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It was pointed out previously that one of the major drawbacks of the A-mode scanning technique is the fact that it acquires information about only a single line through the tissue at any particular position of the probe. The most common method for overcoming this one-dimensionality is the B-mode technique.

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Hussey, M. (1985). Static B-Mode Instruments. In: Basic Physics and Technology of Medical Diagnostic Ultrasound. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17737-0_6

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