Estimated ESD from simulated phantom for randomly spaced Gaussian scatterers in terms of (a) percent error of estimation using 5 spatial pulse lengths (SPL) axial ROI size, (b) absolute standard deviation using 5 SPL axial ROI size, (c) percent error of estimation using 10 SPL axial ROI size, and (d) absolute standard deviation using 10 SPL axial ROI size. Circle, asterisk, and square denote results from non-Welch method with rectangular window, conventional Welch method, and the new method, respectively. The horizontal axis is shown in terms of beamwidths (BW).