JP2005199067A - 超音波探触子を制御するための装置及び方法 - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】超音波探触子(250)を制御するための装置及び方法を提供する。この装置を有する超音波探触子は、ハウジング(464)の内部で移動可能に動作するように構成された走査ヘッド(475)と、該走査ヘッドの内部にあるトランスジューサ・アレイ(252)を制御するための信号制御回路と、を含む。この信号制御回路は、該トランスジューサ・アレイを形成する複数のトランスジューサ素子を制御するための多重化動作を提供するように構成されている。
【選択図】 図1
Description
102 送信器
104 素子
106 トランスジューサ
108 受信器
110 ビーム形成器
112 RFプロセッサ
114 RF/IQバッファ
116 信号プロセッサ
118 表示システム
120 ユーザ入力デバイス
122 画像バッファ
150 超音波撮像システム
152 超音波ボリューム
154 メモリ
156 走査面
158 スライス厚設定制御
160 スライス・メモリ
162 ボリューム・レンダリング・プロセッサ
164 ビデオ・プロセッサ
166 ディスプレイ
168 ボリューム走査変換装置
200 被検体
202 ボリューム
204 放射状辺縁
206 放射状辺縁
208 角度
210 レンダリング領域
212 スライス厚
214 スライス幅
216 スライス高
220 撮像部分
222 撮像面
250 超音波探触子
252 トランスジューサ・アレイ及び裏あてスタック
254 トランスジューサ可撓ケーブル
256 処理基板
258 ロケーション・メモリ
260 信号プロセッサ
262 ロケーション・メモリ・コントローラ
264 通信インタフェース
266 ホスト・システム
268 通信線
270 システム・ケーブル
272 同軸ケーブル
273 ディジタル信号線
274 コネクタ
275 キャッシュ・メモリ
276 クランプ
278 ドエルピン
280 ボルト
302 圧電セラミック
304 裏あてブロック
306 可撓回路トレース
308 音響吸収材料
310 内側音響整合層
312 トランスジューサ素子
313 信号面
314 接地金属層
316 外側音響整合層
318 最外側の素子
320 巻きつけ接地
400 多重化回路
401 セレクタスイッチ・マルチプレクサ・セル
402 多重化部材
403 ビーム形成器セル
404 接続部材
406 トランスジューサ柔軟プリント回路基板
450 ハウジング
452 第1のチェンバ
454 第2のチェンバ
456 モータ
458 ギア配列
460 柔軟なプリント回路基板
461 剛性のプリント回路基板
462 駆動シャフト
464 走査ヘッド・ハウジング
466 音響膜
468 封止部材
469 偏位付与スプリング
470 ブラケット部材
472 スロット
473 接続部材
474 封止部材
475 走査ヘッド
Claims (10)
- ハウジング(464)の内部で移動可能に動作するように構成された走査ヘッド(475)と、
前記走査ヘッドの内部にあるトランスジューサ・アレイ(252)を制御するための信号制御回路であって、該トランスジューサ・アレイを形成する複数のトランスジューサ素子を制御するための多重化動作を提供するように構成された信号制御回路と、
を備える超音波探触子(250)。 - 前記トランスジューサ・アレイ(252)は前記走査ヘッド(475)の内部にある請求項1に記載の超音波探触子(250)。
- 前記信号制御回路は少なくとも1つの多重化部材(402)を備えている請求項1に記載の超音波探触子(250)。
- 前記信号制御回路は前記トランスジューサ・アレイ(252)と係合されている請求項1に記載の超音波探触子(250)。
- 前記信号制御回路は前記トランスジューサ・アレイ(252)に装着されている請求項1に記載の超音波探触子(250)。
- 前記信号制御回路は封止材料の内部に収容されている請求項1に記載の超音波探触子(250)。
- 通信手段をさらに備えると共に、前記信号制御回路は前記トランスジューサ・アレイ(252)とホスト・システム(266)の間に通信を提供するために該通信手段に繋がるように構成されている請求項1に記載の超音波探触子(250)。
- トランスジューサ駆動手段をさらに備えると共に、前記信号制御回路は該トランスジューサ駆動手段に繋がるように構成されている請求項1に記載の超音波探触子(250)。
- 前記信号制御回路は前記トランスジューサ・アレイ(252)の一方の側に繋がるように構成されている請求項1に記載の超音波探触子(250)。
- 第1のチェンバ(452)及び第2のチェンバ(454)をさらに備えており、該第2のチェンバの内部には前記走査ヘッド(475)と信号制御回路が包含されておりかつ該第1のチェンバには前記走査ヘッド及び信号制御回路を制御するために駆動手段と通信手段が包含されている請求項1に記載の超音波探触子(250)。
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