Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1993-05-14
1994-07-26
Sykes, Angela D.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
12866007, 36441325, A61B 800
Patent
active
053319648
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is an ultrasonic phased array imaging system which includes a normal mode and an adaptive mode of operation. The adaptive mode adjusts the delay associated with each element in the transducer such that the average image brightness of the region of interest is maximized. Also disclosed is a method of correcting for phase aberration using selected elements of an ultrasonic array specific to each element of the array to correct each element of the array. It is further disclosed that the use of corrected elements to correct subsequent elements in the array results in more accurate phase aberration correction. In a preferred embodiment, the determination of the maximum average image brightness is performed more accurately through the use of selectable transducer array elements and previously corrected data during adaptive processing.
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Freiburger Paul D.
Smith Stephen W.
Trahey Gregg E.
Worrell Stewart S.
Duke University
Manuel George
Sykes Angela D.
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