| 摘要 |
<p>This invention is an ultrasound imaging device and method employing it featuring a stationary, elongated flexible tubular body (10), a rotatable drive shaft (12) extending through the body, and a nose member (24, 26) located distally of the tubular body, the nose member mounted on the distal end of the drive shaft (12) to rotate therewith, the nose member being of rounded atraumatic form, sized at its proximal end to substantially match the diameter of the body and an acoustic imaging transducer (16) incorporated in the nose member for producing acoustic images of adjacent tissue as the drive shaft turns.</p> |
