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ACOUSTIC IMAGING [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-04-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
- General Mechanics (Physics)
- Ultrasonography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mechanical index
1, record 1, English, mechanical%20index
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MI 1, record 1, English, MI
correct, noun
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The non-thermal biological effects of ultrasound imaging(e. g., pressure, cavitation) are assessed using the mechanical index(MI), defined as the maximum value of the peak negative pressure divided by the square root of the acoustic center frequency... 1, record 1, English, - mechanical%20index
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
- Mécanique générale (Physique)
- Ultrasonographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- indice mécanique
1, record 1, French, indice%20m%C3%A9canique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- MI 2, record 1, French, MI
correct, masculine noun
- IM 3, record 1, French, IM
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'indice mécanique correspond au rapport de la valeur maximale du faisceau ultrasonore, quelle qu'en soit la pression de raréfaction atténuée, à la racine carrée de la fréquence du transducteur, la pression et la fréquence étant exprimées en mégapascals (MPa) et en mégahertz (MHz), respectivement. 2, record 1, French, - indice%20m%C3%A9canique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-11-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ultrasonography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- compound imaging
1, record 2, English, compound%20imaging
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- compounding imaging 2, record 2, English, compounding%20imaging
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Compound imaging. This technique combines electronic beam steering with conventional linear array technology to produce real-time images acquired from different view angles... Between 3 and 9 sector images are rapidly acquired and combined to produce a compound real-time image... Compound imaging improves image quality by reducing speckle, clutter and other acoustic artifacts. 1, record 2, English, - compound%20imaging
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Ultrasonographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- imagerie de combinaison
1, record 2, French, imagerie%20de%20combinaison
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le principe de cette technique est de moyenner des images obtenues à des angulations différentes par balayage électronique [...] En pratique, le formateur de faisceau balaie la tranche de section avec des angles différents et reconstruit une image [...] à partir de cinq à neuf balayages spatiaux. 1, record 2, French, - imagerie%20de%20combinaison
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- imagen compuesta
1, record 2, Spanish, imagen%20compuesta
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Una vez que ha finalizado el estudio, los resultados no se obtienen inmediatamente. Es necesario procesar digitalmente toda la información obtenida, consiguiéndose finalmente las imágenes compuestas de PET-TC [tomografía por emisión de positrones y una tomografía computada] que evaluarán los especialistas en Diagnóstico por Imágenes y Medicina Nuclear. 1, record 2, Spanish, - imagen%20compuesta
Record 3 - internal organization data 2021-07-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sonar and Underwater Detection (Military)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- multibeam sonar
1, record 3, English, multibeam%20sonar
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- MBS 2, record 3, English, MBS
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- multi-beam sonar 3, record 3, English, multi%2Dbeam%20sonar
correct
- MBS 4, record 3, English, MBS
correct
- MBS 4, record 3, English, MBS
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In a multi-beam sonar, a fixed acoustic transducer is divided into a number of independent electrical components or "elements. "Sound signals received by individual elements are electronically combined so that a large number of sonar beams can be simultaneously "synthesized, "each beam pointing in a different direction so as to enable extremely rapid imaging of a space around a vessel. 5, record 3, English, - multibeam%20sonar
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sonar et détection sous-marine (Militaire)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sonar multifaisceaux
1, record 3, French, sonar%20multifaisceaux
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- sonar à faisceaux multiples 2, record 3, French, sonar%20%C3%A0%20faisceaux%20multiples
correct, masculine noun
- sonar à voies multiples 3, record 3, French, sonar%20%C3%A0%20voies%20multiples
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans un sonar multifaisceaux, un transducteur acoustique fixe est divisé en une série de composantes électriques indépendantes ou «éléments». Les signaux sonores reçus séparément par les éléments sont combinés électroniquement, de sorte qu'un grand nombre de faisceaux peuvent simultanément être «synthétisés», chaque faisceau pointant dans une direction différente, ce qui permet de reconstituer de façon extrêmement rapide l'image de l'espace autour d'un navire. 4, record 3, French, - sonar%20multifaisceaux
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-12-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- acoustic imaging
1, record 4, English, acoustic%20imaging
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- acoustic imagery 2, record 4, English, acoustic%20imagery
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
