Elevation steerable ultrasound transducer array

Details Elevation steerable ultrasound transducer array Elevation steerable ultrasound transducer array

1996-07-29

1997-09-30

Manuel, George

Surgery

Truss

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12866203, A61B 800

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056717466

ABSTRACT:
An ultrasonic transducer array for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic energy in multiple two-dimensional imaging planes. The ultrasonic energy in the imaging planes is focused in elevation by the curvature of the transducer array. An imaging plane is selected from a plurality of available imaging planes by electronic switching. Each imaging plane when selected is positioned at a known angle, different from all other imaging planes, due to the known curvature of the transducer array, and the known dimensions of the transducer elements.

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