Vivo High Frequency Ultrasound Assessment of Skin Elasticity
- Lihong Pan, Leo Zan, and F. Stuart Foster

Evaluation of Keratoprosthesis Biointegration in Situ with Quantitative Ultrasound Backscatter Microscopy
- A. Saied, B. Dehecq, M. Savoldelli, B. Briat, J. M. Legeais and G. Berger

Variability of Integrated Backscatter: Simulations and Measurements in Vitro
- J. D'hooge, B. Bijnens, M. C. Herregods, J. Nuyts, J. Thoen, P. Suetens and F. Van de Werf

Clinical Assessment of the Backscatter Coefficient in Osteoporosis
- P. Laugier, P. Giat, C. Chappard, Ch. Roux, G. Berger

Acoustical Characterization of Bone Marrow Cell Cultures
- D. Callens, F. Lefebvre, Ph. Pernod and B. Nongaillard

Ultrasonic Scatterer-Property Images of the Eye and Prostate
- F. L. Lizzi

New Emboli Detection Methods
- C. Guetbi, D. Kouame, A. Ouahabi, J. P. Remenieras

Reconstructive Ultrasound Elasticity Imaging for Renal Pathology Detection
- S. Y. Emelianov, M. A. Lubinski, A. R. Skovoroda, R. Q. Erkamp, S. F. Leavey, R. C. Wiggins and M. O'Donnell

In Vitro Correlation of Echogenicity and Differential Echogenicity with Human Prostate Cancer Grade
- M. L. Wicks, H. Sun, M. D. Russell, S. P. Neal, E. L. Boote, L. J. Anglo, G. Ross, Jr. and T. S. Loy

2- And 3-D Differentiation of Cancerous from Benign Prostate Tissue for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Planning Based on Spectrum Analysis
- E. J. Feleppa, T. Liu, A. Kalisz, A. Rosado, W. Larchian, W. R. Fair, H. Tsai, C. Porter and V. Reuter

Differentiation of Metastatic from Benign Lymph Nodes by Spectrum Analysis in Vitro
- E. J. Feleppa, J. Machi, T. Noritomi, T. Tateishi, R. Oishi, E. Yanagihara and J. Jucha

An in vivo Ultrasonic Model of Liver Parenchyma
- H. J. Huisman and J. M. Thijssen

Ultrasound Biomicroscopy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Reconstituted Articular Cartilage
- K. A. Harasiewicz, H. K. Gahunia, C. Lemaire, N. B. Konyer, H. K. W. Kim, P. S. Babyn, K. P. H. Pritzker, and F. S. Foster

A New Predictive Ultrasound Modality of Cranial Bone Thickness
- S. Hakim, K. L. Watkin, M. M. Elahi, L. Lessard

Methods for Dynamic Range Expansion and Enhancement of the Signal-To-Noise Ratio in Elastography
- E. E. Konofagou, S. K. Alam, J. Ophir and T. Krouskop

In Vivo Measurements of Ultrasonic Backscatter from Blood
- S. H. Wang, Y. H. Lin, and K. K. Shung

Decorrelation of Intravascular Ultrasound Signals: A Computer Simulations Study
W. Li, C.T. Lancée, E.I. Céspeies, A.F.W. van der Steen, N. Born

Evaluation of Elastic Property of the Arterial Wall by Measuring Small Velocity Signals Using Ultrasound
- Hideyuki Hasegawa, Masashi Ozawa, Hiroshi Kanai, Nozomu Hoshimiya, Noriyoshi Chubachi and Yoshiro Koiwa

A Neural Network Based Classifier for Ultrasonic Raw Data of the Myocardium
- L. Kahl, R. Orglmeister and K. J. G. Schmailzl

Noninvasive Evaluation of Spatial Distribution of Thickness Change in Myocardium
- Hiroshi Kanai, Noriyoshi Chubachi, Yoshiro Koiwa and Motonao Tanaka

Ultrasound Attenuation Measurement of Tissue in Frequency Range 2.5-40 MHz Using a Multi-Resonance Transducer
- N. Kudo, T. Kamataki, K. Yamamoto, H. Onozuka, T. Mikami, A. Kitabatake, Y. Ito and H. Kanda

