EP0590176B1 - Ultraschall-Wandleranordnung mit einer akustischen Anpassungsschicht - Google Patents
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- EP0590176B1 EP0590176B1 EP92116561A EP92116561A EP0590176B1 EP 0590176 B1 EP0590176 B1 EP 0590176B1 EP 92116561 A EP92116561 A EP 92116561A EP 92116561 A EP92116561 A EP 92116561A EP 0590176 B1 EP0590176 B1 EP 0590176B1
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- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
- G10K11/02—Mechanical acoustic impedances; Impedance matching, e.g. by horns; Acoustic resonators
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
- B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
- B06B1/00—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
- B06B1/02—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy
- B06B1/06—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction
- B06B1/0644—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using a single piezoelectric element
- B06B1/0662—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using a single piezoelectric element with an electrode on the sensitive surface
- B06B1/067—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using a single piezoelectric element with an electrode on the sensitive surface which is used as, or combined with, an impedance matching layer
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- the invention relates to a medical ultrasound transducer arrangement with an electroacoustic transducer part and with is assigned to at least one acoustic adaptation layer to adjust an acoustic impedance of the electro-acoustic Transducer part to an acoustic impedance of a study area of a patient.
- Matching layers are used in ultrasound technology, around reflections outside of an object Interfaces of two materials with different impedance to reduce or, if possible, lossless the ultrasonic energy from the transducer part to the object under examination and back transferred to.
- at least one adjustment layer arranged between the two materials.
- Adjustment layers for acoustic adjustment an electroacoustic transducer part to an object under examination used.
- an acoustic Swamp or damping body with at least one adaptation layer be adapted to the converter part.
- a porous sintered metal body is known from EP-A 0 031 049, which is designed as a lead section to an electro-acoustic Coupling the transducer acoustically to a workpiece.
- the porosity reduces the speed of sound, whereby the total pore volume is decisive. If the pore dimensions chosen smaller than the ultrasonic wavelengths becomes the sound attenuation caused by scattering small compared to the material-related sound attenuation.
- the Pore volume can be practically determined by the grain size of the metal powder to adjust.
- the invention is based on the object, a simple constructed ultrasound transducer arrangement with an acoustic specify homogeneous adaptation layer, its function determining Properties can be set in a wide range can.
- the acoustic adaptation layer an electrically conductive scaffold made of sintered Metal powder particles with interconnected spaces involves the size of the particles being smaller than the wavelength of an acoustic wave in the matching layer is and that the spaces with a curable Potting material are filled.
- the electrically conductive scaffold simplifies the structure of the ultrasonic transducer arrangement in that that over the matching layer of the electroacoustic Converter part can be contacted or shielded.
- the sintering makes it stable and electrically conductive Connection of the particles in the scaffold ensured. over the choice of material and the size of the particles can be acoustic Impedance can be set in a wide range, so that a wide variety of acoustic adjustment problems are solved can.
- the size of the particles depends on the one used Ultrasound frequency. The lower the frequency, the more the particles may be larger without any disturbing scatter to cause the ultrasonic wave. The smallness of the particles also provides a homogeneous distribution of acoustic impedance for sure.
- volume fraction of the particles in the matching layer is between 5% and 95%. With low volumes the hardenable potting material guarantees sufficient mechanical Stability. It has also been found that with a volume fraction of the particles of 95% the spaces remain connected to each other, so that also adaptation layers with a high volume fraction of the particles without Air pockets can be created.
- the volume fraction is the particles between 10% and 60%. Adjustment layers, where the volume fraction of the particles in this Range, can be done without complex manufacturing measures produce.
- the particles are similar, whereby a particularly high homogeneity is achieved becomes.
- the particles are dendritic shaped, creating matching layers with a small volume fraction of the particles are produced can.
- the particles are spherically shaped, which means medium and high volume fractions can be realized.
- the Particles of copper are easy to sinter under protective gas and in various particle shapes, such as B. spherical or dendritic forms.
- the potting material a curable synthetic resin. So that the gaps can at normal ambient temperature with the sealing compound be filled.
