Delay Multiply and Sum Beamforming Algorithm for Ultrasound Based on Multi-line Acquisition
SU Ting1,2， WANG Ying-ying1， ZHANG Shi1
1. School of Computer Science & Engineering， Northeastern University， Shenyang 110169， China; 2. College of Math and Physics， Anyang Institute of Technology， Anyang 455000， China.
SU Ting， WANG Ying-ying， ZHANG Shi. Delay Multiply and Sum Beamforming Algorithm for Ultrasound Based on Multi-line Acquisition[J]. Journal of Northeastern University Natural Science, 2019, 40(6): 771-776.
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