CN205006921U - Through urethral bladder diasonograph and transducer - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a through urethral bladder diasonograph and transducer, this diagnostic equipment includes: diameter 0.5mm-5mm's ultrasound catheter, its front end install the bladder ultrasonic transducer that central frequency is 5MHz-20MHz, and withdrawing drive arrangement is connected to the rear end, withdrawing drive arrangement connects electronic imaging system. This transducer includes: zonulae occludens's back sheet, piezoelectric layer and the ultrasound energy transducing unit that acoustic matching layer constitutes in proper order. The utility model discloses a through urethral bladder diasonograph and transducer sends ultrasonic transducer into the bladder position through the urethra, has shortened detection distance, has improved frequency of operation, and then has improved imaging resolution.

Description

A kind of transurethral bladder diasonograph and transducer

Technical field

This utility model relates to bladder diagnostic apparatus, particularly the transurethral bladder diasonograph of one and transducer.

Background technology

Bladder is positioned at the start-up portion of urethra, is human body urine-collecting device official, and urine storage amount can to 300 ~ 500ml, and time full, maximum diameter is about 10cm.Urethra diameter is about 5mm.Be limited to the diameter of urethra, the bladder ultrasonic diagnosis mode that Hospitals at Present uses has usually through stomach wall checking method, per rectum method.These methods all will be intercepted by other thicker tissue.The ultrasound inspection methods that current frequency of utilization is the highest is per rectum inspection, as shown in Figure 8, per-rectum ultrasonic probe 7 is delivered to the detected part of bladder 5 by ultrasound catheter through rectum 6, as can be seen from Figure, also across rectum 6 and wall of urinary bladder between per-rectum ultrasonic probe 7 and the detected part of bladder 5, in order to ensure the penetration capacity of ultrasonic signal, its operating frequency is usually at about 6.5MHz.

For transrectal ultrasonography, the axial resolution detected can be expressed as: Ra=1/2*c*n/f (wherein c represents the velocity of sound, n represents the pulse period, f represent mid frequency), is about 346um (1/2*1500m*Hz/6.5MHz*3) when 6.5MHz.

The lateral resolution of transrectal ultrasonography can be expressed as: Rl=F#*c/f (wherein c represents the velocity of sound, n represents the pulse period, F# represents image-forming range and the ratio in probe aperture), is about 5767um (4cm/4mm*1500m*Hz/6.5MHz) when 6.5MHz.

The resolution that existing medical ultrasound detects bladder is all lower, may affect the accuracy of Clinical detection, therefore, is necessary that proposing one carries high-resolution bladder ultrasonic testing system.

Utility model content

This utility model is for above-mentioned problems of the prior art, a kind of transurethral bladder diasonograph and transducer are proposed, it utilizes ultrasound catheter that ultrasonic transducer per urethra in body is sent to bladder detected part, effectively reduce detecting distance, effectively can improve operating frequency, and then improve its axial resolution and lateral resolution, guarantee the accuracy of Clinical detection.

For solving the problems of the technologies described above, this utility model is achieved by the following technical solution:

This utility model provides a kind of transurethral bladder diasonograph, and it comprises:

Ultrasound catheter, the front end of described ultrasound catheter is provided with intravesical ultrasonic transducer; The diameter of described ultrasound catheter is 0.5mm ~ 5mm; The mid frequency of described intravesical ultrasonic transducer is 5MHz ~ 20MHz, and described ultrasound catheter is used for per urethra and described intravesical ultrasonic transducer is sent into bladder detected part;

Withdraw/driving device;

And electronic imaging system, it is mounted with the electronic unit rebuilding image; Wherein:

The rear end of described ultrasound catheter withdraws with described/and driving device is connected; Describedly to withdraw/driving device is connected with described electronic imaging system.

Intravesical ultrasonic transducer of the present utility model is microsensor, can enter bladder position by per urethra (diameter is generally less than 5mm).Describedly to withdraw/ultrasound catheter first delivered to bladder position by seal wire by driving device, then slowly withdraw ultrasound catheter and carry out ultrasonic examination, just can see a series of bladder cross-sectional image and 3-D view on the display screen of electronic imaging system, assist clinicians is diagnosed intravesical pathological changes, doctor also can be guided to carry out performing the operation or doing biopsy by its image.

Ultrasonic transducer per urethra is sent into bladder position by this utility model, shortens detecting distance, reduces the scattering strength of urinary bladder imaging environment; The decay of the higher unit distance of frequency is larger, and in order to ensure the intensity of signal, frequency and image-forming range are inversely proportional to; Therefore, after detecting distance shortens, can operating frequency be improved, and then improve the resolution of ultrasonic bladder detected image, make Clinical detection more accurate.