Variables Controlling Ultrasound Contrast Generation in the Urinary Bladder: A Urinary Reflux Diagnosis
- E. Y. Hwang, J. B. Fowlkes, D. W. Sirkin, P. L. Carson

A New Approach Concerning Human Calcis Bone Characterization Biot's Theory Implementation
- M. L. Teriierooiterai, M. Defontaine, C. Depollier, F. Patat and L. Pourcelot

A Multibandwidth Probing Method for Tissue Scattering Microstructure Characterization
- N.A.H.K. Rao and M. Helguera

Application of Ultrasonic Data to Classify Bovine Muscles
- S. Abou El Karam, P. Berge, J. Culioli

Comparison of Different Neuro-Fuzzy Classification Systems for the Detection of Prostate Cancer in Ultrasonic Images
- A. Lorenz, M. Blum, H. Ermert, Th. Senge

A Non-Invasive, In-Vivo, Bubble Sizing Instrument
- Patrick J. Magari, Robert J. Kline-Schoder, Brant H. Stoedefalke, Bruce D. Butler

High Resolution 3D Flow Mapping in Tumors
- D. Kruse, J. Chomas, M. Salemo, A. El-Fallah, K. Ferrara

Correlation Techniques for Ultrasonic Signal Alignment
- R. J. Fornaris, K. W. Ferrara, B. G. Zagar

Detecting Small Blood Vessels in Color Flow Imaging: A Statistical Approach
- A. Heimdal and H. Torp

Optimal Adaptive Clutter Filtering in Color Flow Imaging
- Steinar Bjaerum and Hans Torp

A New Class of Aperture Domain Flow Estimation Algorithms
- William F. Walker

Spatial Quadrature: A Novel Technique for Multi-Dimensional Velocity Estimation
- Martin E. Anderson

A Comparison of Algorithms for Tracking Sub-Pixel Speckle Motion
- B. Geiman, L. Bohs, M. Anderson, S. Breit, and G. Trahey

Application of High Frequency Broadband Ultrasound for High Resolution Blood Flow Measurement
- M. Vogt and H. Ermert

In Vivo Validation of Blood Flow Estimation Using the Decorrelation of Radiofrequency Intravascular Echo Signals
- A. F. W. van der Steen, W. Li, E. I. Cespedes, S. Carlier, M. Eberle, P. D. Verdouw, P. W. Serruys and N. Bom

Estimation of the Correlation Amplitude of RF Signals: Application to Microcirculation Study
- F. Gens, J. P. Remenieras, F. Patat, S. Diridollou, Y. Gall, M. Berson

Volumetric Blood Flow Velocity Measurement with Multigate Pulsed Doppler System Using Single-Channel RF Sampling
- C. S. Lim, J. P. Remenieras, A. Roncin and M. Berson

Real-Time Blood Flow Estimation Using a Recursive Least-Squares Lattice Filter
- Paul F. Stetson and Jorgen Arendt Jensen

Effects of the Wall Filter on the Estimation of High Blood Velocity
- Xiaoming Lai and Hans Torp

Flow Imaging with Pulsed Doppler Ultrasound: Refraction Artefacts and Dual Mode Propagation
- P. Tortoli, P. Berti, F. Guidi, R. S. Thompson, G. K. Aldis

Intravascular Power Flow Imaging: Theory and Potentials for Planimetry
- E. I. Cespedes, W. Li, F. Mastik and A. F. W. van der Steen, S. Carlie, R. H. van Bremen, M. Eberle, N. Bom

On the Problem of CW Doppler Transducer Optimization for Linear Cardiac Output Measurement Via the Suprasternal Notch
- Panagiotis G. Tsiganos and Andrew C. Fairhead

Improved Shear-Stress Evaluation from Velocity Profiles
- C. Dellabianca, D. Dotti, R. Lombardi, S. Magistrali

The Attenuation Compensated C-Mode Flowmeter: A New Doppler Method for Blood Volume Flow Measurement
- Godwin Y. Liu and Peter N. Burns

Application of Acoustic Radiation Force in Ophthalmic Ultrasound
- William F. Walker, Richard E. Davidsen, and Cynthia A. Toth

Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Ultrasound Fields
- DB Plewes, CL Walker, FS Foster

Ultrasonic Mapping of Temperature in Hyperthermia: The Thermal Lens Effect
- Claire Le Floch and Mathias Fink

