Obtaining images of structures in bodily tissue using ultrasound and pressure-sensing

摘要

An apparatus obtains image data for a structure through bodily tissue. The apparatus includes an imaging sensor that contacts the bodily tissue to obtain image data for a first image of the structure. A pressure sensor is oriented in substantially a same direction as the imaging sensor and contacts the bodily tissue to obtain data for a second image of the structure. The second image is a different perspective of the structure than the first image.