Ultrasonics

Article	Citations
A review of ultrasonic testing applications in additive manufacturing: Defect evaluation, material characterization, and process control	232
So you think you can DAS? A viewpoint on delay-and-sum beamforming	158
Shear horizontal wave transducers for structural health monitoring and nondestructive testing: A review	133
A critical review on ultrasonic-assisted fouling control and cleaning of fouled membranes	84
A generic deep learning framework to classify thyroid and breast lesions in ultrasound images	71
Combined two-level damage identification strategy using ultrasonic guided waves and physical knowledge assisted machine learning	70
Nonlinear ultrasonics-based technique for monitoring damage progression in reinforced concrete structures	67
Improved forward model for quantitative pulse-echo speed-of-sound imaging	67
A review on guided-ultrasonic-wave-based structural health monitoring: From fundamental theory to machine learning techniques	62
A review of recent advances in the single- and multi-degree-of-freedom ultrasonic piezoelectric motors	61
A nonlinear ultrasonic SHM method for impact damage localisation in composite panels using a sparse array of piezoelectric PZT transducers	51
CNN-LSTM network-based damage detection approach for copper pipeline using laser ultrasonic scanning	48
Acoustic properties across the human skull	45
Ultrasound-based identification of damage in wind turbine blades using novelty detection	42
A softmax classifier for high-precision classification of ultrasonic similar signals	39
Laser Ultrasonic inspection of a Wire + Arc Additive Manufactured (WAAM) sample with artificial defects	39
High-resolution Lamb waves dispersion curves estimation and elastic property inversion	39
Finite element simulation and experimental investigation of residual stresses in ultrasonic assisted turning	38
Modeling and simulation of backward combined harmonic generation induced by one-way mixing of longitudinal ultrasonic guided waves in a circular pipe	37
An improved nonlinear ultrasonic technique for detecting and monitoring impact induced damage in composite plates	36
Hidden corrosion detection using laser ultrasonic guided waves with multi-frequency local wavenumber estimation	35
High performance drilling of T800 CFRP composites by combining ultrasonic vibration and optimized drill structure	35
Towards using convolutional neural network to locate, identify and size defects in phased array ultrasonic testing	34
Research on the influence of heat treatment on residual stress of TC4 alloy produced by laser additive manufacturing based on laser ultrasonic technique	34
Tumor segmentation in automated whole breast ultrasound using bidirectional LSTM neural network and attention mechanism	33

Fully noncontact inspection of closed surface crack with nonlinear laser ultrasonic testing method	33
Recent applications of ultrasonic waves in improved oil recovery: A review of techniques and results	33
Design of a resonant Luneburg lens for surface acoustic waves	32
Online acoustic emission source localization in concrete structures using iterative and evolutionary algorithms	31
Effect of radial high-speed ultrasonic vibration cutting on machining performance during finish turning of hardened steel	31
Temperature prediction of ultrasonic vibration-assisted milling	29
A multi-pillar piezoelectric stack transducer for nanodroplet mediated intravascular sonothrombolysis	29
Modal analysis and moving performance of a single-mode linear ultrasonic motor	29
Damage characterization using CNN and SAE of broadband Lamb waves	28
A review of ultrasonic sensing and machine learning methods to monitor industrial processes	28
A modelling framework for simulation of ultrasonic guided wave-based inspection of welded rail tracks	28
Recent advances in vascular ultrasound imaging technology and their clinical implications	28
Ultrasonic elastography to assess biomechanical properties of the optic nerve head and peripapillary sclera of the eye	27
Supervised learning strategy for classification and regression tasks applied to aeronautical structural health monitoring problems	27
An efficient Lamb wave-based virtual refined time-reversal method for damage localization in plates using broadband measurements	26
Multi-frequency localized wave energy for delamination identification using laser ultrasonic guided wave	26
Ultrasound super-resolution imaging with a hierarchical Kalman tracker	26
