Ultrasonics

Article	Citations
A review of ultrasonic testing applications in additive manufacturing: Defect evaluation, material characterization, and process control	185
Environmental and operational conditions effects on Lamb wave based structural health monitoring systems: A review	144
So you think you can DAS? A viewpoint on delay-and-sum beamforming	131
Shear horizontal wave transducers for structural health monitoring and nondestructive testing: A review	111
A critical review on ultrasonic-assisted fouling control and cleaning of fouled membranes	72
Combined two-level damage identification strategy using ultrasonic guided waves and physical knowledge assisted machine learning	64
A generic deep learning framework to classify thyroid and breast lesions in ultrasound images	64
Improved forward model for quantitative pulse-echo speed-of-sound imaging	62
A review of recent advances in the single- and multi-degree-of-freedom ultrasonic piezoelectric motors	54
Nonlinear ultrasonics-based technique for monitoring damage progression in reinforced concrete structures	50
A nonlinear ultrasonic SHM method for impact damage localisation in composite panels using a sparse array of piezoelectric PZT transducers	44
Ultrasound-based identification of damage in wind turbine blades using novelty detection	39
Real time SVD-based clutter filtering using randomized singular value decomposition and spatial downsampling for micro-vessel imaging on a Verasonics ultrasound system	39
High-resolution Lamb waves dispersion curves estimation and elastic property inversion	37
A softmax classifier for high-precision classification of ultrasonic similar signals	37
Laser Ultrasonic inspection of a Wire + Arc Additive Manufactured (WAAM) sample with artificial defects	36
CNN-LSTM network-based damage detection approach for copper pipeline using laser ultrasonic scanning	35
A review on guided-ultrasonic-wave-based structural health monitoring: From fundamental theory to machine learning techniques	33
Finite element simulation and experimental investigation of residual stresses in ultrasonic assisted turning	33
Evolution of acoustic softening effect on ultrasonic-assisted micro/meso-compression behavior and microstructure	32
Recent applications of ultrasonic waves in improved oil recovery: A review of techniques and results	31
Acoustic properties across the human skull	31
An improved nonlinear ultrasonic technique for detecting and monitoring impact induced damage in composite plates	31
Therapeutic ultrasound experiments in vitro: Review of factors influencing outcomes and reproducibility	30
Hidden corrosion detection using laser ultrasonic guided waves with multi-frequency local wavenumber estimation	30

High performance drilling of T800 CFRP composites by combining ultrasonic vibration and optimized drill structure	30
A single-modal linear ultrasonic motor based on multi vibration modes of PZT ceramics	29
Online acoustic emission source localization in concrete structures using iterative and evolutionary algorithms	29
Modeling and simulation of backward combined harmonic generation induced by one-way mixing of longitudinal ultrasonic guided waves in a circular pipe	29
Effect of radial high-speed ultrasonic vibration cutting on machining performance during finish turning of hardened steel	28
Towards using convolutional neural network to locate, identify and size defects in phased array ultrasonic testing	28
Tumor segmentation in automated whole breast ultrasound using bidirectional LSTM neural network and attention mechanism	27
Active source localization in wave guides based on machine learning	27
Temperature prediction of ultrasonic vibration-assisted milling	27
Modal analysis and moving performance of a single-mode linear ultrasonic motor	27
Research on the influence of heat treatment on residual stress of TC4 alloy produced by laser additive manufacturing based on laser ultrasonic technique	26
Ultrasonic elastography to assess biomechanical properties of the optic nerve head and peripapillary sclera of the eye	26
The complexity of surface acoustic wave fields used for microfluidic applications	26
Magneto-sonothrombolysis with combination of magnetic microbubbles and nanodroplets	25
Design of a resonant Luneburg lens for surface acoustic waves	25
Residual stress relief of welded aluminum alloy plate using ultrasonic vibration	24
