HIGH RESOLUTION ULTRASONIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

An ultrasonic imaging system and method for imaging human or animal tissue having a surface and including a probe assembly which comprises a platen (30) for defining a surface (32) in a manner supporting the tissue for imaging, transducer (34) provides an output ultrasonic beam and means (36) positions the transducer (34) closely adjacent supporting means (30) in a manner directing the ultrasonic beam on the surface (32) and so that the size of the beam at its focal point is as small as possible to maximize the resolution of the system.