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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 6.
Published in final edited form as: IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control. 2012 Oct;59(10):2210–2225. doi: 10.1109/TUFFC.2012.2447

TABLE IV.

The −40-dB Image Width (mm) of B-Scan Images of the Point Target in Elevation/Array Directions Using Apertures of Different Element Pitches.

Pitch (mm) Uncomp Rx Tx Tx + Rx Ideal
Elevation pitch
 0.6 × 0.6 7.9/6.8 4.7/5.2 4.2/2.6 2.6/2.6 2.4/2.4
 1.8 × 0.6 7.9/6.8 4.7/5.1 4.4/2.7 2.7/2.6 2.4/2.4
 3.0 × 0.6 7.9/6.8 5.4/5.4 4.5/2.7 2.6/2.6 2.4/2.4
 4.2 × 0.6 7.9/6.8 5.6/5.5 4.5/2.8 2.7/2.6 2.4/2.4
 5.4 × 0.6 7.9/6.8 6.6/5.9 5.0/4.8 4.2/2.8 2.4/2.4
Square pitch
 0.6 × 0.6 7.9/6.8 4.7/5.2 4.2/2.6 2.6/2.6 2.4/2.4
 1.8 × 1.8 7.9/6.8 4.7/5.1 4.4/4.1 2.7/2.6 2.4/2.4
 3.0 × 3.0 7.9/6.8 5.8/5.6 4.5/4.3 2.6/2.6 2.4/2.4
 4.2 × 4.2 7.9/6.8 5.9/6.0 4.5/4.7 2.7/2.8 2.4/2.4
 5.4 × 5.4 7.9/6.8 9.0/6.1 5.2/4.9 4.4/3.9 2.4/2.4

Uncomp = uncompensated; Rx = receive compensation; Tx = transmit compensation; Tx + Rx = full compensation.