FEM simulation and comparison of PMN-PT single crystals based phased array ultrasonic transducer by alternating current poling and direct current poling	24
Supervised learning strategy for classification and regression tasks applied to aeronautical structural health monitoring problems	24
Calculation of geometric flow profile correction factor for ultrasonic flow meter using semi-3D simulation technique	24
Complete phononic band gaps in the 3D Yablonovite structure with spheres	24
A multi-pillar piezoelectric stack transducer for nanodroplet mediated intravascular sonothrombolysis	24
Surface/sub-surface crack-scattered nonlinear rayleigh waves: A full analytical solution based on elastodynamic reciprocity theorem	24
Damage characterization using CNN and SAE of broadband Lamb waves	23
Determining the crystallographic orientation of hexagonal crystal structure materials with surface acoustic wave velocity measurements	23
A modelling framework for simulation of ultrasonic guided wave-based inspection of welded rail tracks	23
Multi-frequency localized wave energy for delamination identification using laser ultrasonic guided wave	23
Cure monitoring and damage identification of CFRP using embedded piezoelectric sensors network	22
Effect of ultrasonic shot peening duration on microstructure, corrosion behavior and cell response of cp-Ti	22
Flexible ultrasonic array for breast-cancer diagnosis based on a self-shape–estimation algorithm	22
Experimental identification of high order Lamb waves and estimation of the mechanical properties of a dry human skull	22
Deconvolution of ultrasonic signals using a convolutional neural network	22
Fully noncontact inspection of closed surface crack with nonlinear laser ultrasonic testing method	22
An efficient Lamb wave-based virtual refined time-reversal method for damage localization in plates using broadband measurements	22
A metamaterial ultrasound mode convertor for complete transformation of Lamb waves into shear horizontal waves	21
A high-sensitivity and long-distance structural health monitoring system based on bidirectional SH wave phased array	21
Ultrasonic mapping of hybrid additively manufactured 420 stainless steel	21
The acoustic radiation force of a focused ultrasound beam on a suspended eukaryotic cell	21
An amplitude prediction model for a giant magnetostrictive ultrasonic transducer	21
Lamb wave-based mapping of plate structures via frontier exploration	21
Parameter estimation of the homodyned K distribution based on an artificial neural network for ultrasound tissue characterization	21
A reverse time migration-based multistep angular spectrum approach for ultrasonic imaging of specimens with irregular surfaces	20
Quantifying adhesive thickness and adhesion parameters using higher-order SH guided waves	20
Quantitative defect inspection in the curved composite structure using the modified probabilistic tomography algorithm and fusion of damage index	20
Nonlinear mixing of non-collinear guided waves at a contact interface	20
Development and validation of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound systems for highly controlled in vitro cell stimulation	20
Imaging damage in plate waveguides using frequency-domain multiple signal classification (F-MUSIC)	20
A review of ultrasonic sensing and machine learning methods to monitor industrial processes	20
Recent advances in vascular ultrasound imaging technology and their clinical implications	20
Study of a spiral-coil EMAT for rail subsurface inspection	19
Sim-to-Real: Employing ultrasonic guided wave digital surrogates and transfer learning for damage visualization	19

Characterization of heat transfer and friction loss of water turbulent flow in a narrow rectangular duct under 25–40 kHz ultrasonic waves	19
Investigation of thermo-acoustoelastic guided waves by semi-analytical finite element method	19
Discrimination of nano-objects via cluster analysis techniques applied to time-resolved thermo-acoustic microscopy	19
Experiments and modelling of ultrasonic waves in composite plates under varying temperature	19
Multi-objective optimization for joint actuator and sensor placement for guided waves based structural health monitoring using fibre Bragg grating sensors	19
Three-dimensional damage quantification of low velocity impact damage in thin composite plates using phased-array ultrasound	19
Inversion of surface damage and residual stress in ground silicon wafers by laser surface acoustic wave technology	18