Review of Ultrasound Therapy
- Kullervo Hynynen

Spherical Phased Array Design Optimized for Ultrasound Surgery
- D. R. Daum and K. Hynynen

Quantitative Analysis and Applications of Non-Invasive Temperature Estimation Using Diagnostic Ultrasound
- Claudio Simon, Philip VanBaren and Emad Ebbini

Cardiac Ablation Using High Intensity Focused Ultrasound: A Feasibility Study
- N. T. Sanghvi, F. J. Fry, A. Zaitsev and J. Olgin

Real Time Image Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Myocardial Ablation: In Vivo Study
- J. -U. A. Kluiwstra, T. Tokano, J. Davis, S. A. Strickberger, and C. A. Cain

Strip-Electrode Ultrasonic Arrays for Production of Asymmetric Therapeutic Thermal Lesions
- F. L. Lizzi, M. Astor, C. Deng, A. Rosado, D. J. Coleman and R. Silverman

Combination of Implantable and Transurethral Ultrasound Applicators for Prostate Thermal Therapy
- C. J. Diederich, W. H. Nau, D. Deardorff, I. S. Khalil, P. R. Stauffer and E. C. Burdette

In Vivo-Activation of Photodynamic Hematoporphyrinderivative (HPD) by HIFU
- J. Spoo  J. Jenne, K. Jochle, P. Huber, W. J. Lorenz, M. Wannenmacher, and J. Debus

Comparison Between Xanthene and Albunex on Producing Sonodynaimc Tissue Damage
Shin-Ichiro Umemura, Ken-ichi Kawabata and Kazuaki Sasaki

Mechanism of Ultrasound Enhanced Porphyrin Cytotoxicity: Free Radical and Hematoporphryn Effects
- A. E. Warthington, J. Thompson, R. Lalonde, M. Patterson, A. M. Rauth and J. W. Hunt

Ultrasound Properties and Images of Ex-Vivo Liver During Thermal Therapy
- M. R. Gertner, B.C. Wilson, A. E. Worthington and M. D. Sherar

A New Shock Pressure Waveform to Amplify Transient Cavitation Effect
- D. Cathignol, J. Tavakkoli, A. Birer, A. Arefiev and M. Prigent

FD-TD-Modeling of Propagation of High Energy Sound Pulses in Lithotripter-Tissue-Arrangements
- E. Steiger

Enhancement of Ultrasonically Induced Cell Transfection with Artificial Cavitation Nuclei
- William J. Greenleaf, Mark E. Bolander, Gobinda Sarkar, Mary B. Goldring and James F. Greenleaf

Effect of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound on Intracellular Signaling in Rat Liver
- A. V. Zaitsev, N. T. Sanghvi, N. Jin, N. B. Hatton, and R. A. Rhoades

New Acoustic Beams Designed for Rapid Lesion Formation: Limitations Near the Skin During Multiple Lesion Treatments
- J. W. Hunt, A. Y. Xuan, E. Seto, A. E. Worthington, L. Chen, M. C. Kolios and M. D. Sherar

CT On-Line Monitoring of HIFU Therapy
- J. W. Jenne, M. Bahner, J. Spoo, P. Huber, R. Rastert, I. Simiantonakis, W. J. Lorenz and J. Debus

Speckle Tracking and Motion Compensation for Ultrasound-Based Lesion Localization
- X. Zhong, M. A. Lubinski, N. Sanghvi, M. O'Donnell, and C. A. Cain

A Linear Phased Array for Prostate Therapy
- M. Bechtold, B. Granz, H. P. Heindel and K. Newerla

Texture Based Adaptive Clustering Algorithm for 3D Breast Lesion Segmentation
- D. Boukerroui, O. Basset, A. Baskurt, A. Hernandez, N. Guerin and G. Gimenez

Ultrasound in Image Fusion: A Framework and Applications
- Jason W. Trobaugh, Paul Kessman, Dennis Dietz, Richard Bucholz

3D Registration of Ultrasound with Histology in the Prostate
- A. P. Moskalik, P. L. Carson, J. M. Rubin, J. B. Fowlkes, K. Wojno, and R. L. Bree

Combined Ultrasound and Near Infrared Diffused Light Imaging
- Quing Zhua, Britton Chance, Daniel Sullivan, Tim Damhro