Magneto-sonothrombolysis with combination of magnetic microbubbles and nanodroplets	26
FEM simulation and comparison of PMN-PT single crystals based phased array ultrasonic transducer by alternating current poling and direct current poling	25
Experiments and modelling of ultrasonic waves in composite plates under varying temperature	25
Surface/sub-surface crack-scattered nonlinear rayleigh waves: A full analytical solution based on elastodynamic reciprocity theorem	25
Lamb wave-based mapping of plate structures via frontier exploration	25
An amplitude prediction model for a giant magnetostrictive ultrasonic transducer	24
Non-contact imaging of subsurface defects using a scanning laser source	24
Imaging damage in plate waveguides using frequency-domain multiple signal classification (F-MUSIC)	24
Cure monitoring and damage identification of CFRP using embedded piezoelectric sensors network	24
Flexible ultrasonic array for breast-cancer diagnosis based on a self-shape–estimation algorithm	24
Parameter estimation of the homodyned K distribution based on an artificial neural network for ultrasound tissue characterization	24
Deconvolution of ultrasonic signals using a convolutional neural network	23
Complete phononic band gaps in the 3D Yablonovite structure with spheres	23
Determining the crystallographic orientation of hexagonal crystal structure materials with surface acoustic wave velocity measurements	23
A high-sensitivity and long-distance structural health monitoring system based on bidirectional SH wave phased array	22
Quantifying adhesive thickness and adhesion parameters using higher-order SH guided waves	22
Three-dimensional damage quantification of low velocity impact damage in thin composite plates using phased-array ultrasound	22
Experimental identification of high order Lamb waves and estimation of the mechanical properties of a dry human skull	22
Ultrasonic mapping of hybrid additively manufactured 420 stainless steel	22
A metamaterial ultrasound mode convertor for complete transformation of Lamb waves into shear horizontal waves	22
Joint segmentation and classification of breast masses based on ultrasound radio-frequency data and convolutional neural networks	22
Development and validation of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound systems for highly controlled in vitro cell stimulation	22
Quantitative defect inspection in the curved composite structure using the modified probabilistic tomography algorithm and fusion of damage index	21
Inversion of surface damage and residual stress in ground silicon wafers by laser surface acoustic wave technology	21
Broad bandwidth air-coupled micromachined ultrasonic transducers for gas sensing	21
A reverse time migration-based multistep angular spectrum approach for ultrasonic imaging of specimens with irregular surfaces	21
Deep reconstruction of high-quality ultrasound images from raw plane-wave data: A simulation and in vivo study	21
Multi-objective optimization for joint actuator and sensor placement for guided waves based structural health monitoring using fibre Bragg grating sensors	21
The acoustic radiation force of a focused ultrasound beam on a suspended eukaryotic cell	21
Unsupervised learning framework for temperature compensated damage identification and localization in ultrasonic guided wave SHM with transfer learning	21
Sim-to-Real: Employing ultrasonic guided wave digital surrogates and transfer learning for damage visualization	21
Smart responsive-calcium carbonate nanoparticles for dual-model cancer imaging and treatment	20
Nonlinear mixing of non-collinear guided waves at a contact interface	20

In-situ ultrasound-assisted control of polymeric membrane fouling	20
Analytical and numerical investigations of one-way mixing of Lamb waves in a thin plate	20
MAEF-Net: Multi-attention efficient feature fusion network for left ventricular segmentation and quantitative analysis in two-dimensional echocardiography	20
CT2US: Cross-modal transfer learning for kidney segmentation in ultrasound images with synthesized data	20
Deep learning-based anomaly detection from ultrasonic images	20
Measurement of fastening force using dry-coupled ultrasonic waves	20
Proposal for a novel elliptical ultrasonic aspirator and its fundamental performance in cartilage removal	20
Deep learning inversion with supervision: A rapid and cascaded imaging technique	20
Advanced numerical simulations considering crack orientation for fatigue damage quantification using nonlinear guided waves	20
