An ultrasound probe includes a transducer array which is moved back and forth to sweep the image plane of the array through a volumetric region for 3D scanning. The transducer array is mounted on a carriage assembly which moves back and forth on a pair of rails inside a fluid compartment in the probe. The rails are preferentially arcuately curved to provide an elevationally divergent scan with a relatively wide aperture in the near field. A cam is provided for a motor-driven cable drive for the carriage assembly which provides relatively linear motion through the path of travel of the transducer array.
申请公布号
WO2010013175(A1)
申请公布日期
2010.02.04
申请号
WO2009IB53194
申请日期
2009.07.22
申请人
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.;HART, JEFFREY;MOIST, BRIAN;CLARK, DENNIS;AGIUS, DANIEL
发明人
HART, JEFFREY;MOIST, BRIAN;CLARK, DENNIS;AGIUS, DANIEL