Elastic stubbed metamaterial plate with torsional resonances	18
Ultrasound super-resolution imaging with a hierarchical Kalman tracker	18
Probing the limits of full-field linear local defect resonance identification for deep defect detection	18
Long-distance structural health monitoring of buried pipes using pitch-catch T(0,1) wave piezoelectric ring array transducers	18
In-situ ultrasound-assisted control of polymeric membrane fouling	18
Analytical and numerical investigations of one-way mixing of Lamb waves in a thin plate	17
Ultrasonic-promoted rapid transient liquid phase bonding of high volume fraction SiC particle reinforced aluminum-based metal matrix composite in low temperature	17
Ultrasound deep learning for monitoring of flow–vessel dynamics in murine carotid artery	17
MR relaxation properties of tissue-mimicking phantoms	17
Deep learning approach to skin layers segmentation in inflammatory dermatoses	17
The zero-frequency component of bulk waves in solids with randomly distributed micro-cracks	17
Development of in-bore magnetostrictive transducer for ultrasonic guided wave based-inspection of steam generator tubes of PFBR	17
DSWE-Net: A deep learning approach for shear wave elastography and lesion segmentation using single push acoustic radiation force	17
Measurement of fastening force using dry-coupled ultrasonic waves	17
Proposal for a novel elliptical ultrasonic aspirator and its fundamental performance in cartilage removal	17
Summation of high-frequency Langevin transducers vibrations for increasing of ultrasonic radiator power	17
Characterization of a soft tissue-mimicking agar/wood powder material for MRgFUS applications	16
Local damage detection by nonlinear coda wave interferometry combined with time reversal	16
Modeling lamb wave propagation in visco-elastic composite plates using a fifth-order plate theory	16
Deep learning-based anomaly detection from ultrasonic images	16
Contact modeling and performance evaluation of ring type traveling wave ultrasonic motors considering stator teeth	16
Damage identification using wave damage interaction coefficients predicted by deep neural networks	16
The fundamental ultrasonic edge wave mode: Propagation characteristics and potential for distant damage detection	16
Application of the reciprocity principle to evaluation of mode-converted scattered shear horizontal (SH) wavefields in tapered thinning plates	16
Investigations on a mathematical model for optimum impedance compensation of a giant magnetostrictive ultrasonic transducer and its resonance characteristics	16
Broad bandwidth air-coupled micromachined ultrasonic transducers for gas sensing	16
Non-contact imaging of subsurface defects using a scanning laser source	16
High-frequency vibration effects on the hole integrity in rotary ultrasonic drilling of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic composites	16
The effects of temperature and frequency dispersion on sound speed in bulk poly (vinyl alcohol) poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogels caused by the phase transition	16
High frequency ultrasound nonlinear scattering from porphyrin nanobubbles	16
Deep learning inversion with supervision: A rapid and cascaded imaging technique	16
Low-frequency Lamb wave mixing for fatigue damage evaluation using phase-reversal approach	16
Deep reconstruction of high-quality ultrasound images from raw plane-wave data: A simulation and in vivo study	15
The research on propagation characteristics of acoustic emission signals in stiffened plates based on the multipath propagation model	15
Influences of microparticle radius and microchannel height on SSAW-based acoustophoretic aggregation	15
A multi-degree-of-freedom clamping type traveling-wave ultrasonic motor	15
Experimental realization of ultrasonic retroreflection tweezing via metagratings	15
Mode conversion of SH guided waves with symmetry inversion in plates	15
Non-contact measurement of the thickness of a surface film using a superimposed ultrasonic standing wave	15
Dispersion curve calculation in viscoelastic tissue-mimicking materials using non-parametric, parametric, and high-resolution methods	15
MAEF-Net: Multi-attention efficient feature fusion network for left ventricular segmentation and quantitative analysis in two-dimensional echocardiography	15
Benchmark methodological approach for the application of artificial intelligence to lung ultrasound data from COVID-19 patients: From frame to prognostic-level	15
