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Real time volumetric ultrasound imaging system

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Von Ramm, OT; Smith, SW
Published in: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
July 1, 1990
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A real time volumetric ultrasound imaging system has been developed for medical diagnosis. The scanner produces images analogous to an optical camera or the human eye and supplies more information than conventional sonograms. Potential medical applications include improved anatomic visualization, tumour localization and better assessment of cardiac function. The system uses pulse-echo phased array principles to steer a two-dimensional array transducer of 289 elements in a pyramidal scan format. Parallel processing in the receive mode produces 4992 scan lines at a rate of approximately 8 frames/second. Echo data for the scanned volume is presented as projection images with depth perspective, stereoscopic pairs, multiple tomographic images, or C scans.

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Olaf T. Von Ramm
Author Olaf T. Von Ramm Biomedical Engineering
Stephen William Smith
Author Stephen William Smith Biomedical Engineering

Published In

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

DOI

10.1117/12.18779

EISSN

1996-756X

ISSN

0277-786X

Publication Date

July 1, 1990

Volume

1231

Start / End Page

15 / 22

Related Subject Headings

  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
  • 4006 Communications engineering
 

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Von Ramm, O. T., & Smith, S. W. (1990). Real time volumetric ultrasound imaging system. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 1231, 15–22. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18779
Von Ramm, O. T., and S. W. Smith. “Real time volumetric ultrasound imaging system.” Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 1231 (July 1, 1990): 15–22. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18779.
Von Ramm OT, Smith SW. Real time volumetric ultrasound imaging system. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 1990 Jul 1;1231:15–22.
Von Ramm, O. T., and S. W. Smith. “Real time volumetric ultrasound imaging system.” Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 1231, July 1990, pp. 15–22. Scopus, doi:10.1117/12.18779.
Von Ramm OT, Smith SW. Real time volumetric ultrasound imaging system. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 1990 Jul 1;1231:15–22.

Published In

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

DOI

10.1117/12.18779

EISSN

1996-756X

ISSN

0277-786X

Publication Date

July 1, 1990

Volume

1231

Start / End Page

15 / 22

Related Subject Headings

  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
  • 4006 Communications engineering