New methods of acoustic imaging are presented that provide images with reduced reverberation noise and images of nonlinear scattering and propagation parameters of the object, and estimation methods of corrections for wave front aberrations produced by spatial variations in the acoustic propagation velocity. The methods find use in a variety of applications such as acoustic imaging of geological structures, SONAR imaging of sub-sea objects, and medical ultrasound imaging. The methods are based on processing of the received signal from transmitted dual frequency band acoustic pulse complexes with overlapping high and low frequency pulses. The high frequency pulse is used for the image reconstruction and the low frequency pulse is used to manipulate the nonlinear scattering and/or propagation properties of the high frequency pulse. 3, record 4, English, - acoustic%20imaging
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
acoustic imaging : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 4, English, - acoustic%20imaging
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- imagerie acoustique
1, record 4, French, imagerie%20acoustique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- imagerie sonique 2, record 4, French, imagerie%20sonique
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un procédé d'imagerie acoustique qui intercepte les ondes sonores propagées par des bruits à la surface d'un objet et mémorise la signature de chaque son dans une banque informatique de signaux. 3, record 4, French, - imagerie%20acoustique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
imagerie acoustique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 4, French, - imagerie%20acoustique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Imagerie acoustique haute résolution. 5, record 4, French, - imagerie%20acoustique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-04-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
- Geological Prospecting
- Oceanography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- swath bathymetry survey
1, record 5, English, swath%20bathymetry%20survey
correct, see observation
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- swath bathymetric survey 2, record 5, English, swath%20bathymetric%20survey
correct
- swath-bathymetric survey 3, record 5, English, swath%2Dbathymetric%20survey
correct
- multibeam bathymetry survey 4, record 5, English, multibeam%20bathymetry%20survey
correct
- multibeam bathymetric survey 5, record 5, English, multibeam%20bathymetric%20survey
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Recent acoustic imaging(side-scan) and swath bathymetric surveys show, in detail, morphology varying from symmetrical ridge-trough topography... 6, record 5, English, - swath%20bathymetry%20survey
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The purpose of the July, 2000 cruise was to conduct a sidescan sonar and multibeam bathymetry surveys, collect sediment samples, diver observations, and spectral reflectance of the seafloor in support of the HyCODE overflight of the Ocean PHILLS. 7, record 5, English, - swath%20bathymetry%20survey
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
swath bathymetry survey: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 8, record 5, English, - swath%20bathymetry%20survey
Record 5, Key term(s)
- swath-bathymetry survey
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
- Prospection géologique
- Océanographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- sondage bathymétrique par secteurs
1, record 5, French, sondage%20bathym%C3%A9trique%20par%20secteurs
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- sondage bathymétrique par secteur 2, record 5, French, sondage%20bathym%C3%A9trique%20par%20secteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La CGCA [Commission géologique du Canada - Atlantique] a effectué un nouveau sondage bathymétrique par secteur (SWATH) au-dessus des mines sous-marines au large du Cap-Breton. Ce projet conjoint avec la Société de développement du Cap-Breton et le Centre canadien de la technologie des minéraux et de l'énergie visait à déterminer la subsidence annuelle du plancher océanique au-dessus des sièges d'extraction. 2, record 5, French, - sondage%20bathym%C3%A9trique%20par%20secteurs
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] les techniques de bathymétrie par secteurs donnent non seulement des données sur la profondeur, mais permettent également de classifier les matériaux du fond marin d'après les caractéristiques des échos acoustiques. 3, record 5, French, - sondage%20bathym%C3%A9trique%20par%20secteurs
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sondage bathymétrique par secteurs : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 5, French, - sondage%20bathym%C3%A9trique%20par%20secteurs
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-09-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Non-Surgical Treatment
- Research Experiments in Space
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- biomedical analysis system
1, record 6, English, biomedical%20analysis%20system
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- BMAS 2, record 6, English, BMAS
correct
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The long-term goal is to build a miniaturized biomedical analysis system using a microchannel flow, acoustic radiation forces and fluorescence imaging detection. 3, record 6, English, - biomedical%20analysis%20system
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Traitements non chirurgicaux
- Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- système d'analyses biomédicales
1, record 6, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27analyses%20biom%C3%A9dicales
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
