ULTRASOUND BRAIN SCANNING APPARATUS

摘要

An ultrasound apparatus can be configured for remote (i.e., outside a typical modality) brain scanning of subjects. For example, in some embodiments according to the invention, emergency personnel in an ambulance or emergency room, can utilize the apparatus to provide brain scanning of a subject relatively soon after a debilitating event, such as a suspected stroke in the brain. In such embodiments, sometimes referred to herein as a "stroke helmet," multiple transducer arrays are connected to 3D ultrasound hardware/software, 3D ultrasound Doppler hardware/software, and a wireless communication device, all of which may be incorporated into the helmet. In some embodiments according to the invention, two of the transducers are positioned opposite respective temporal windows of the skull anterior and a third transducer is opposite the sub-occipital skull window. In some embodiments, the two skull anterior transducers are located on ear attachments of the helmet. More or fewer transducer arrays can be used.