发明名称 |
Methods and devices for ultrasound scanning by moving sub-apertures of cylindrical ultrasound transducer arrays in two dimensions |
摘要 |
Methods of scanning using a two dimensional (2D) ultrasound transducer array are disclosed. The 2D ultrasound transducer arrays include at least one row of ultrasound transducer elements that is configured to extend in a curved dimension of the array and at least one column of ultrasound transducer elements that is configured to extend in a linear dimension of the array. A 2D ultrasound transducer array can be used to scan by defining a sub-aperture of the 2D ultrasound transducer array that includes a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements in the curved dimension of the array and in the linear dimension of the array and exciting the ultrasound transducer elements included in the sub-aperture to generate a transmit/receive ultrasound beam. Related 2D ultrasound transducer arrays and elements are also disclosed.
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申请公布号 |
US2003144591(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2003.07.31 |
申请号 |
US20020057803 |
申请日期 |
2002.01.25 |
申请人 |
SMITH STEPHEN W.;LIGHT EDWARD D.;PUA ERIC CHRISTOPHER;YEN JESSE T. |
发明人 |
SMITH STEPHEN W.;LIGHT EDWARD D.;PUA ERIC CHRISTOPHER;YEN JESSE T. |
分类号 |
B06B1/06;(IPC1-7):A61B8/00;A61B8/14 |
主分类号 |
B06B1/06 |
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