The sound intensity that medical ultrasound detects is defined as the acoustic energy in unit are, namely equals the ratio of total energy W and beam area:

$I=\frac{W}{S}$

Obviously, for given acoustical power, reduce beam area S, just can increase sound intensity I, thus improve the signal to noise ratio of image checking.

For given Space Angle d Ω, ultrasonic scattering sound intensity is to the volume integral in space.Wherein Sv is volume scattering coefficient.Dv is scattering volume unit, is defined as wherein: r is ultrasonic transducer range-to-go, and c is the velocity of sound, and τ is pulse length; with be respectively the sensing angle factor of transmitting and receiving, its principle as shown in Figure 3.

Be not difficult to find out, reduce to point to angle factor with to directly improve the resolution of image checking.Intravesical ultrasonic transducer of the present utility model is higher than existing per-rectum ultrasonic transducer operating frequency, along with the raising of the operating frequency of instrument, points to angle factor with diminish, thus improve the resolution of image checking.

Preferably, described intravesical ultrasonic transducer is column type array ultrasound transducer; Described intravesical ultrasonic transducer comprises the ultrasonic transduction unit of multiple 360 degree of distributions along the face of cylinder, without the need to rotating.Column type array ultrasound transducer is by multiple multi-beam transducer formed along the circumferential edge of cylinder along array, and the center of cylindrical transducer is back lining materials and suitable electronic device, and the unit of strip is distributed on the face of cylinder by certain acoustical demands.

Preferably, described intravesical ultrasonic transducer is intravesical ultrasonic focusing energy transducer, can make it have focusing function, also can add focusing unit in the front end of ultrasonic transducer by carrying out improvement to the self structure of ultrasonic transducer.When intravesical ultrasonic transducer has focusing function, not only reduce sensing angle factor with improve the resolution of image checking; Also reduce scattering volume dv simultaneously, reduce further the scattering strength of intravesical environment, thus improve the signal to noise ratio (signal dispersion noise ratio) of image checking, improve the definition of imaging, i.e. the quality of image.

The realization of this utility model focus supersonic technology can be divided into by the method realized: (1) frame for movement focuses on; (2) electron focusing.Frame for movement focuses on and whole acoustic structure can be divided into again to focus on and sound lens focusing.

Preferably, described intravesical ultrasonic transducer comprises close-connected backing layer, piezoelectric layer and acoustic matching layer successively; Wherein:

Described backing layer and/or described piezoelectric layer and/or described acoustic matching layer have mechanical curved surface, it adopts whole acoustic structure focusing technology to realize focusing on, the radius of curvature of described mechanical curved surface is determined according to predetermined focal distance f, (ionospheric) focussing factor K is defined as the ratio of focal distance f and transducer aperture d, that is: the size of K=f/d, aperture d can be determined according to predetermined (ionospheric) focussing factor K and focal distance f.

Preferably, described intravesical ultrasonic transducer comprises close-connected backing layer, piezoelectric layer sound, matching layer and acoustic lens successively; Wherein:

Described acoustic lens has mechanical curved surface, it is sound lens focusing, and its radius of curvature is determined according to predetermined focal distance f, and (ionospheric) focussing factor K is defined as the ratio of focal distance f and transducer aperture d, that is: the size of K=f/d, aperture d can be determined according to predetermined (ionospheric) focussing factor K and focal distance f.

Preferably, described acoustic lens is plano-convex or planoconcave lens.

Preferably, described intravesical ultrasonic focusing energy transducer comprises multiple ultrasonic transduction unit and multiple delay circuit, and it is electron focusing; Wherein:

Each described ultrasonic transduction unit connects a described delay circuit, and in order to compensation sound wave from focus to the time difference caused by the path difference of each ultrasonic transduction unit, path difference and time difference are determined according to predetermined centre-to-centre spacing deviation; I-th ultrasonic transduction unit is D to the distance of central axis _i, by centre-to-centre spacing deviation D _ithe path difference introduced is: ${\mathrm{\ΔR}}_i=f\·\[\sqrt{1+{\left(\frac{D_i}{f}\right)}^2}-1\],$ Time difference T _ifor: $T_i=\frac{{\mathrm{\ΔR}}_i}{c}=\frac{f}{c}\·\[\sqrt{1+{\left(\frac{D_i}{f}\right)}^2}-1\],$ Wherein: i=1,2 ..., 5, f is focal length, and c is the velocity of sound.

