Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ultrasound imaging with sparse array probes
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Application No.: US15418534Application Date: 2017-01-27
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Publication No.: US10856846B2Publication Date: 2020-12-08
- Inventor: Henry A. Davis , Donald F. Specht , Josef R. Call , Sharon L. Adam , David M. Smith , Erik Gokbora
- Applicant: MAUI IMAGING, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: MAUI IMAGING, INC.
- Current Assignee: MAUI IMAGING, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Shay Glenn LLP
- Main IPC: A61B8/00
- IPC: A61B8/00 ; G01S15/89 ; B06B1/06 ; G01S7/52 ; A61B8/14 ; A61B8/08
Abstract:
Sparse arrays of transducer elements may be beneficial in providing ultrasound transducer probes with a wide total aperture while containing a manageable number of transducer elements. Sparse arrays made with bulk piezoelectric materials or with arrays of micro-elements can be effectively with ping-based multiple aperture ultrasound imaging techniques to perform real-time volumetric imaging.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170209121A1 ULTRASOUND IMAGING WITH SPARSE ARRAY PROBES Public/Granted day:2017-07-27
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