2D ultrasonic transducer array for two dimensional and three dimensional imaging
US6419633B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/06
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasonic 2D array has elements extending in two dimensions which can be individually controlled and operated to form a 2D array for scanning a volumetric region in three dimensions. Individual ones of the elements can also be selected and operated together to form a 1D array for scanning a planar region in two dimensions. An ultrasonic probe containing the inventive array can be quickly switched between two and three dimensional imaging modes to produce both a three dimensional image and a two dimensional image in real time.
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