This utility model also provides a kind of intravesical ultrasonic transducer, and it comprises: ultrasonic transduction unit; It comprises close-connected backing layer, piezoelectric layer and acoustic matching layer successively; Wherein:

The mid frequency of described ultrasonic transduction unit is 5MHz ~ 20MHz;

Described ultrasonic transduction unit is used for converting electrical signals to ultrasonic signal and launches, also for the ultrasonic signal received is converted to the signal of telecommunication.

Preferably, also comprise focus ultrasonic unit, focus on for the ultrasonic signal launched described ultrasonic transduction unit.

Preferably, described focusing unit is specially the mechanical curved surface formed on described backing layer, described piezoelectric layer and described acoustic matching layer.

Preferably, described focusing unit is specially the acoustic lens with mechanical curved surface, the acoustic matching layer compact siro spinning technology of described acoustic lens and described ultrasonic transduction unit.

Preferably, described ultrasonic transduction unit comprises multiple;

Described focusing unit is specially multiple delay circuit, and each described ultrasonic transduction unit connects a described delay circuit.

Compared to prior art, this utility model has the following advantages:

(1) the transurethral bladder diasonograph of one that provides of this utility model and transducer, sends ultrasonic transducer per urethra into intravesical, reduces the distance of ultrasonic transducer and bladder, operating frequency can be brought up to 5MHz ~ 20MHz; Thus improve axial resolution and lateral resolution, and then effectively improve the ultrasonic resolution of bladder detected image and the accuracy of Clinical detection;

(2) transurethral bladder diasonograph of the present utility model and transducer, efficiently reduce detecting distance, and then reduce the scattering strength of urinary bladder imaging environment, improve the signal to noise ratio (signal dispersion noise ratio) of image checking, improve the definition of imaging, improve the investigative range of diagnostic apparatus simultaneously;

(3) when transurethral bladder ultrasonic transducer of the present utility model has focusing function, the scattering strength of intravesical environment can be reduced further, improve the signal to noise ratio of image checking further, thus improve the definition of imaging.

Certainly, implement arbitrary product of the present utility model might not need to reach above-described all advantages simultaneously.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, embodiment of the present utility model is described further:

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the column type array energy transducer of embodiment 1 of the present utility model;

Fig. 2 is the cross-sectional view of the column type array ultrasound transducer of embodiment 1 of the present utility model;

Fig. 3 is the volume scattering coefficient of ultrasonic transducer and the schematic diagram of diffuse sound intensity;

Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of the ultrasonic transduction unit that employing whole acoustic structure of the present utility model focuses on;

Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of the ultrasonic transduction unit of employing Acoustic focusing of the present utility model;

Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram of transurethral bladder diasonograph of the present utility model;

Fig. 7 is the detection schematic diagram of transurethral bladder diasonograph of the present utility model;

Fig. 8 is the detection schematic diagram of existing per-rectum bladder diasonograph.

Label declaration: 1-ultrasound catheter, 2-withdraws/driving device, 3-electronic imaging system, 4-urethra, 5-bladder, 6-rectum, the per-rectum ultrasonic probe of 7-;

11-intravesical ultrasonic transducer;

111-backing layer, 112-piezoelectric layer, 113-acoustic matching layer, 114-acoustic lens.

Detailed description of the invention

Below embodiment of the present utility model is elaborated; the present embodiment is implemented under premised on technical solutions of the utility model; give detailed embodiment and concrete operating process, but protection domain of the present utility model is not limited to following embodiment.

Intravesical ultrasonic transducer of the present utility model, comprising: ultrasonic transduction unit, and it comprises close-connected backing layer, piezoelectric layer and acoustic matching layer successively, and the aperture of ultrasonic transducer is 2mm ~ 3mm; Ultrasonic transduction unit is used for converting electrical signals to ultrasonic signal and launches, also for the ultrasonic signal received is converted to the signal of telecommunication.

Embodiment 1: the intravesical ultrasonic transducer of column type array

Be illustrated in figure 1 the schematic diagram of the intravesical ultrasonic focusing energy transducer 11 of the present embodiment, be illustrated in figure 2 its cross-sectional view, intravesical ultrasonic focusing energy transducer 11 comprises multiple ultrasonic transduction unit, each ultrasonic transduction unit comprises close-connected backing layer 111, piezoelectric layer 112 and acoustic matching layer 113 successively, ultrasonic transduction unit is 360 degree of arrangements around the face of cylinder, each ultrasonic transducer connects a circuit, by each ultrasonic transduction unit of ultrasonic main frame sequential energisation, thus realize 360 degree of transmittings, reception ultrasonic signal.