- the adaptation layer borders directly to a surface of the transducer part.
- the adaptation layer thus fulfills on the one hand Function of the acoustic adjustment and on the other hand also the Function of the electrical contact on the electroacoustic Converter part.
- the ultrasonic transducer arrangement 2 comprises as electroacoustic transducer part 4 a transducer array for Transmission of ultrasound waves into the examination area 3 and for receiving echo signals therefrom.
- the electro-acoustic Transducer arrangement or the transducer array 4 exists from a variety of similar, side by side arranged elementary transducers 6, e.g. there is a for Sector scan phased array of 64 and one intended for the creation of rectangular sectional images Linear array of 192 elementary converters 6.
- Each Elemental converter 6 is made of a polarized piezoelectric Ceramic cuboid built, the one on two opposite Sides with one electrode 8 and 10 respectively is provided.
- the polarized piezoceramic of the elementary transducer 6 has a relatively high acoustic impedance of the order of magnitude out of 35 MRayl while the study area Body tissue has an acoustic impedance of the order of magnitude of 1.5 MRayl.
- acoustic Matching layer 12 By a between the investigation area 3 and the electroacoustic transducer part 4 arranged acoustic Matching layer 12 becomes reflections and signal losses decreased.
- the adaptation layer 12 has a thickness of about a quarter of the wavelength of an acoustic Wave in the adaptation layer 12. For acoustic adjustment the adaptation layer 12 must then be acoustic Have impedance on the order of 5 to 10 MRayl.
- the adaptation layer 12 borders as the only adaptation layer directly to a surface of the transducer array 4, it is conductively bonded to the electrodes 8.
- the adaptation layer 16 with a common one Potential 13 connected so that for the electrodes 8 of Element converter 6 no further electrical contact must be provided.
- the electrodes 10 are each electrically connected to a signal channel (not in FIG. 1 shown), the intended for control and / or focusing Delay elements included.
- a thin protective layer 14 made of a plastic is the adaptation layer 12 upstream.
- the acoustic properties the protective layer 14 are adapted to those of the body tissue, so that the protective layer 14 the acoustic sound waves not affected.
- the structure of the acoustic Adaptation layer 12 described. 2 shows the micrograph the surface of the acoustic matching layer 12 in 200x magnification. To illustrate the orders of magnitude a scale 18 is also shown.
- the acoustic Adaptation layer 12 consists of an electrical conductive scaffold 20 with interconnected spaces 22.
- the conductive touching the surface Framework 20 appears bright in the micrograph, while that with a curable potting material, e.g. an epoxy resin, filled spaces 22 appear dark.
- the Scaffold 20 consists of sintering under protective gas interconnected similar copper particles, the size of the particles being smaller than the wavelength an acoustic wave in the adaptation layer 12. The particles here are smaller than a tenth of the wavelength, so that practically no more scatter occurs.
- the acoustic impedance can be exceeded within wide limits the material of the particles used and above all adjust via the volume fraction.
- the volume fraction of the Particles can in turn be shaped and shaped Affect particles. Particularly high volume fractions of the Particles can be obtained by additionally pressing the unsintered ones Achieve particles. You can also use the Set the sintering conditions for the volume fraction of the particles.
- the following table shows for copper the dependence of the parameters important for adaptation layers such as acoustic damping and acoustic impedance on the particle shape, particle size, sintering temperature and sintering time.
- TF TG ⁇ m ST ° C Bedroom min AD db / MHz mm AI
- MRayl dendritic 32 710 30th 1.6 4.7 dendritic 50 950 20th 0.76 7.3 spherical 32 720 20th 0.12 15.2
- the abbreviations mean here TF particle shape TG particle size ST sintering temperature SZ sintering time AD acoustic damping AI acoustic impedance.
- Spaces 22 are interconnected so that they can be filled with potting material without air pockets can.
- the particles used are dendritic in shape and have a size of 30 to 40 microns. Without Pressing and with pressure-free sintering is the volume fraction about 18 to 25%.
- the acoustic impedance of the matching layer vary further and to the acoustic requirements to adjust.