Discrimination of nano-objects via cluster analysis techniques applied to time-resolved thermo-acoustic microscopy	19
Characterization of a soft tissue-mimicking agar/wood powder material for MRgFUS applications	19
Study of a spiral-coil EMAT for rail subsurface inspection	19
Summation of high-frequency Langevin transducers vibrations for increasing of ultrasonic radiator power	19
DSWE-Net: A deep learning approach for shear wave elastography and lesion segmentation using single push acoustic radiation force	19
Characterization of heat transfer and friction loss of water turbulent flow in a narrow rectangular duct under 25–40 kHz ultrasonic waves	19
Local damage detection by nonlinear coda wave interferometry combined with time reversal	19
The research on propagation characteristics of acoustic emission signals in stiffened plates based on the multipath propagation model	19
High-frequency vibration effects on the hole integrity in rotary ultrasonic drilling of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic composites	19
Modeling and simulation of static component generation of Lamb wave propagation in a layered plate	18
Improved ultrasound image quality with pixel-based beamforming using a Wiener-filter and a SNR-dependent coherence factor	18
MR relaxation properties of tissue-mimicking phantoms	18
Ultrasonic image denoising using machine learning in point contact excitation and detection method	18
Damage identification using wave damage interaction coefficients predicted by deep neural networks	18
Application of the reciprocity principle to evaluation of mode-converted scattered shear horizontal (SH) wavefields in tapered thinning plates	18
Non-contact measurement of the thickness of a surface film using a superimposed ultrasonic standing wave	18
Cavitation effect in two-dimensional ultrasonic rolling process	17
Contact modeling and performance evaluation of ring type traveling wave ultrasonic motors considering stator teeth	17
Ultrasound deep learning for monitoring of flow–vessel dynamics in murine carotid artery	17
Microstructure and mechanical properties of dissimilar NiTi and 304 stainless steel joints produced by ultrasonic welding	17
Tunable high acoustic impedance alumina epoxy composite matching for high frequency ultrasound transducer	17
Low-frequency Lamb wave mixing for fatigue damage evaluation using phase-reversal approach	17
The fundamental ultrasonic edge wave mode: Propagation characteristics and potential for distant damage detection	17
Benchmark methodological approach for the application of artificial intelligence to lung ultrasound data from COVID-19 patients: From frame to prognostic-level	17
Modeling lamb wave propagation in visco-elastic composite plates using a fifth-order plate theory	17
Deep learning approach to skin layers segmentation in inflammatory dermatoses	17
Thickness measurement via local ultrasonic resonance spectroscopy	17
On acoustic fields of complex scatters based on physics-informed neural networks	17
Air-coupled ultrasonic diffuse-wave techniques to evaluate distributed cracking damage in concrete	16
Real-time 3D imaging with Fourier-domain algorithms and matrix arrays applied to non-destructive testing	16
A modified sideband peak count based nonlinear ultrasonic technique for material characterization	16
Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound enhances bone marrow-derived stem cells-based periodontal regenerative therapies	16
Particle size distribution analysis of oil-in-water emulsions using static and dynamic ultrasound scattering techniques	16
Heavy metals biosensor based on defective one-dimensional phononic crystals	16
Influences of microparticle radius and microchannel height on SSAW-based acoustophoretic aggregation	16
A multi-degree-of-freedom clamping type traveling-wave ultrasonic motor	16
Two-dimensional scattering features of the mixed second harmonic A0 mode Lamb waves for incipient damage localization	16
Experimental realization of ultrasonic retroreflection tweezing via metagratings	16
High frequency ultrasound nonlinear scattering from porphyrin nanobubbles	16
Ultrasonic autofocus imaging of internal voids in multilayer polymer composite structures	16
Acoustic-resolution photoacoustic microscope based on compact and low-cost delta configuration actuator	16
Structural design of an acoustic planar array transducer by using the equivalent circuit method	16