- BMAS 1, record 6, French, BMAS
masculine noun
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Key term(s)
- système d'analyse biomédicale
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-10-10
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Permanent Magnets
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- rare-earth magnet
1, record 7, English, rare%2Dearth%20magnet
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rare earth magnets include Sm-Co (Samarium-Cobalt) magnets and Nd-Fe-B (Neodymium-Iron-Boron) magnets. ... rare earth permanent magnets have many distinguishing characteristics, such as a large Maximum Energy Product, (one performance index for permanent magnets). Dozens of magnetic materials which contain rare earth have been developed recently. Two major families of rare earth permanent magnets, Sm-Co magnets and Nd-Fe-B magnets, have been widely used in a variety of applications. Each family has its own advantages and disadvantages. 2, record 7, English, - rare%2Dearth%20magnet
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Permanent Magnet Materials. Permanent magnets are used in the following major groups :acoustic transducers, motors and generators, magneto mechanical devices, and magnetic field and imaging systems. You will find permanent magnets in many products, such as televisions, telephones, computers, audio systems and automobiles. The permanent magnet family consists, in general terms, of non-rare earth permanent magnets and rare earth magnets. 2, record 7, English, - rare%2Dearth%20magnet
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Rare Earths: A family of elements with an atomic number from 57 to 71 plus 21 and 39. They are lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium. 3, record 7, English, - rare%2Dearth%20magnet
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Aimants permanents
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- aimant permanent à base de terres rares
1, record 7, French, aimant%20permanent%20%C3%A0%20base%20de%20terres%20rares
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Récemment, l'apparition sur le marché d'aimants permanents à base de terres rares (Sm-Co ou Fe-Nd-B) a permis la réalisation de nouveaux séparateurs à haute intensité. Ces derniers se substituent dans beaucoup de cas aux appareils traditionnels du fait de leurs coûts d'investissement et de fonctionnement nettement inférieurs. 1, record 7, French, - aimant%20permanent%20%C3%A0%20base%20de%20terres%20rares
Record 7, Key term(s)
- aimant à base de terres rares
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1998-02-27
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Medical Instruments and Devices
- Radiography (Medicine)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- ultrasound osteodensitometer
1, record 8, English, ultrasound%20osteodensitometer
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parametric Imaging Laboratory(CNRS-University of Paris VI) have opened up a completely new path for research using the potential of quantitative ultrasound imaging. They have developed the first "ultrasound osteodensitometer" with imaging. This is the most precise technique currently available for evaluating the acoustic properties of the bone. It can be used to establish an anatomical comparison of the acoustic properties obtained by ultrasound exploration, and other fundamental properties of bone strength, such as bone mineral density or bone microarchitecture, which are obtained through x-ray imaging or microimaging using nuclear magnetic resonance. 2, record 8, English, - ultrasound%20osteodensitometer
Record 8, Key term(s)
- ultrasound osteodensitometre
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et appareillages médicaux
- Radiographie (Médecine)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- ostéodensitomètre à imagerie ultrasonore
1, record 8, French, ost%C3%A9odensitom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20imagerie%20ultrasonore
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Développé à partir d'une technologie mise au point dans un laboratoire du CNRS, un ostéodensitomètre à ultrasons mesure la densité de l'os et donne aussi une image de sa structure. [...] l'Ubis 3 000 [...] permet de reproduire l'examen et les mesures du calcaneum [...] 1, record 8, French, - ost%C3%A9odensitom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20imagerie%20ultrasonore
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1981-01-07
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Audio Technology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- stability
1, record 9, English, stability
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Stereo imaging [of the Acoustic Research AR9 Speakers] was very satisfactory, the sound-stage being wide and appearing to be slightly behind the line of the units. Lateral stability was excellent, while vertical movements of the head gave only the small and expected shifts due to interference effects. 2, record 9, English, - stability
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Électroacoustique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- stabilité
1, record 9, French, stabilit%C3%A9
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les qualités d'une enceinte acoustique sont: le rendement, la définition, la stabilité (rotation de phase), la mise en place (largeur, profondeur) [,] une absence de traînage, une fréquence de résonance la plus basse possible, (...) 1, record 9, French, - stabilit%C3%A9
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La stabilité se rapporte à la localisation des instruments, etc., dans l'espace. 2, record 9, French, - stabilit%C3%A9
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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