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1993

Kling, Terry, Shung, K. Kirk, Thieme, Gary A., "Reverberation reduction in ultrasonic B-mode image subtraction," IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging v 12(4), p 792-802, (1993).

Wu, Jin-Yuan, Shung, K. Kirk, "Multi-frequency transducer assembly for nonlinear ultrasonic measurements," JASA - Journal of the Acoustical Society of America v 93, n 4 pt 1, (1993).

1994

1995

Zipparo, M.J., Shung, K.K., Shrout, T.R., "Piezoelectric properties of fine grain PZT materials," Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium v 1, p 601-604, (1995).

1996

Lopath, Patrick D., Park, Seung-Eek, Shung, K. Kirk, Shrout, T.R., "Ultrasonic transducers using piezoelectric single crystal perovskite," IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics v 2, p 543-546, (1996).

Meyer, R.J. Jr., Shrout, T.R., Yoshikawa, S., "Development of ultra-fine scale piezoelectric fibers for use in high frequency 1-3 transducers," IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics v 2, p 547-550, (1996).

Meyer, R.J. Jr., Yoshikawa, Shoko, Shrout, T., "Sol-gel-derived PZT fibers: development and limitations," Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 2716, p 69-79, (1996).

Park, Seung-Eek, Mulvihill, Maureen L., Lopath, Patrick D., Zipparo, Mike, Shrout, Thomas R., "Crystal growth and ferroelectric related properties of (1-x)Pb(Zn_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃-x PbTiO₃ (A = Zn²⁺, Mg²⁺)," IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics v 2, p 79-82, (1996).

Park, Seung-Eek, Shrout, Thomas R., "Characteristics of relaxor-based piezoelectric single crystals for ultrasonic transducers," Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium v 2, p 935-942, (1996).

Shung, K. Kirk, Zipparo, Michael, "Ultrasonic transducers and arrays," IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology v 15(6), p 20-30, (1996).

Zipparo, Michael J., Shung, K. Kirk, Shrout, T.R., "High frequency properties of piezoceramic resonators," IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics v 1, p 35-38, (1996).

Zipparo, Michael J., Shung, K. Kirk, Shrout, Thomas R., "Piezoceramics for high frequency (50-100 MHz) single-element imaging transducers," Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium v 2, p 929-934, (1996).

1997

Chatterjee, Manjirnath A., Shung, K. Kirk, "Improving the signal-to-noise ratio of a Schlieren system for characterizing ultrasonic transducers," Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3037, p 189-195, (1997).

Draheim, Mark R., Cao, Wen-Wu, "Finite element and experimental study of impedance matching layer optimization," Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3037, p 135-139, (1997).

LaPaglia, M.C., Tutwiler, R.L., "Parallel beamforming architectures: design and simulation," Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3037, p 82-92, (1997).

Lopath, Patrick D., Park, Seung-Eek, Shung, K. Kirk, Shrout, T.R., "Single crystal Pb(Zn_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃/PbTiO₃ (PZN/PT) in medical ultrasonic transducers," Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium v 2, p 1643-1646, (1997).

Lopath, Patrick D., Park, Seung-Eek, Shung, K. Kirk, Shrout, Thomas R., "Pb(Zn_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃/PbTiO₃ single-crystal piezoelectrics for ultrasonic transducers," Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3037, p 170-174, (1997).

Meyer, R.J. Jr., Lopath, P., Yoshikawa, S., Shrout, T.R., "High frequency 1-3 composite transducers fabricated from alkoxide-derived PZT fibers," Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium v 2, p 915-918, (1997).

Olbrish, Kenneth D., Shung, K. Kirk, "Physical apodization of ultrasonic arrays," Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3037, p 196-205, (1997).

Olbrish, Kenneth D., Zipparo, Michael J., Lopath, Patrick D., Yu, Clarence, Shrout, Thomas R., Shung, K. Kirk, "Ultrasound backscatter microscope using PZT, fine-grain PZT, and single-crystal perovskite transducers," Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3037, p 181-188, (1997).

Park, Seung-Eek, Lopath, Patrick D., Shung, K. Kirk, Shrout, Thomas R., "Relaxor-based single-crystal materials for ultrasonic transducer applications," Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, v 3037, p 140-147, (1997).

Park, Seung-Eek, Shrout, Thomas R., "Characteristics of relaxor-based piezoelectric single crystals for ultrasonic transducers," IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control v 44(5), p 1140-1147, (1997).

Park, Seung-Eek, Shrout, Thomas R., "Ultrahigh strain and piezoelectric behavior in relaxor based ferroelectric single crystals," Journal of Applied Physics v 82(4), p 1804-1811, (1997).

Qi, Wenkang, Cao, Wen-Wu, "Finite element study on random design of 2-2 composite transducer," Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3037, p 176-180, (1997).

Zipparo, Michael J., Shung, K. Kirk, Shrout, Thomas R., "Piezoceramics for high frequency (20-100 MHz) transducers and arrays," Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium v 2, p 1663-1667, (1997).

Zipparo, Michael J., Shung, K. Kirk, Shrout, Thomas R., "Piezoceramics for high frequency (50-100 MHz) single-element imaging transducers," Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3037, p 148-157, (1997).

Zipparo, Michael J., Shung, K. Kirk, Shrout, Thomas R., "Piezoceramics for high frequency (20-100 MHz) single-element imaging transducers," IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control v 44(5), p 1038-1048, (1997).

