Patent · US Expired

Acoustic micro imaging method and apparatus for capturing 4D acoustic reflection virtual samples

US6895820B2 · kind B2 · utility

18Cited by

12References

23Claims

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Assignee

Sonoscan, Inc. · US

Inventors

Michael G. Oravecz · Lombard, US
Alan Basterfield · Sturminster Newton, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 24, 2001
Grant date	May 24, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 10, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2291/015
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

For use in acoustic micro imaging, a method (and implementing apparatus) is disclosed for creating a 4D virtual sample data memory. The method comprises employing a pulsed ultrasonic microscope probe to interrogate a sample at three-dimensionally varied locations in the sample. Data developed by the microscope probe includes for each location interrogated a digitized A-scan for that location. The developed data is stored in a data memory.

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