摘要:
With respect to an insert and an attachment member, after an insertion length of an optical fiber into a hollow tube is adjusted, it is possible to suppress the change of the insertion length of the optical fiber. An optical fiber (61) is inserted into an inside portion of a hollow tube of an insert and guides light emitted from a light source. A base end section (52) includes an optical fiber insertion part (53) used for inserting the optical fiber (61). An optical fiber fixing member (77) fixes the optical fiber (61) at a position spaced from a distal end of the optical fiber (61). The optical fiber insertion part (53) has a first portion (71) into which the optical fiber fixing member (77) is inserted. The first portion (71) has at least three protrusions protruding toward the center at positions spaced from each other in a circumferential direction. A size of the optical fiber fixing member (77) in a direction perpendicular to an insertion direction into the first portion (71) is larger than that of an inside portion of the first portion (71), and the optical fiber fixing member (77) is harder than the first portion (71).
摘要:
The present invention is: a composition for an acoustic wave probe containing a polysiloxane mixture including a polysiloxane having a vinyl group, a polysiloxane having two or more Si-H groups in the molecular chain thereof, and silica particles which are surface treated and have an average primary particle diameter of more than 16 nm and less than 100 nm; a silicone resin for an acoustic wave probe; an acoustic wave probe; an acoustic wave measurement device; an ultrasonic diagnostic device; an ultrasonic probe; a photoacoustic wave measurement device; and an ultrasonic endoscope.
摘要:
An ultrasound gel is provided for use with internal ultrasound imaging and/or therapy. The gel can have acoustic properties that can closely match a soft tissue to be imaged/treated and can be of a high viscosity that is maintained at body temperature. In some embodiments, the gel can act as a lubricant and, although water based, can be hydrophobic and not dissolve in bodily fluids. In some embodiments, the gel can be sterile, safe for ingestion, safe for application over mucous membranes, and include a preservative. In order to achieve sterility while maintaining a desired viscosity range, the gel can include a viscosity stabilising agent such as a viscosity protection agent for protection from radiation induced breakdown. In some embodiments, methods of altering or maintaining the viscosity of a gel is provided.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a device for tissue-characterization, designed for effective sensor-to-tissue contact. The device includes an element, having a rigid surface of a linear cross-section, on which at least one sensor is arranged, and a mechanism for applying a force to a soft tissue, the line of force being at an acute angle with the rigid surface, for stretching or stretching and pushing the soft tissue against the rigid surface, thus achieving effective contact between the tissue and the at least one sensor. In consequence, the accuracy of the sensing is improved. In accordance with another embodiment, a plurality of sensors is employed, arranged along a curved element, for providing three-dimensional information regarding the tissue, for example, by small-scale computerized tomography.
摘要:
The present invention provides an ultrasound imaging system and an ultrasound imaging method for improving the imaging quality of the desired imaging plane in the volume of interest of a subject. According to the present invention, it is possible to directly scan the desired imaging plane by exploiting the capability of a 2D matrix ultrasound transducer and/or the flexibility of the position/orientation of the ultrasound probe. In some cases, the setting parameters of the transducer elements can be adjusted so that the ultrasound signal transmitted from the transducer elements is able to derive ultrasound echo data of the desired imaging plane without moving the probe. In other cases where the desired imaging plane cannot be directly scanned without changing the position/orientation of the ultrasound probe, the position/orientation of the ultrasound probe can be adjusted by means of user interaction, namely by outputting the instruction for guiding the user to move the probe so as to enable direct scanning of the desired imaging plane. In this way, the image of the desired imaging plane is not reconstructed by interpolation of the ultrasound echo data of the plurality of scanning planes (which are determined by the setting parameters of the transducer elements), but instead it is reconstructed from the ultrasound echo data of the desired imaging plane itself. In other words, the desired imaging plane is directly scanned. Thus, the image quality of the desired imaging plane is improved and may help doctors conduct a more accurate diagnosis.
摘要:
The invention features methods for the manufacture of electrical components such as ultrasound transducers. In particular, the invention provides methods of patterning electrodes, e.g., in the connection of an ultrasound transducer to an electrical circuit; methods of depositing metal on surfaces; and methods of making integrated matching layers for an ultrasound transducer. The invention also features ultrasound transducers produced by the methods described herein.
摘要:
The present invention provides improved medical imaging apparatuses, systems and methods, especially those using ultrasonography. For example, an imaging system can include a transducer, a scanner, a signal processing unit, and a display unit. The scanner, coupled to the transducer, can convert analog signals to a plurality of digital signals. The signal processing unit, coupled to the scanner, can be configured to: receive the plurality of digital signals; multiply a first magnitude estimate of the plurality of digital signals by a probability that an actual magnitude of the plurality of digital signals is greater than zero to determine a second magnitude; and form an image based on the second magnitude estimate. The display unit displays the image. The present invention also provides for products produced by the methods of the present invention and for apparatuses used to perform the methods of the present invention.
摘要:
The present invention provides a device and a method for reconstructing a medical image and a computer-readable recording medium for recording a program for executing the method. According to the present invention, without additionally capturing a two-dimensional medical image but by using pre-captured three-dimensional medical image information, a corresponding image is properly positioned in a three-dimensional space, errors, generated due to inaccurate posture of a patient when images are being captured, are corrected and then a two-dimensional medical image is generated by means of an automatic reconstruction method. To this end, the present invention comprises: a geometry correction unit for correcting the geometry of a three-dimensional medical image information such that a three-dimensional medical image is properly positioned in a three-dimensional space; a setting unit for setting an image information utilization section for the three-dimensional medical image information; and a reconstructing unit for reconstructing a two-dimensional medical image by means of summation in the two-dimensional viewing direction the three-dimensional medical image information of the image information utilization section.
摘要:
A photoacoustic measurement probe and a probe unit capable of preventing generation of artifacts in a photoacoustic measurement apparatus are obtained. In a photoacoustic measurement probe 11 having a light emitting unit 40 that emits measurement light L toward a subject, an acoustic wave detection element 20 that detects an acoustic wave emitted from a portion of the subject that has received the measurement light L, and a housing 50 which has a surface 50a facing the subject at the time of use and in which the light emitting unit 40 and the acoustic wave detection element 20 are housed, at least one slit 45 that is opened to the housing surface 50a and that extends from the housing surface 50a toward the inside of the housing is provided between the light emitting unit 40 and the acoustic wave detection element 20.