An Imaging Method Using the Interaction Between Ultrasound and Magnetic Field
- Han Wen, Eric Bennett, Jatin Shah, Robert S. Balaban

Coherent Ultrasound Stimulated Acoustic Emission Imaging
- Mostafa Fatemi and James F. Greenleaf

Inverse Approach to Elasticity Reconstruction in Shear Wave Imaging
- Vinayak Dutt, Armando Manduca, Raja Muthupillai, Richard L. Ehman and James F. Greenleaf

Utilization of Acoustic Streaming to Classify Breast Lesions in vivo
- Kathryn Nightingale, Phyllis Kornguth, Sean Breit, Stephanie Liu and Greg Trahey

Real-Time Strain Velocity Imaging (SVI)
- A. Heimdal, H. Torp, A. Stoylen, T. Urdalen and A. V. Lund

Predicting Target Detectability in Acoustic Elastography
- Mehmet Bilgen and Michael F. Insana

Layer Detection in Tissue Engineering Using an Elasticity Microscope
- N. A. Cohn, S. Y. Emelianov, B. -S. Kim, D. J. Mooney, A. R. Skovoroda and M. O'Donnell

3-D Companding Using Linear Arrays for Improved Strain Imaging
- M. F. Insana, P. Chaturvedi, T. J. Hall, M. Bilgen

Quantitative Imaging of Low-Contrast Elastic Modulus Distributions in Tissues Using Elastography
- Faouzi Kallel, Jonathan Ophir, Kevin Maguee and Thomas Krouskop

3D Sonoelastography for Visualization of Tumors
- L. S. Taylor, J. Tamez-Pena, J. S. Smith, D. Rubens and K. J. Parker

Catheter Arrays: Can Intravascular Ultrasound Make a Difference in Managing Coronary Artery Disease
- M. O'Donnell, M. J. Eberle, D. N. Stephens, J. L. Litzza, B. M. Shapo, J. R. Crowe, C. D. Choi, J. J. Chen, D. M. W. Muller, J. A. Kovach, R. L. Lederman, R. C. Ziegenbein, C. C. Wu, K. SanVincente and D. Bleam

A Realtime 200 MHz Ultrasound B-Scan Imager
- D. A. Knapik, B. Starkoski, C. J. Pavlin and F. S. Foster

Regularized Autoregressive Models for a Spectral Estimation Scheme Dedicated to Medical Ultrasonic Radio-Frequency Images
- J. M. Gorce, D. Friboulet, J. D'hooge, B. Bijnens and I. E. Magnin

Noise Robust Two-Dimensional Blind Deconvolution of Ultrasound Images
- Torfinn Taxt and Jarle Strand

Compression of Ultrasonic RF Data
- A. Pesavento, V. Burow, H. Ermert

Improved Resolution and Dynamic Range in Medical Ultrasonic Imaging Using Depth-Dependent Mismatched Filtering
- A. R. Brenner, K. Eck, W. Wilhelm and T. G. Noll

Ultrasonic Reflection Tomography and Tomographic Parameter Extraction for Post-Discotomic Scarring Diagnostics
- A. Pesavento, H. Ermert, E. Broll Zeitvogel and J. Grifka

Ultrasound-Guided Injections Into the Mouse Embryonic Brain
- Daniel H. Turnbull, Martin Olsson, Gordon Fishell and Alexandra L. Joyner

Measuring Blood Flow in the Mouse Embryo
- O. Aristizibal, D. A. Christopher, F. S. Foster and D. H. Turnbull

Effects of Abdominal Wall Morphology on Ultrasonic Pulse Distortion
- Laura M. Hinkelman, T. Douglas Mast, Michael J. Orr, and Robert C. Waag

Stabilizing the Iterative Solution to Ultrasonic Ray Tomography
- Lin-Ping Song and Shu-yi Zhang

Pseudospectral Methods for Large-Scale Bioacoustic Models
- G. Wojcik, B. Fomberg, R. Waag, L. Carcione, J. Mould, L. Nikodym, T. Driscoll

Quantitative Imaging with Eigenfunctions of the Scattering Operator
- T. Douglas Mast, Adrian I. Nachman, Dong-Lai Liu, and Robert C. Waag

Ultrasonic Imaging of Teeth for Early Detection of Abscesses
- Solomon R. Ghorayeb, Tianji Xue, and William Lord