In above-described embodiment, the material of piezoelectric layer 112 can be piezoceramic material, piezoelectric thick material, piezoelectric film material, piezo-electric ceramic composite material or piezoelectric monocrystalline composite material; Intravesical ultrasonic focusing energy transducer can be PMUT or CMUT.

Embodiment 2: the intravesical ultrasonic focusing energy transducer of column type array

The present embodiment adds focusing function on the basis of embodiment 1, it increases focusing unit to each ultrasonic transduction unit, focus on transducing unit to focus on or electron focusing for frame for movement, frame for movement focuses on and whole acoustic structure can be divided into again to focus on and sound lens focusing.

Be illustrated in figure 4 the schematic diagram of the ultrasonic transduction unit that whole acoustic structure focuses on, wherein: backing layer 111, piezoelectric layer 112 and acoustic matching layer 113 all have mechanical curved surface, the radius of curvature of three can calculate according to the requirement of focusing acoustic field and set.(ionospheric) focussing factor K is defined as the ratio of focal distance f and transducer aperture d, that is: K=f/d.After given (ionospheric) focussing factor K and focal distance f, just can calculate the size of aperture d.

Be illustrated in figure 5 the schematic diagram of the ultrasonic transduction unit that acoustic lens focuses on, it has the acoustic lens 114 of mechanical curved surface in the setting below of acoustic matching layer 113, and its radius of curvature can calculate according to the requirement of focusing acoustic field and set.Acoustic lens 114 can be planoconvex lens or planoconcave lens, and it determines according to the velocity of sound of lens material.For the lens material of the velocity of sound lower than the medium velocity of sound, be planoconvex lens, as shown in phantom in Figure 5; For the lens material of the velocity of sound higher than the medium velocity of sound, be planoconcave lens, as shown in solid line in Fig. 5.

Electron focusing is the mode by arranging multiple delay circuit, output termination delay circuit of each ultrasonic transduction unit, carrys out compensation sound wave from focus to the time difference caused by the path difference of each ultrasonic transduction unit.

Embodiment 3: bladder diasonograph

As shown in Figure 6, for the structural representation of the bladder diasonograph of the present embodiment, it comprises ultrasound catheter 1, withdraw/driving device 2 and electronic imaging system 3, the front end of ultrasound catheter 1 is provided with intravesical ultrasonic transducer, rear end connection withdraws/driving device 2, withdraw/driving device 2 is connected with electronic imaging system 3, the electronic unit rebuilding image is mounted with in electronic imaging system 3, rebuild bladder cross-sectional image and 3-D view according to the ultrasonic signal received, thus judge bladder diseases according to image.Wherein: intravesical ultrasonic transducer is the intravesical ultrasonic transducer such as described by embodiment 1,2, and the aperture of ultrasonic transducer is millimeter magnitude herein, between 0.5mm ~ 5mm, bladder position can be entered by ultrasound catheter per urethra.

Be illustrated in figure 7 the detection schematic diagram of the transurethral bladder diasonograph of the present embodiment, intravesical ultrasonic transducer per urethra 4 is directly sent to the inside of bladder 5 by ultrasound catheter 1, reduce the distance of ultrasonic transducer and bladder 5, thus the operating frequency of ultrasonic transducer can be improved, improve the quality of diagnostic apparatus imaging, resolution and definition, improve the accuracy of diagnosis.

The detection method of transurethral bladder diasonograph of the present utility model comprises the following steps:

S11: be that the intravesical ultrasonic transducer of 5MHz ~ 20MHz sends into bladder detected part by the ultrasound catheter per urethra that diameter is 0.5mm ~ 5mm by mid frequency, to reduce the detecting distance of intravesical ultrasonic transducer, provide operating frequency;

S12: to bladder detected part 360 degree transmitting, receive ultrasonic signal, to know the cross sectional information of bladder detected part;

S13: simultaneously withdraw intravesical ultrasonic transducer, to know the cross sectional information of the multiple bladder detected part withdrawing diverse location place on path.

Step S12 can also comprise: focus on the ultrasonic signal launched, imaging resolution is improved with the sensing angle factor reducing ultrasonic signal, reduce scattering volume simultaneously and reduce the scattering strength of bladder detected part to ultrasonic signal, further raising imaging resolution, and increase ultrasound detection scope.