Particle size distribution analysis of oil-in-water emulsions using static and dynamic ultrasound scattering techniques	15
Ultrasonic image denoising using machine learning in point contact excitation and detection method	15
Structural design of an acoustic planar array transducer by using the equivalent circuit method	15
Time-frequency analysis of laser-excited surface acoustic waves based on synchrosqueezing transform	15
Modeling and simulation of static component generation of Lamb wave propagation in a layered plate	14
Superposition model of mode shapes composed of travelling torsional guided waves excited by multiple circular transducer arrays in pipes	14
Cavitation effect in two-dimensional ultrasonic rolling process	14
Advanced numerical simulations considering crack orientation for fatigue damage quantification using nonlinear guided waves	14
Damage localization in piezo-ceramic using ultrasonic waves excited by dual point contact excitation and detection scheme	14
Weighted non-linear beamformers for low cost 2-element receive ultrasound imaging system	14
Minimally invasive therapeutic ultrasound: Ultrasound-guided ultrasound ablation in neuro-oncology	14
Generalised bisection method for optimum ultrasonic ray tracing and focusing in multi-layered structures	14
Microstructure and mechanical properties of dissimilar NiTi and 304 stainless steel joints produced by ultrasonic welding	14
Acoustic impedance measurement of tissue mimicking materials by using scanning acoustic microscopy	14
Smart responsive-calcium carbonate nanoparticles for dual-model cancer imaging and treatment	14
New modification of the acoustic Lamb waves and its application for liquid and ice sensing	14
Improvement mechanism of energy conversion efficiency in ultrasonic motor with flexible rotor	14
CT2US: Cross-modal transfer learning for kidney segmentation in ultrasound images with synthesized data	14
Longitudinal effects of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound on osteoporosis and osteoporotic bone defect in ovariectomized rats	14
Unsupervised learning framework for temperature compensated damage identification and localization in ultrasonic guided wave SHM with transfer learning	13
Joint segmentation and classification of breast masses based on ultrasound radio-frequency data and convolutional neural networks	13
Autoencoder-based detection of near-surface defects in ultrasonic testing	13
Tunable high acoustic impedance alumina epoxy composite matching for high frequency ultrasound transducer	13
Can ultrasound attenuation measurement be used to characterise grain statistics in castings?	13
Eigenspace-based minimum variance beamformer combined with sign coherence factor: Application to linear-array photoacoustic imaging	13
Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound enhances bone marrow-derived stem cells-based periodontal regenerative therapies	13
Effect of porosity on the statistical amplitude distribution of backscattered ultrasonic pulses in particulate reinforced metal-matrix composites	13
Interference-based amplification for CW laser-induced photoacoustic signals	13
Acoustic-resolution photoacoustic microscope based on compact and low-cost delta configuration actuator	13
100 MHz bandwidth planar laser-generated ultrasound source for hydrophone calibration	13
A technique based on nonlinear Hanning-windowed chirplet model and genetic algorithm for parameter estimation of Lamb wave signals	13

On the threshold of 1/2 order subharmonic emissions in the oscillations of ultrasonically excited bubbles	13
Machine learning for ultrasonic nondestructive examination of welding defects: A systematic review	13
Classification of red blood cell aggregation using empirical wavelet transform analysis of ultrasonic radiofrequency echo signals	13
Study on multi-frequency characteristics of a longitudinal ultrasonic transducer with stepped horn	13
Ultrasonic autofocus imaging of internal voids in multilayer polymer composite structures	13
Continuous ultrasonic flow measurement for aerospace small pipelines	13
Remote characterization of surface slots by enhanced laser-generated ultrasonic Rayleigh waves	13
Ultrasonic focusing with mesoscale polymer cuboid	13
Effects of translational motion on the Bjerknes forces of bubbles activated by strong acoustic waves	12
Generating ultrasonic images indistinguishable from real images using Generative Adversarial Networks	12