Color Doppler Spatial Resolution Measurements with an Oscillating Thin Film Test Object
- Daniel Phillips, Stephen McAleavey, Kevin J. Parker

Fine Elasticity Imaging Utilizing the Refined Iterative RF-Echo Phase Matching Algorithm
- C. Sumi, K. Nakayama, and M. Kubota

Improvement in Elastograms Using Multiresolution Elastography
- T. Varghese, E. E. Konofagou, M. Bilgen and J. Ophir

Improving the Spatial Resolution of Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging with Synthetic Aperture Fourier-Based Methods
- D. Vray, T. Rastello, F. Schoofs and P. Delachartre

Improved Framerate with Synthetic Transmit Aperture Imaging Using Prefocused Subapertures
- Sverre Holm and Hongxia Yao

Fundamental Resolution Limits of a Coded-Excitation System for Real-Time Pulse-Echo Imaging
- Emad S. Ebbini and Jian Shen

Transmit-Receive Dynamic Focusing with Limited Diffraction Beams
- Jian-Yu Lu

Wavefront Distortion Measurements in the Human Breast
- Roderick C. Gauss, Maly Scott Soo and Gregg E. Trahey

The Effect of Scatterer Statistics on Diffraction Corrections
- Fred K. Forster

Predicting Acoustic Response of a Microbubble Population for Contrast Imaging
- Chien Ting Chin, Peter N. Burns

A New Imaging Technique Based on the Nonlinear Properties of Tissues
- Michalakis A. Averkiou, David N. Roundhill, and Jeffry E. Powers

Suppression of Propagating Second Harmonic in Non-Linear Imaging
- S. Krishnan, J. D. Hamilton and M. O'Donnell

Imaging and Spectrum Analysis of Contrast Agents Using Very High Frequency Ultrasound
- C. X. Deng,f. L. Lizzi, R. H. Silverman, R. Ursea and D. J. Coleman

Spectral Broadening in Conventional and Harmonic Doppler Measurements with Gaseous Contrast Agents
- William T. Shi, Flemming Forsberg and Hany Oung

Industrial Use Thermoplastic Microballoon to Mimic the Contrast Agents and Its In-Vitro Behavior Including Released Gas Dynamics
- Y. Takeuchi

Simultaneous Optical and Acoustical Observations of Contrast Agents
- P. Dayton, K. Morgan, M. Allietta, A. Klibanov, G. Brandenburger, K. Ferrara

Effect of Imaging Parameters on the Echoes from Ultrasonic Contrast Agents
- K. E. Morgan, P. A. Dayton, D. E. Kruse, A. L. Klibanov, G. H. Brandenburger, K. W. Ferrara

Pulse Inversion Doppler: A New Method for Detecting Nonlinear Echoes from Microbubble Contrast Agents
- David Hope Simpson, Peter N. Burns

Modeling of Ultrasound Contrast Agents
- Peter J. A. Frinking and Nico de Jong

Experimental Determination of Phase Velocity of Perfluorocarbons: Applications to Targeted Contrast Agents
- Christopher S. Hall, Gregory M. Lanza, James H. Rose, Robert J. Kaufman, Ralph W. Fuhrhop, Scott H. Handley, Kendall R. Waters, James G. Miller and Samuel A. Wickline

Micromachined Transducers for Ultrasound Applications
- Peter-Christian Eccardt, Kurt Niederer and Bernhard Fischer

Advances in Two Dimensional Arrays for Real Time Volumetric Imaging
- Edward D. Light, Richard E. Davidsen, Thomas A. Hruschka, and Stephen W. Smith

A 128 X 128 Ultrasonic Transducer Hybrid Array
- Ken Erikson, Allen Hairston, Anthony Nicoli, Jason Stockwell and Tim White

Ultrasonic Imaging Using Optoelectronic Transmitters
- C. D. Emery, H. C. Casey Jr. and S. W. Smith

Influence of Pulse Drive Shape and Tuning on the Broadband Response of a Transducer
- Ron McKeighen

Single Crystal Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3 / PbTiO3 (PZN/PT) in Medical Ultrasonic Transducers
- Patrick D. Lopath, Seung-Eek Park, K. Kirk Shung and T. R. Shrout