Generating ultrasonic images indistinguishable from real images using Generative Adversarial Networks	16
Machine learning for ultrasonic nondestructive examination of welding defects: A systematic review	16
A fast full-wave solver for calculating ultrasound propagation in the body	16
Investigations on a mathematical model for optimum impedance compensation of a giant magnetostrictive ultrasonic transducer and its resonance characteristics	16
Acoustic impedance measurement of tissue mimicking materials by using scanning acoustic microscopy	16
Longitudinal effects of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound on osteoporosis and osteoporotic bone defect in ovariectomized rats	16
Generalised bisection method for optimum ultrasonic ray tracing and focusing in multi-layered structures	15
Damage localization in piezo-ceramic using ultrasonic waves excited by dual point contact excitation and detection scheme	15
The influence of osmotic treatment assisted by ultrasound on the physico-chemical characteristics of blueberries (Vaccinium myrtillus L.)	15
Mode conversion of SH guided waves with symmetry inversion in plates	15
3D printed calibration micro-phantoms for super-resolution ultrasound imaging validation	15
A novel linear-correction localization method of acoustic emission source for velocity-free system	15
Dispersion curve calculation in viscoelastic tissue-mimicking materials using non-parametric, parametric, and high-resolution methods	15
Superposition model of mode shapes composed of travelling torsional guided waves excited by multiple circular transducer arrays in pipes	15
New modification of the acoustic Lamb waves and its application for liquid and ice sensing	15
High-intensity ultrasound irradiation promotes the release of extracellular vesicles from C2C12 myotubes	15
Weighted non-linear beamformers for low cost 2-element receive ultrasound imaging system	15
Minimally invasive therapeutic ultrasound: Ultrasound-guided ultrasound ablation in neuro-oncology	15
A review of synthetic and augmented training data for machine learning in ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation	14
Can ultrasound attenuation measurement be used to characterise grain statistics in castings?	14
Laser ultrasonic imaging of complex defects with full-matrix capture and deep-learning extraction	14
Study on multi-frequency characteristics of a longitudinal ultrasonic transducer with stepped horn	14
Interference-based amplification for CW laser-induced photoacoustic signals	14
Ultrasonic signal enhancement for coarse grain materials by machine learning analysis	14
Evaluation of stiffness loss of reinforced concrete beams using the diffuse ultrasound method	14
State-of-the-art ensemble learning and unsupervised learning in fatigue crack recognition of glass fiber reinforced polyester composite (GFRP) using acoustic emission	14
Eigenspace-based minimum variance beamformer combined with sign coherence factor: Application to linear-array photoacoustic imaging	14
Numerical and analytical study for ultrasonic testing of internal delamination defects considering surface roughness	14
Performance evaluation of compressive sensing based lost data recovery using OMP for damage index estimation in ultrasonic SHM	14

An in vitro study on the antitumor effect of sonodynamic therapy using sinoporphyrin sodium on human glioblastoma cells	14
Continuous ultrasonic flow measurement for aerospace small pipelines	14
A technique based on nonlinear Hanning-windowed chirplet model and genetic algorithm for parameter estimation of Lamb wave signals	14
Biometric recognition through 3D ultrasound hand geometry	14
Improvement mechanism of energy conversion efficiency in ultrasonic motor with flexible rotor	14
Autoencoder-based detection of near-surface defects in ultrasonic testing	14
Classification of red blood cell aggregation using empirical wavelet transform analysis of ultrasonic radiofrequency echo signals	14
Effects of translational motion on the Bjerknes forces of bubbles activated by strong acoustic waves	13
Acoustic trapping of particles using a Chinese taiji lens	13
One-dimension frequency–wavenumber-domain based model for ultrasonic waves generated by dual-array transducers	13
Effects of ultrasonic vibration on microstructure and mechanical properties of 1Cr12Ni3MoVN alloy fabricated by directed energy deposition	13
Characterisation of corrosion-induced crack in concrete using ultrasonic diffuse coda wave	13