A fast full-wave solver for calculating ultrasound propagation in the body	12
Ultrasonic frequency mixing via local defect resonance for defect imaging in composites	12
Cubic nonlinearity parameter measurement and material degradation detection using nonlinear ultrasonic three-wave mixing	12
High-intensity ultrasound irradiation promotes the release of extracellular vesicles from C2C12 myotubes	12
Temporal and spectral characteristics of the impulsive waves produced by a clinical ballistic shock wave therapy device	12
Optimizing the placement of piezoelectric wafers on closed sections using a genetic algorithm – Towards application in structural health monitoring	12
Real-time 3D imaging with Fourier-domain algorithms and matrix arrays applied to non-destructive testing	12
Theoretical and experimental evaluation of the health status of a 1018 steel I-beam using nonlinear Rayleigh waves: Application to evaluating localized plastic damage due to impact loading	12
An in vitro study on the antitumor effect of sonodynamic therapy using sinoporphyrin sodium on human glioblastoma cells	12
Electro-mechanical coupling band gaps of a piezoelectric phononic crystal Timoshenko nanobeam with surface effects	12
Thickness measurement via local ultrasonic resonance spectroscopy	12
Biometric recognition through 3D ultrasound hand geometry	12
The influence of osmotic treatment assisted by ultrasound on the physico-chemical characteristics of blueberries (Vaccinium myrtillus L.)	12
A novelly universal theory: Toward accurately evaluating radial vibration characteristics for radially sandwiched spherical piezoelectric transducer	12
Characteristics of high-temperature equipment monitoring using dry-coupled ultrasonic waveguide transducers	12
Experimental observation of static component generation by Lamb wave propagation in an elastic plate	12
Heavy metals biosensor based on defective one-dimensional phononic crystals	11
Thin film Gallium nitride (GaN) based acoustofluidic Tweezer: Modelling and microparticle manipulation	11
Precise experimental determination of electrical equivalent circuit parameters for ultrasonic piezoelectric ceramic transducers from their measured characteristics	11
Evaluation of stiffness loss of reinforced concrete beams using the diffuse ultrasound method	11
Numerical and analytical study for ultrasonic testing of internal delamination defects considering surface roughness	11
Ultrasound classification of breast masses using a comprehensive Nakagami imaging and machine learning framework	11
3D printed calibration micro-phantoms for super-resolution ultrasound imaging validation	11
Development of high frequency piezocomposite with hexagonal pillars via cold ablation process	11
Ultrasonic wireless power links for battery-free condition monitoring in metallic enclosures	11
Two-dimensional scattering features of the mixed second harmonic A0 mode Lamb waves for incipient damage localization	11
Laser ultrasonic imaging of complex defects with full-matrix capture and deep-learning extraction	11
Generation of a mode in phononic crystal based on 1D/2D structures	11
Theoretical and experimental investigation of circumferential guided waves in orthotropic annuli	11
Inversion methodology for ultrasonic characterization of polycrystals with clusters of preferentially oriented grains	11
Noninvasive calibrated tissue temperature estimation using backscattered energy of acoustic harmonics	11
State-of-the-art ensemble learning and unsupervised learning in fatigue crack recognition of glass fiber reinforced polyester composite (GFRP) using acoustic emission	11
Development of a noninvasive HIFU treatment for breast adenocarcinomas using a toroidal transducer based on preliminary attenuation measurements	11
Improved ultrasound image quality with pixel-based beamforming using a Wiener-filter and a SNR-dependent coherence factor	11
Gas-Coupled Laser Acoustic Detection technique for NDT of mechanical components	10
Effectiveness of synthetic aperture focusing and coherence factor weighting for intravascular ultrasound imaging	10
One-dimension frequency–wavenumber-domain based model for ultrasonic waves generated by dual-array transducers	10
Elastic parameters characterization of multilayered structures by air-coupled ultrasonic transmission and genetic algorithm	10
Analysis of throwing power for megasonic assisted electrodeposition of copper inside THVs	10
Transfer learning for process monitoring using reflection-mode ultrasonic sensing	10
