Nonlinear ultrasonic phased array imaging

Phys Rev Lett. 2014 Oct 3;113(14):144301. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.144301. Epub 2014 Oct 3.

Abstract

This Letter reports a technique for the imaging of acoustic nonlinearity. By contrasting the energy of the diffuse field produced through the focusing of an ultrasonic array by delayed parallel element transmission with that produced by postprocessing of sequential transmission data, acoustic nonlinearity local to the focal point is measured. Spatially isolated wave distortion is inferred without requiring interrogation of the wave at the inspection point, thereby allowing nonlinear imaging through depth.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acoustics
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Thermodynamics
  • Ultrasonics / methods*