Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 37-47 , January 2007

In-vivo evaluation of convex array synthetic aperture imaging

Received 4 August 2004 ,Revised 5 July 2006 ,Accepted 20 July 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.07.041

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 37-47 , January 2007