Integrated performance improvement for a bimodal linear ultrasonic motor using a dual-frequency asymmetric excitation method	10
Design and analysis of an ultrasonic tactile sensor using electro-mechanical analogy	10
Broadband torsional guided wave magnetostrictive patch transducer with circumferential alternating permanent magnet array for structural health monitoring	10
Axial super-resolution in ultrasound imaging with application to non-destructive evaluation	10
A modified sideband peak count based nonlinear ultrasonic technique for material characterization	10
Non-contact phase coded excitation of ultrasonic Lamb wave for blind hole inspection	10
A novel linear-correction localization method of acoustic emission source for velocity-free system	10
Efficient synthetic transmit aperture ultrasound based on tensor completion	10
Characterization of bonding quality of a cold-sprayed deposit by laser resonant ultrasound spectroscopy	10
Impact of PN junction inhomogeneity on the piezoelectric fields of acoustic waves in piezo-semiconductive fibers	10
Synergistic effects of ultrasonic irradiation and α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles on the viscosity and thermal properties of an asphaltenic crude oil and their application to in-situ combustion EOR	10
Automated seeding for ultrasound skin lesion segmentation	10
An improved ultrasonic coda wave method for concrete behavior monitoring under various loading conditions	10
Acoustic trapping of particles using a Chinese taiji lens	10
Effects of knurl tooth angle on mechanical and thermal behaviors of aluminum ultrasonic welding	10
Freehand and video-rate all-optical ultrasound imaging	10
Floquet wave theory-based time-corrected ultrasonic total focusing method for fiber-reinforced composite laminate	10
A longitudinal-torsional mode ultrasonic needle for deep penetration into bone	9
Microbial acoustic sensor test-system based on a piezoelectric resonator with a lateral electric field for kanamycin detection in liquid	9
Plane wave ultrasound imaging using compressive sensing and minimum variance beamforming	9
Performance evaluation of compressive sensing based lost data recovery using OMP for damage index estimation in ultrasonic SHM	9
Graphene acoustic transducers based on electromagnetic interactions	9
DPAI: A Data-driven simulation-assisted-Physics learned AI model for transient ultrasonic wave propagation	9
Beamforming for large-area scan and improved SNR in array-based photoacoustic microscopy	9
Ultrasonic signal enhancement for coarse grain materials by machine learning analysis	9
Forced guided waves in linearly elastic plates (II) – A modified normal-mode expansion method	9
Fitting analysis and research of measured data of SAW yarn tension sensor based on PSO–SVR model	9
Experimental evaluation of the near-field and far-field heating of focused ultrasound using the thermal dose concept	9
Ca2+ signaling–mediated low-intensity pulsed ultrasound–induced proliferation and activation of motor neuron cells	9
Ultrasonic fatigue testing of concrete	9
An improved analytical model of the magnetostriction-based EMAT of SH0 mode guided wave in a ferromagnetic plate	9
Experimental study of temporal dynamics of cavitation bubbles selectively attached to the solid surfaces of different hydrophobicity under the action of ultrasound	9
Fast linear least-squares method for ultrasound attenuation and backscatter estimation	9
Air-coupled ultrasonic diffuse-wave techniques to evaluate distributed cracking damage in concrete	9
Design of a defined grain distribution brazed diamond grinding wheel for ultrasonic assisted grinding and experimental verification	9
Contact analysis and performance evaluation of ring type traveling wave ultrasonic motors based on a surface contact model	9
United Wiener postfilter for plane wave compounding ultrasound imaging	9
Monitoring microwave ablation using ultrasound homodyned K imaging based on the noise-assisted correlation algorithm: An ex vivo study	9
Observation on the behavior of ultrasonic micro-hammer and its effects on the deep drawing process: Numerical simulation and experimental study	9
Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound promotes angiogenesis via the AKT pathway and DNA methylation in human umbilical vein endothelial cells	9
A constant-frequency ultrasonic phase method for monitoring imperfect adherent/adhesive interfaces	9