Ultrasound transducer mounting assembly
US6378376B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10K11/352
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention provides a mounting assembly, for use with an ultrasound transducer attached to an ultrasound machine, for determining the spacial relationship between a succession of 2D image slices of a target of a subject, generated by the ultrasound machine. The mounting assembly comprises: (i) means to mount an ultrasound transducer; (ii) means to engage a surface of the subject in the proximity of the target, the means to engage a surface being moveably attached to the means to mount an ultrasound transducer; and (iii) sensing means, in communication with the means to engage a surface, to measure the movement of the means to engage a surface during acquisition of the succession of 2D image slices. Preferably, the sensing means comprises a tilt sensor and a displacement sensor.
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