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Real-time rectilinear volumetric imaging.

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Yen, JT; Smith, SW
Published in: IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control
January 2002

Current real-time volumetric scanners use a 2-D array to scan a pyramidal volume consisting of many sector scans stacked in the elevation direction. This scan format is primarily useful for cardiac imaging to avoid interference from the ribs. However, a real-time rectilinear volumetric scan with a wider field of view close to the transducer could prove more useful for abdominal, breast, or vascular imaging. In previous work, computer simulations of very sparse array transducer designs in a rectilinear volumetric scanner demonstrated that a Mills cross array showed the best overall performance given current system constraints. Consequently, a 94 x 94 Mills cross array including 372 active channels operating at 5 MHz has been developed on a flexible circuit interconnect. In addition, the beam former delay software and scan converter display software of the Duke volumetric scanner were modified to achieve real-time rectilinear volumetric scanning consisting of a 30-mm x 8-mm x 60-mm scan at a rate of 47 volumes/s. Real-time rectilinear volumetric images were obtained of tissue-mimicking phantoms, showing a spatial resolution of 1 to 2 mm. Images of carotid arteries in normal subjects demonstrated tissue penetration to 6 cm.

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IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control

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EISSN

1525-8955

ISSN

0885-3010

Publication Date

January 2002

Volume

49

Issue

1

Start / End Page

114 / 124

Related Subject Headings

  • Ultrasonography
  • Transducers
  • Phantoms, Imaging
  • Neoplasms
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Humans
  • Equipment Design
  • Carotid Arteries
  • Cardiac Volume
 

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Yen, J. T., & Smith, S. W. (2002). Real-time rectilinear volumetric imaging. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 49(1), 114–124. https://doi.org/10.1109/58.981389
Yen, Jesse T., and Stephen W. Smith. “Real-time rectilinear volumetric imaging.IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control 49, no. 1 (January 2002): 114–24. https://doi.org/10.1109/58.981389.
Yen JT, Smith SW. Real-time rectilinear volumetric imaging. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2002 Jan;49(1):114–24.
Yen, Jesse T., and Stephen W. Smith. “Real-time rectilinear volumetric imaging.IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 49, no. 1, Jan. 2002, pp. 114–24. Epmc, doi:10.1109/58.981389.
Yen JT, Smith SW. Real-time rectilinear volumetric imaging. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2002 Jan;49(1):114–124.

Published In

IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control

DOI

EISSN

1525-8955

ISSN

0885-3010

Publication Date

January 2002

Volume

49

Issue

1

Start / End Page

114 / 124

Related Subject Headings

  • Ultrasonography
  • Transducers
  • Phantoms, Imaging
  • Neoplasms
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Humans
  • Equipment Design
  • Carotid Arteries
  • Cardiac Volume