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    Approximate fourier domain expression for bloch-siegert shift
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2015) Turk, E. A.; Ider, Y. Z.; Ergun, A. S.; Atalar, Ergin
    Purpose: In this study, a newsimple Fourier domain-based analytical expression for the Bloch-Siegert (BS) shift-based B1 mapping method is proposed to obtain |B1+| more accurately while using short BS pulse durations and small off-resonance frequencies.Theory and Methods: A new simple analytical expression for the BS shift is derived by simplifying the Bloch equations. In this expression, the phase is calculated in terms of the Fourier transform of the radiofrequency pulse envelope, and thus making the off- and on-resonance effects more easily understandable. To verify the accuracy of the proposed expression, Bloch simulations and MR experiments are performed for the hard, Fermi, and Shinner-Le Roux pulse shapes.Results: Analyses of the BS phase shift-based B1 mapping method in terms of radiofrequency pulse shape, pulse duration, and off-resonance frequency show that |B1+| can be obtained more accurately with the aid of this new expression.Conclusions: In this study, a new simple frequency domain analytical expression is proposed for the BS shift. Using this expression, |B1+| values can be predicted from the phase data using the frequency spectrum of the radiofrequency pulse. This method works well even for short pulse durations and small offset frequencies.
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    Frequency optimization in high intensity focused ultrasound
    (IEEE, 2014-09) Yetik, H.; Arıyurek, Cemre; Bozkurt, A.; Ergun, A. S.
    In high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) the choice of transducer frequency depends on the target depth and tissue type. At high frequencies attenuation does not permit enough acoustical power to be transmitted to the target whereas at low frequencies the transmitted power is not absorbed efficiently. Hence, there exists an optimum frequency at which the power deposited at the target is maximum. In this study, we verified this relation experimentally using MR compatible focused transducers, ex-vivo tissue samples and magnetic resonance (MR) thermometry. © 2014 IEEE.
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    A new detection method for capacitive micromachine ultrasonic transducers
    (IEEE, 2001) Ergun, A. S.; Temelkuran, B.; Özbay, Ekmel; Atalar, Abdullah
    Capacitive micromachine ultrasonic transducers (cMUT) have become an alternative to piezoelectric transducers in the past few years. They consist of many small circular membranes that are connected in parallel. In this work, we report a new detection method for cMUTs. We model the membranes as capacitors and the interconnections between the membranes as inductors. This kind of LC network is called an artificial transmission line. The vibrations of the membranes modulate the electrical length of the transmission line, which is proportional to the frequency of the signal through it. By measuring the electrical length of the artificial line at a high RF frequency (in the gigahertz range), the vibrations of the membranes can be detected in a very sensitive manner. For the devices we measured, we calculated the minimum detectable displacement to be in the order of 10 -5 Å/√Hz with a possible improvement to 10 -7 Å/√Hz.
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    A new detection method for capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers
    (IEEE, 1998) Ergun, A. S.; Temelkuran, B.; Özbay, Ekmel; Atalar, Abdullah
    Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (cMUT) have become an alternative to piezoelectric transducers in the past few years. They usually consist of many small membranes all in parallel. In this work we report a new detection method for cMUT's. We arrange the membranes in the form of an artificial transmission line by inserting small inductances between the membranes. The vibrations of the membranes modulate the electrical length of the transmission line, which is proportional to the total capacitance and the frequency of the signal through it. By measuring the electrical length of the artificial line at a RF frequency in the GHz range, the vibrations of the membranes can be detected in a very sensitive manner. For the detector structure we considered a minimum detectable displacement in the order of 10-7 angstroms/√Hz is expected.
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    A sensitive detection method for capacitive ultrasonic transducers
    (American Institute of Physics, 1998-06-08) Ergun, A. S.; Atalar, Abdullah; Temelkuran, B.; Özbay, Ekmel
    We report a sensitive detection method for capacitive ultrasonic transducers. Detection experiments at 1.6 MHz reveal a minimum detectable displacement around 2.5×10-4Å/ Hz. The devices are fabricated on silicon using surface micromachining techniques. We made use of microwave circuit considerations to obtain a good displacement sensitivity. Our method also eliminates the dependence of the sensitivity on the ultrasound frequency, allowing the method to be used at low audio frequency and static displacement sensing applications. © 1998 American Institute of Physics.