Abstract
The quality of focusing in high-frequency ultrasound imaging is significantly affected by the length of the depth of field (DOF). A dualconcentric transducer combined with a phase-apodisation scheme is presented to achieve the extended DOF maintaining signal-to-noise ratio. As a preliminary study, computational simulation by using a Field-II program is conducted to demonstrate the feasibility. A dualconcentric transducer is composed of a disc- and a ring-type element with confocal apertures. When two input signals with 0° and 180° phases are simultaneously applied to the inner and outer elements, a bifocal-zone is generated in the axial direction. The overall ? 6 dB DOF is 40% longer compared with a single element transducer. Thus, the proposed scheme can be a potential approach to increase the DOF for high-frequency ultrasound imaging.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1603-1605 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Electronics Letters |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 25 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 5 Dec 2013 |