Coded Excitation for Crosstalk Suppression in Multi-line Transmit Beamforming: Simulation Study and Experimental Validation

(1) Background: Multi-line transmit (MLT) beamforming has been proposed for fast cardiac ultrasound imaging. While crosstalk between MLT beams could induce artifacts, a Tukey (α = 0.5)-Tukey (α = 0.5) transmit-receive (TT-) apodization can largely—but not completely&#...

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Main Authors: Ling Tong, Qiong He, Alejandra Ortega, Alessandro Ramalli, Piero Tortoli, Jianwen Luo, Jan D’hooge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/3/486