Three-dimensional ultrasonic scan probe
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    发明授权
    Three-dimensional ultrasonic scan probe 失效
    三维超声波扫描探头

    公开(公告)号:US06615662B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-09

    申请号:US09839352

    申请日:2001-04-20

    IPC分类号: G01N2904

    摘要: A plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements are arranged on the top surface of a probe, which is a concave spherical surface, so that ultrasonic beams transmitted from the ultrasonic transducer elements will intersect at a point coincident with the center of curvature of a curve delineated by the top surface. At this time, the acoustic lines conically propagate over a region beyond the point of intersection. Namely, the ultrasonic beams transmitted from the ultrasonic transducer elements pass through the point of intersection coincident with the center of curvature, and then conically and three-dimensionally propagate over the region beyond the point of intersection. Thus, acoustic lines are three-dimensionally transmitted to a wide region beyond an intercostal part of a physiological body or any other narrow space, and echoes returned from the region are received. Consequently, the wide region can be three-dimensionally monitored.

    摘要翻译: 多个超声波换能器元件布置在探针的顶表面上,该探针是凹球面,使得从超声波换能器元件发射的超声波束将在与由该超声波换能器元件所描绘的曲线的曲率中心重合的点处相交 顶面。 此时,声线在超过交点的区域上圆锥形地传播。 也就是说,从超声波换能器元件发射的超声波束通过与曲率中心一致的交点,然后在交叉点之上的区域上圆锥形地和三维地传播。 因此,声线被三维地传输到超过生理体的肋间部分或任何其他狭窄空间的宽区域,并且接收从该区域返回的回波。 因此,可以三维监视广域。