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To increase the number of measurements required by a single element system that affects its resolution, the transducer was rotated at different angles. The image was constructed by solving a linear equation of the image model resulting in a poor quality. In a previous work, the phase information was extracted from the echo signal to improve the image quality. This study proposes a strategy by integrating the weighted frequency subbands compound and a super-resolution technique to enhance the resolution in range and lateral direction. The image performance with different methods was also evaluated using the experimental data. 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