Experimental observation of static component generation by Lamb wave propagation in an elastic plate	13
An improved ultrasonic coda wave method for concrete behavior monitoring under various loading conditions	13
Characteristics of high-temperature equipment monitoring using dry-coupled ultrasonic waveguide transducers	13
Temporal and spectral characteristics of the impulsive waves produced by a clinical ballistic shock wave therapy device	13
Numerical and experimental investigation of guided ultrasonic wave propagation in non-uniform plates with structural phase variations	13
Spatial and directional characterization of wire and arc additive manufactured aluminum alloy using phased array ultrasonic backscattering method	13
A constant-frequency ultrasonic phase method for monitoring imperfect adherent/adhesive interfaces	13
Design of a defined grain distribution brazed diamond grinding wheel for ultrasonic assisted grinding and experimental verification	13
Remote characterization of surface slots by enhanced laser-generated ultrasonic Rayleigh waves	13
High-performance ultrasonic transducer based on PZT piezoelectric ceramic for high-temperature NDE	13
Precise experimental determination of electrical equivalent circuit parameters for ultrasonic piezoelectric ceramic transducers from their measured characteristics	13
Effect of porosity on the statistical amplitude distribution of backscattered ultrasonic pulses in particulate reinforced metal-matrix composites	13
100 MHz bandwidth planar laser-generated ultrasound source for hydrophone calibration	13
Cubic nonlinearity parameter measurement and material degradation detection using nonlinear ultrasonic three-wave mixing	13
Impact of PN junction inhomogeneity on the piezoelectric fields of acoustic waves in piezo-semiconductive fibers	13
Freehand and video-rate all-optical ultrasound imaging	13
On the threshold of 1/2 order subharmonic emissions in the oscillations of ultrasonically excited bubbles	13
Ultrasound classification of breast masses using a comprehensive Nakagami imaging and machine learning framework	13
Ultrasonic frequency mixing via local defect resonance for defect imaging in composites	13
Forced guided waves in linearly elastic plates (II) – A modified normal-mode expansion method	12
Effectiveness of synthetic aperture focusing and coherence factor weighting for intravascular ultrasound imaging	12
Acoustic Add-Drop filter involving a ring resonator based on a One-Dimensional surface phononic crystal	12
Region-based SVD processing of high-frequency ultrafast ultrasound to visualize cutaneous vascular networks	12
Theoretical and experimental investigation of circumferential guided waves in orthotropic annuli	12
Electro-mechanical coupling band gaps of a piezoelectric phononic crystal Timoshenko nanobeam with surface effects	12
Ultrasonic wireless power links for battery-free condition monitoring in metallic enclosures	12
Optimizing the placement of piezoelectric wafers on closed sections using a genetic algorithm – Towards application in structural health monitoring	12
Broadband torsional guided wave magnetostrictive patch transducer with circumferential alternating permanent magnet array for structural health monitoring	12
Laser ultrasonics for nondestructive testing of composite materials and structures: A review	12
A novelly universal theory: Toward accurately evaluating radial vibration characteristics for radially sandwiched spherical piezoelectric transducer	12
3D printed triboelectric nanogenerator for underwater ultrasonic sensing	12
A longitudinal-torsional mode ultrasonic needle for deep penetration into bone	12
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	12
Ultrasonic reflection characteristics of Lithium-ion battery based on Legendre orthogonal polynomial method	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
Transfer learning for process monitoring using reflection-mode ultrasonic sensing	12
Stepped-plate ultrasonic transducer used as a source of harmonic radiation force optimized by genetic algorithm	11
Non-contact phase coded excitation of ultrasonic Lamb wave for blind hole inspection	11
Development of high frequency piezocomposite with hexagonal pillars via cold ablation process	11
A novel two-level approach to defect detection in braided CFRP using air-coupled ultrasonic testing	11
Inversion methodology for ultrasonic characterization of polycrystals with clusters of preferentially oriented grains	11
