1 Scope
This technical report describes methods of measuring the performance of real-time medical ultrasonic imaging equipment in the frequency range 0,5 MHz to 15 MHz. This report is relevant for real-time ultrasonic scanners based on the pulse-echo principle, for the types listed below:
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— mechanical sector scanner;
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— electronic phased array sector scanner;
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— electronic linear array scanner;
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— electronic curved array sector scanner;
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— water-bath scanner based on any of the above four scanning mechanisms.