Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is a new and rapidly growing hybrid biomedical imaging
modality that combines the virtues of both optical and ultrasonic (US) imaging. The nature of …

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is a valuable imaging modality for the diagnosis of
atherosclerosis. It provides useful clinical information, such as lumen size, vessel wall …

Piezoelectric composite materials (PCMs), combing the advantages of both piezoelectric
materials and polymers, have been extensively used in piezoelectric material ultrasonic …

Cross-coupling in piezoelectric transducer arrays is an undesirable phenomenon which
decreases the performance of these devices. Indeed, when one element of a transducer is …

This article reports the design, fabrication, and performance of an annular-array ultrasound
transducer using (K, Na) NbO3 (KNN)-based lead-free 1–3 piezoelectric composite. The 1–3 …

Ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) has been extensively applied to preclinical studies in
small animal models. Individual animal study is unique and requires different utilization of …

Abstract High frequency (> 15 MHz) ultrasound imaging is capable of producing high spatial
resolution B-mode and color Doppler images for the efficient diagnosis of ocular diseases …

This paper describes the development of a highfrequency 256-element linear ultrasonic
array utilizing an interdigitally bonded (IB) piezo-composite. Several IB composites were …

This study is concerned with the detailed analysis of fiber-reinforced composite plates with
integrated piezoceramic fiber composite actuators. A multiscale framework based on the …

This paper describes the design and fabrication of a miniature ultrasonic phased-array
transducer used for intervention guidance. Currently, ultrasound probes are often placed at …