Abstract: A method and/or an apparatus for determining the dynamic response of a microstructure is disclosed. A piezocomposite ultrasonic transducer device formed of a piezoelectric material and a polymer material around said piezoelectric ceramic material is used to provide a pulsed bulk acoustic wave having a bandwidth of at least 20% to excite a microstructure. The microstructure is attached onto the transducer, and the pulsed bulk acoustic wave generated through the transducer in response to a pulse voltage excites the microstructure to vibrate. Meanwhile, the dynamic response of the microstructure can be monitored by a laser Doppler vibrometer, and shown by an oscilloscope.

Abstract: A compounding method for reducing speckle noise applied in an ultrasound imaging apparatus is disclosed. The compounding method includes the steps of providing an object, measuring the object for obtaining a reference image by the ultrasound imaging apparatus, applying an external force to the object to deform the object, measuring the deformed object for obtaining an deformed object image at the same position, estimating an in-plane displacement field of the deformed object image for correcting an in-plane motion of the object to obtain a corrected image, and compounding the reference image with the corrected image to obtain a compounded image of the object for achieving the speckle noise reduction.

Abstract: A compounding method for reducing speckle noise applied in an ultrasound imaging apparatus is disclosed. The compounding method includes the steps of providing an object, measuring the object for obtaining a reference image by the ultrasound imaging apparatus, applying an external force to the object to deform the object, measuring the deformed object for obtaining an deformed object image at the same position, estimating an in-plane displacement field of the deformed object image for correcting an in-plane motion of the object to obtain a corrected image, and compounding the reference image with the corrected image to obtain a compounded image of the object for achieving the speckle noise reduction.

Abstract: A method and/or an apparatus for determining the dynamic response of a microstructure is disclosed. A piezocomposite ultrasonic transducer device formed of a piezoelectric material and a polymer material around said piezoelectric ceramic material is used to provide a pulsed bulk acoustic wave having a bandwidth of at least 20% to excite a microstructure. The microstructure is attached onto the transducer, and the pulsed bulk acoustic wave generated through the transducer in response to a pulse voltage excites the microstructure to vibrate. Meanwhile, the dynamic response of the microstructure can be monitored by a laser Doppler vibrometer, and shown by an oscilloscope.