1998

Lopath, P.D., Park, S.E., Shung, K.K., Shrout, T.R., "Single crystal PZN/PT transducers," Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3341, p 242-249, (1998).

Meyer, Richard Jr., Shrout, Thomas, Yoshibawa, Shoko, "Lead zirconate titanate fine fibers derived from alkoxide-based sol-gel technology," Journal of Amer. Ceramic Soc. v 81, n 4, p 861-868, (1998).

Ritter, T.A., Shung, K.K., Geng, X., Wang, H., Shrout, T.R., "30 MHz medical imaging arrays incorporating 2-2 composites," presented at The 1998 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, Sendei, Japan, October, (1998).

Ritter, T.A., Shung, K.K., Park, S.E., Geng, X., Shrout, T.R., "1-3 single crystal composites for ultrasonic transducer arrays," Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3341, p 249-263, (1998).

Ritter, T.A., Shung, K.K., Shrout, T.R., "High frequency arrays incorporating 2-2 composites," presented at the First International Conference on Biomedical Microscanning, Bristol, England, 1-4 Sept, (1998).

Tutwiler, R.L., "Ultrasonic beamforming architectures," Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3341, p 43-54, (1998).

1999

Cannata, J.M., Zhao, J.-Z., Ayyappan, S., Ritter, T.A., Chen, W., Shung, K.K., "Fabrication of high frequency (25-75 MHz) single element ultrasonic transducers," Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium v 1, p 1099-1104, (1999).

Lopath, P.D., Meyer, R.J., Ayyappan, S., Snook, K., Ritter, T., Shung, K.K., "High Frequency Transducers for Ultrasound Backscatter Microscopy," Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3664, p 56-66, (1999).

Meilstrup, J.W., "Clinical Perspective of Diagnostic Ultrasound," Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3664, p 2-6, (1999).

Ritter, T., Shung, K.K., Geng, X., Tutwiler, R., Shrout, T., "Composite ultrasound transducer arrays for operation above 20 MHz," Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3664, p 67-75, (1999).

Ritter, T., Shung, K.K., Hackenberger, W.S., Wang, H., Shrout, T.R., " Performance of high deielectric constant piezoelectric ceramic for ultrasound transducers," Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium v 1, p 1295-1298, (1999).

Ritter, T.A., Shung, K.K., Tutwiler, R.L., Shrout, T.R., "Medical imaging arrays for frequencies above 25 MHz," Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium v 1, p 1203-1208, (1999).

Rosenwasser, G., "Ultrasonic biomicroscopy in ophthalmology and eye banking," Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3664, p 17-22, (1999).

Shrout, T.R., Park, S.E., Lopath, P., Meyer, R., Shung, K., Hackenberger, W., Ritter, T., Van Tassel, J., Randall, C., "Innovations in piezoelectric materials and processing for ultrasonic transducers," presented at the 1999 SPIE Conference on Ultrasonic Transducer Engineering, San Diego, California, Feb, (1999).

Thiboutot, D.M., "Dermatological applications of high-frequency ultrasound," Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3664, p 7-16, (1999).

Tutwiler, R.L., Madhavan, S., Mahajan, K.V., "Design of a test system to characterize very high-frequency ultrasound transducer arrays," Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3664, p 182-193, (1999).

Wang, H., Ritter, T., Cao, W., Shung, K.K., "Passive materials for high frequency ultrasound transducers," Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3664, p 35-42, (1999).

Zhao, J.-Z., Alves, C.H.F., Snook, K.A., Cannata, J.M., Chen, W.-H., Meyer, R.J. Jr., Ayyappan, S., Ritter, T.A., Shung, K.K., "Performance of 50 MHz transducers incorporating fiber composite, PVDF, PbTiO₃ and LiNbO₃," Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium v 1, p 1185-1190, (1999).

Zhao, J.-Z., Meyer, R.J., Lopath, P., Ritter, T., Shung, K.K., "Characterization of fiber composite for high frequency (>50MHz) transducer applications," presented at the 1999 SPIE Conference on Ultrasonic Transducer Engineering, San Diego, California, Feb, (1999).

2000

Alves, C.H.F., Snook, K., Ritter, T., Shung, K.K., "High frequency single element and annular array transducers incorporating PVDF," Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3982, p 116-121, (2000).

Cannata, J.M., Chen, W.-H., Ritter, T.A., Shung, K.K., "Fabrication of high-frequency single element ultrasonic transducers using lithium niobate," Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3982, p 86-91, (2000).

Ritter, T., Shung, K.K., Tutwiler, R., Shrout, T., "High frequency transducer arrays for medical imaging," Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3982, p 208-216, (2000).

Snook, K.A., Zhao, J.-Z., Alves, C.H.F., Cannata, J.M., Chen, W.-H., Meyer, R.J. Jr., Ritter, T.A., Shung, K.K., "High frequency transducers for medical ultrasonic imaging," Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3982, p 92-99, (2000).

Wu, Q., Tutwiler, R.L., Shung, K.K., "Design of an analog beamformer for very high-frequency ultrasound transducer arrays," Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3982, p 142-149, (2000).

Zhao, J.-Z., Meyer, R.S. Jr., Ritter, T.A., Shung, K.K., "Performance of high frequency PZT fiber composite and PbTiO₃ transducers," Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering v 3982, p 100-108, (2000).