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High-frequency ultrasound (HFU) allows fine-resolution imaging at the expense of limited depth-of-field (DOF) and shallow acoustic penetration depth. Coded-excitation imaging permits a significant increase in the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and therefore, the acoustic penetration depth. A 17-MHz, five-element annular array with a focal length of 31 mm and a total aperture of 10 mm was fabricated using a 25-μm thick piezopolymer membrane. An optimized 8-μs linear chirp spanning 6.5–32 MHz was used to excite the transducer. After data acquisition, the received signals were linearly filtered by a compression filter and synthetically focused. To compare the chirp-array imaging method with conventional impulse imaging in terms of resolution, a 25-μm wire was scanned and the -6-dB axial and lateral resolutions were computed at depths ranging from 20.5 to 40.5 mm. A tissue-mimicking phantom containing 10-μm glass beads was scanned, and backscattered signals were analyzed to evaluate SNR and penetration depth. Finally, ex-vivo ophthalmic images were formed and chirp-coded images showed features that were not visible in conventional impulse images.
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Mamou, J., Ketterling, J., Silverman, R. (2008). High-frequency Pulse-compression Ultrasound Imaging with an Annular Array. In: Akiyama, I. (eds) Acoustical Imaging. Acoustical Imaging, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8823-0_11
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