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Title: Windowed time-reversal music technique for super-resolution ultrasound imaging

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OSTI ID:1439587
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Systems and methods for super-resolution ultrasound imaging using a windowed and generalized TR-MUSIC algorithm that divides the imaging region into overlapping sub-regions and applies the TR-MUSIC algorithm to the windowed backscattered ultrasound signals corresponding to each sub-region. The algorithm is also structured to account for the ultrasound attenuation in the medium and the finite-size effects of ultrasound transducer elements.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
Assignee:
Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
Patent Number(s):
9,955,943
Application Number:
14/339,780
OSTI ID:
1439587
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2014 Jul 24
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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