Disclosed herein is only preferred embodiment of the present utility model, and this description is chosen and specifically described these embodiments, and being to explain principle of the present utility model and practical application better, is not to restriction of the present utility model.The modifications and variations that any those skilled in the art do within the scope of description, all should drop in scope that this utility model protects.

Claims (12)

1. a transurethral bladder diasonograph, is characterized in that, comprising:

Ultrasound catheter, the front end of described ultrasound catheter is provided with intravesical ultrasonic transducer, and the diameter of described ultrasound catheter is 0.5mm ~ 5mm; The mid frequency of described intravesical ultrasonic transducer is 5MHz ~ 20MHz, and described ultrasound catheter is used for per urethra and described intravesical ultrasonic transducer is sent into bladder detected part;

Withdraw/driving device;

And electronic imaging system, it is mounted with the electronic unit rebuilding image; Wherein:

The rear end of described ultrasound catheter withdraws with described/and driving device is connected; Describedly to withdraw/driving device is connected with described electronic imaging system.

2. bladder diasonograph according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described intravesical ultrasonic transducer is column type array ultrasound transducer, and described intravesical ultrasonic transducer comprises the ultrasonic transduction unit of multiple 360 degree of distributions along the face of cylinder.

3. bladder diasonograph according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described intravesical ultrasonic transducer is intravesical ultrasonic focusing energy transducer.

4. bladder diasonograph according to claim 3, is characterized in that, described intravesical ultrasonic transducer comprises close-connected backing layer, piezoelectric layer and acoustic matching layer successively; Wherein:

Described backing layer and/or described piezoelectric layer and/or described acoustic matching layer have mechanical curved surface, the radius of curvature of described mechanical curved surface is determined according to predetermined focal distance f, (ionospheric) focussing factor K is defined as the ratio of focal distance f and transducer aperture d, that is: the size of K=f/d, aperture d can be determined according to predetermined (ionospheric) focussing factor K and focal distance f.

5. bladder diasonograph according to claim 3, is characterized in that, described intravesical ultrasonic transducer comprises close-connected backing layer, piezoelectric layer sound, matching layer and acoustic lens successively; Wherein:

Described acoustic lens has mechanical curved surface, and its radius of curvature is determined according to predetermined focal distance f, and (ionospheric) focussing factor K is defined as the ratio of focal distance f and transducer aperture d, that is: K=f/d, and the size of aperture d can be determined according to predetermined (ionospheric) focussing factor K and focal distance f.

6. bladder diasonograph according to claim 5, is characterized in that, described acoustic lens is plano-convex or planoconcave lens.

7. bladder diasonograph according to claim 3, is characterized in that, described intravesical ultrasonic focusing energy transducer comprises multiple ultrasonic transduction unit and multiple delay circuit; Wherein:

Each described ultrasonic transduction unit connects a described delay circuit, and in order to compensation sound wave from focus to the time difference caused by the path difference of each ultrasonic transduction unit, path difference and time difference are determined according to predetermined centre-to-centre spacing deviation; I-th ultrasonic transduction unit is D to the distance of central axis _i, by centre-to-centre spacing deviation D _ithe path difference introduced is: time difference T _ifor: wherein: i=1,2 ..., 5, f is focal length, and c is the velocity of sound.

8. an intravesical ultrasonic transducer, is characterized in that, comprising: ultrasonic transduction unit; It comprises close-connected backing layer, piezoelectric layer and acoustic matching layer successively; Wherein:

The mid frequency of described ultrasonic transduction unit is 5MHz ~ 20MHz;

Described ultrasonic transduction unit is used for converting electrical signals to ultrasonic signal and launches, also for the ultrasonic signal received is converted to the signal of telecommunication.

9. intravesical ultrasonic transducer according to claim 8, is characterized in that, also comprises focus ultrasonic unit, focuses on for the ultrasonic signal launched described ultrasonic transduction unit.

10. intravesical ultrasonic transducer according to claim 9, is characterized in that, described focusing unit is specially the mechanical curved surface formed on described backing layer, described piezoelectric layer and described acoustic matching layer.

11. intravesical ultrasonic transducers according to claim 9, it is characterized in that, described focusing unit is specially the acoustic lens with mechanical curved surface, the acoustic matching layer compact siro spinning technology of described acoustic lens and described ultrasonic transduction unit.

12. intravesical ultrasonic transducers according to claim 9, is characterized in that, described ultrasonic transduction unit comprises multiple;

Described focusing unit is specially multiple delay circuit, and each described ultrasonic transduction unit connects a described delay circuit.