Real time volumetric ultrasound imaging system.

Journal Article (Journal Article)

A real time volumetric ultrasound imaging system has been developed for medical diagnosis. The scanner produces images analogous to an optical camera and supplies more information than conventional sonograms. Potential medical applications include improved anatomic visualization, tumor 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-mode scans.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • von Ramm, OT; Smith, SW

Published Date

  • November 1990

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 3 / 4

Start / End Page

  • 261 - 266

PubMed ID

  • 2085564

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1618-727X

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0897-1889

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/bf03168124

Language

  • eng