- Matching layers 12 also for acoustic Adaptation of single converters can be used. Of these adaptation layers 12 can also be used for therapeutic ultrasound transducer arrangements used will.
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Description
- FIG 1
- eine Ultraschall-Wandleranordnung für medizinische Anwendungen mit einer elektrisch leitfähigen Anpassungsschicht und
- FIG 2
- ein Schliffbild der Oberfläche einer elektrisch leitfähigen Anpassungsschicht.
| TF | TG µm | ST °C | SZ min | AD db/MHz mm | AI MRayl |
| dendritisch | 32 | 710 | 30 | 1,6 | 4,7 |
| dendritisch | 50 | 950 | 20 | 0,76 | 7,3 |
| sphärisch | 32 | 720 | 20 | 0,12 | 15,2 |
| Hierbei bedeuten die Abkürzungen TF Teilchenform TG Teilchengröße ST Sintertemperatur SZ Sinterzeit AD akustische Dämpfung AI akustische Impedanz. |
Claims (9)
- Medizinische Ultraschall-Wandleranordnung (2) mit einem elektroakustischen Wandlerteil (4) und mit mindestens einer akustischen Anpassungsschicht (12), dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die akustische Anpassungsschicht (12) ein elektrisch leitfähiges Gerüst (20) aus gesinterten Metallpulver-Teilchen mit untereinander verbundenen Zwischenräumen (22) umfaßt, daß die Größe der Teilchen kleiner als die Wellenlänge einer akustischen Welle in der Anpassungsschicht (12) ist und daß die Zwischenräume (22) mit einem aushärtbaren Vergußmaterial gefüllt sind.
- Medizinische Ultraschall-Wandleranordnung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Volumenanteil der Teilchen in der Anpassungsschicht (12) zwischen 5 % und 95 % liegt.
- Medizinische Ultraschall-Wandleranordnung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Volumenanteil der Teilchen zwischen 10 % und 60 % liegt.
- Medizinische Ultraschall-Wandleranordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Teilchen gleichartig sind.
- Medizinische Ulltraschall-Wandleranordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Teilchen dendritisch geformt sind.
- Medizinische Ultraschall-Wandleranordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Teilchen sphärisch geformt sind.
- Medizinische Ultraschall-Wandleranordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Teilchen Kupfer enthalten.
- Medizinische Ultraschall-Wandleranordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Vergußmaterial ein aushärtbares Kunstharz ist.
- Medizinische Ultraschall-Wandleranordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Anpassungsschicht (12) unmittelbar an eine Oberfläche (8) des Wandlerteils (4) grenzt.
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| DE59209589T DE59209589D1 (de) | 1992-09-28 | 1992-09-28 | Ultraschall-Wandleranordnung mit einer akustischen Anpassungsschicht |
| EP92116561A EP0590176B1 (de) | 1992-09-28 | 1992-09-28 | Ultraschall-Wandleranordnung mit einer akustischen Anpassungsschicht |
| AT92116561T ATE174445T1 (de) | 1992-09-28 | 1992-09-28 | Ultraschall-wandleranordnung mit einer akustischen anpassungsschicht |
| US08/120,339 US5418759A (en) | 1992-09-28 | 1993-09-14 | Ultrasound transducer arrangement having an acoustic matching layer |
| JP26314393A JP3478857B2 (ja) | 1992-09-28 | 1993-09-28 | 超音波変成装置 |
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| EP92116561A EP0590176B1 (de) | 1992-09-28 | 1992-09-28 | Ultraschall-Wandleranordnung mit einer akustischen Anpassungsschicht |
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| EP0590176A1 EP0590176A1 (de) | 1994-04-06 |
| EP0590176B1 true EP0590176B1 (de) | 1998-12-09 |
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| DE59209589D1 (de) | 1999-01-21 |
| ATE174445T1 (de) | 1998-12-15 |
| JPH06217394A (ja) | 1994-08-05 |
| US5418759A (en) | 1995-05-23 |
| EP0590176A1 (de) | 1994-04-06 |
| JP3478857B2 (ja) | 2003-12-15 |
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