公开(公告)号：US5916170A

公开(公告)日：1999-06-29

申请号：US158969

申请日：1998-09-21

申请人： Matthew L. Kolz ,  Peter J. Fitzgerald ,  Gordon S. Kino

发明人： Matthew L. Kolz ,  Peter J. Fitzgerald ,  Gordon S. Kino

IPC分类号： A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/4461 ,  A61B8/445

摘要： An ultrasound imaging apparatus for measuring the curvature of a vessel consisting of a distal transducer mounted on a transducer supporting device. A resilient deformable material is attached to the transducer supporting device and allows the angular orientation of the transducer to change based on the local vessel curvature. The ultrasound imaging apparatus emits ultrasound radiation from multiple pulsed electronic signals as the apparatus is moved through a vessel or sheath catheter at a known velocity. The distal transducer receives the scattered ultrasound radiation and differences in the phase shifts of the scattered ultrasound radiation are analyzed to detect or measure curvature.

摘要翻译： 一种用于测量由安装在换能器支撑装置上的远端换能器组成的血管的曲率的超声波成像装置。 弹性可变形材料附接到换能器支撑装置，并且允许换能器的角度取向基于局部血管曲率而改变。 当设备以已知速度移动通过血管或鞘导管时，超声成像设备从多个脉冲电子信号发射超声波辐射。 远端换能器接收散射超声波，并分析散射超声波相移的差异，以检测或测量曲率。