Non-Contact Ultrasonic Imaging

Abstract

Ultrasound provides an excellent method of imaging objects embedded within a medium having high water content. For example, at a frequency of 2 MHz, the imaging resolution is on the order of a millimeter. The dramatic mismatch of acoustic impedance between air and water, however, typically necessitates good acoustic contact between the transducer and the medium to be studied. This mismatch causes the transmitted intensity to drop by a factor of one thousand from that incident on the boundary.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 2016
Accession Number
AD1051337

Entities

People

  • Brian Naranjo
  • Seth Pree
  • Seth Putterman

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Frequencies
  • Acoustic Impedance
  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Acoustics
  • Difference Frequency
  • Doppler Effect
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Phase Transformations
  • Phase Velocity
  • Radiation Pressure
  • Secondary Waves
  • Sound Waves
  • Standing Waves
  • Surface Waves
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Medical Imaging.