Advances in acoustic microscopy and high resolution ultrasonic imaging: from principles to new applications

Abstract

The goal of this lecture is to provide an overview of the recent advances in high-resolution ultrasonic imaging principles and techniques and their biomedical applications. This lecture will offer a number of new results from leading research groups worldwide who are engaged in aspects of the development of novel physical principles, new methods, or the implementation of modern technological solutions into current high resolution imaging techniques and methods. Together with the abovementioned academic and practical avenues in high resolution ultrasonic imaging research, intriguing scientific discussions, which have recently surfaced and will hopefully continue to bear fruit in the future, will be reviewed. Another goal of this lecture is to encourage a new generation of researchers to be more involved in research and development in the field to realize the great potential of high resolution acoustic imaging and advance the progress into its various biomedical applications.