TABLE III.
Percent Errors in Acoustic Output Before and After Inverse Filtering to Compensate for Spatial Averaging
| Pressure Parameter | ARFI | Pulsed Doppler | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | |
| pc | −34% ± 2% | 4% ± 3% | −34% ± 2% | 0% ± 3% |
| pr | −23% ± 4% | −2% ± 7% | −21% ± 2% | −4% ± 5% |
| pii | −46% ± 5% | 5% ± 6% | −43% ± 2% | 3% ± 2% |
Values assume a typical membrane hydrophone with 400 μm geometrical sensitive element diameter. Values are means ± standard errors.