A Survey of Advanced Techniques for Acoustic Imaging.

Abstract

This document is a state-of-the-art survey of advanced acoustic imaging techniques developed for nondestructive testing and medical applications. Several techniques are evaluated: simple mechanical scanning systems, array imaging, acoustic holography, synthetic aperture, Bragg imaging, and ray tracing. Examples of practical imaging systems that employ these techniques are described and compared, and in order to put these systems into proper chronological perspective, an appendix is included that briefly discusses older acoustic imaging techniques. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA048039

Entities

People

  • James M. Smith

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Holography
  • Acoustic Impedance
  • Acoustic Properties
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Acoustics
  • Cameras
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Geometry
  • Imaging Techniques
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Scanning
  • Piezoelectric Crystals
  • Piezoelectric Transducers
  • Transducers
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.