Experimental Results from an Electrostrictive Multiplexed 2-D Array
- Richard E. Davidsen and Stephen W. Smith

DC-Biased Electrostrictive Materials and Transducers for Medical Imaging
- Jie Chen &. T. R. (Raj) Gururaja

Medical Ultrasonic Transducers with Switchable Frequency Bands Centered About F and 2F
- T. R. (Raj) Gururaja, Abraham Shurland, and Jie Chen

Piezoceramics for High Frequency (20-100 MHz) Transducers and Arrays
- Michael J. Zipparo, K. Kirk Shung and Thomas R. Shout

Incremental "Model-Build-Test" Validation Exercise for a 1-D Biomedical Ultrasonic Imaging Array
- D. J. Powell, G. L. Wojcik, C. S. Desilets, T. R. Gururaja, K. Guggenberge, S. Sherrit and B. K. Mukherjee

Theoretical Evaluation of a 50 MHz Split Aperture Linear Phased Array
- J. R. Talman and G. R. Lockwood

Sparse Array Imaging with Spatially-Encoded Transmits
- Richard Y. Chiao, Lewis J. Thomas, and Seth D. Silverstein

1D and 2D Algorithmically Optimized Sparse Arrays
- Andreas Austeng, Sverre Holm, Peter K. Weber, Niels Aakvaag, and Kambiz Iranpour

An Ultrasound Beamformer Using Oversampling
- S. R. Freeman, M. K. Quick, M. A. Morin, R. C. Anderson, C. S. Desilets, T. E. Linnenbrink, and M. O'Donnell

Diffraction-Grating Transducers
- D. Vilkomerson, D. Lyons, T. Chilipka, P. Lopath, and K. K. Shung

Theory and Experiment for the Design of Piezoelectric Element for Phased Arrays
- Y. Lin, J. M. Dodson, J. D. Hamilton, J-U. A. Kluiwstra, C. Cain and K. Grosh

A Phased Array Antenna for Simultaneous Thermotherapy and Sonography
- Todor Sheljaskov, Reinhard Lerch, Alfred Fuchs and Ulrich Schatzle

Finite Element Analysis of a Deformable Array Transducer
- Loriann L. Ries and Stephen W. Smith

Single Element and Linear Array PZT Ultrasound Biomicroscopy Transducers
- Marc Lukacs, Michael Sayer and Stuart Foster

Design and Fabrication of a Miniaturized Annular Array
- N. Bourriot, S. Ballandras, W. Steichen, P. Maitre, B. Piwakowski, J. F. Gelly, B. Piranda, R. Muksch

Development of Small Aperture Polymer Transducers for High Frequency Imaging
- G. R. Lockwood, and C. R. Hazard

The Acoustic and Thermal Effects of using Multiplexers in Small Invasive Probes
L.J. Busse, C.G. Oakley, M.J. Fife, J.V. Ranalletta, R.D. Morgan, D.R. Dietz

Spin-Cast P(VDF-TrFE) Films for High Performance Medical Ultrasound Transducers
- L. F. Brown, R.L. Carlson and J. M. Sempsrott

Phase-Aberration-Correction Algorithm for Phased-Array Transducers Using Near-Field Signal Redundancy
- Yue Li and Brent Robinson

Two-Directional Phase Aberration Correction Using a Two-Dimensional Array
- Yuichi Miwa and Ryuichi Shinomura

A Time-Domain Numerical Model for Simulating the Acoustic Field of a High-Amplitude Focused Source in Biological Media
- J. Tavakkoli, O. A. Sapozhnikov, R. Souchon and D. Cathignol

Comparison Between Time Reversal Focusing in Absorbing Medium and Inverse Filtering
- Mickael Tanter, Jean-Louis Thomas and Mathias Fink

Pulse-Echo Field Distribution Measurement Technique for High-Frequency Ultrasound Sources
- Kay Raum and William D. O'Brien, Jr.

Optimal Synthesis of Phased Array Field Patterns in the Presence of the Ribcage
- Youssry Y. Botros, Emad S. Ebbini and John L. Volakis

A New Approach to Calculating Spatial Impulse Responses
- Jorgen Arendt Jensen

Nondiffracting Pulses in Anisotropic Materials
- Janne Salo, Juha Fagerholm, Ari T. Friberg and Martti M. Salomaa

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