Machine learning-enabled resolution-lossless tomography for composite structures with a restricted sensing capability	11
Numerical investigation of the energy distribution of Low-intensity transcranial focused ultrasound neuromodulation for hippocampus	11
Monitoring microwave ablation using ultrasound homodyned K imaging based on the noise-assisted correlation algorithm: An ex vivo study	11
Elastic parameters characterization of multilayered structures by air-coupled ultrasonic transmission and genetic algorithm	11
Observation on the behavior of ultrasonic micro-hammer and its effects on the deep drawing process: Numerical simulation and experimental study	11
Experimental demonstration of Fresnel zone plate lens for robust subwavelength focusing at mega hertz	11
Thin film Gallium nitride (GaN) based acoustofluidic Tweezer: Modelling and microparticle manipulation	11
Noninvasive calibrated tissue temperature estimation using backscattered energy of acoustic harmonics	11
Monitoring saltwater corrosion of steel using ultrasonic coda wave interferometry with temperature control	11
Development of a noninvasive HIFU treatment for breast adenocarcinomas using a toroidal transducer based on preliminary attenuation measurements	11
Ultrasonic fatigue testing of concrete	11
An improved analytical model of the magnetostriction-based EMAT of SH0 mode guided wave in a ferromagnetic plate	11
Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound promotes angiogenesis via the AKT pathway and DNA methylation in human umbilical vein endothelial cells	11
Efficient synthetic transmit aperture ultrasound based on tensor completion	11
Analysis of the directivity of Longitudinal Critically Refracted (LCR) waves	11
Axial super-resolution in ultrasound imaging with application to non-destructive evaluation	11
Ultrasonic array imaging of highly attenuative materials with spatio-temporal singular value decomposition	10
Ultrasonic testing of thick and thin Inconel 625 alloys manufactured by laser powder bed fusion	10
Plane wave ultrasound imaging using compressive sensing and minimum variance beamforming	10
Numerical and experimental studies on needle impact characteristics in ultrasonic shot peening	10
Research on the influence of stress wave on crack and chip formation mechanism in radial ultrasonic vibration assisted grinding	10
United Wiener postfilter for plane wave compounding ultrasound imaging	10
Ca2+ signaling–mediated low-intensity pulsed ultrasound–induced proliferation and activation of motor neuron cells	10
Acoustic sorting of airborne particles by a phononic crystal waveguide	10
Effects of knurl tooth angle on mechanical and thermal behaviors of aluminum ultrasonic welding	10
Modelling guided waves in acoustoelastic and complex waveguides: From SAFE theory to an open-source tool	10
Automated seeding for ultrasound skin lesion segmentation	10
Contact analysis and performance evaluation of ring type traveling wave ultrasonic motors based on a surface contact model	10
Measurement of the temperature-dependent output of lead zirconate titanate transducers	10
Improving laser-EMAT ultrasonic energy conversion efficiency using surface constraint mechanism	10
Three-dimensional modeling and experimentation of microfluidic devices driven by surface acoustic wave	10
DPAI: A Data-driven simulation-assisted-Physics learned AI model for transient ultrasonic wave propagation	10
Experimental study of temporal dynamics of cavitation bubbles selectively attached to the solid surfaces of different hydrophobicity under the action of ultrasound	10
Detection of interface flaws in Concrete-FRP composite structures using linear and nonlinear ultrasonics based techniques	10
Gas-Coupled Laser Acoustic Detection technique for NDT of mechanical components	10
Fitting analysis and research of measured data of SAW yarn tension sensor based on PSO–SVR model	10
Design and experiment of array Rayleigh wave-EMAT for plane stress measurement	10
Study on the bending vibration of bimorph rectangular transducer based on type 2-2 piezoelectric composites	10
Propagation of terahertz elastic longitudinal waves in piezoelectric semiconductor rods	10
Dynamic modeling and analysis of bundled linear ultrasonic motors with non-ideal driving	10
High contrast power Doppler imaging in side-viewing intravascular ultrasound imaging via angular compounding	10
Increasing frame rate of echocardiography based on a novel 2D spatio-temporal meshless interpolation	10