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- 細長い支持部材の長手方向に互いに対して変位可能な及び/又は変形可能な当該細長い支持部材のアレイであって、各細長い支持部材が、超音波トランスデューサタイルを担持する患者対面表面を有する、細長い支持部材のアレイと、
各々が、前記細長い支持部材のうちの1つの相対変位を検出する、複数のセンサと
を含む、超音波トランスデューサアレイ。 - 各細長い支持部材が、前記複数のセンサのうちの少なくとも1つのセンサを含む、請求項1に記載の超音波トランスデューサアレイ。
- 各センサが、隣接する細長い支持部材の長手方向に沿った表面に面する光センサであって、当該表面が、前記隣接する細長い支持部材の相対変位及び/又は変形を検出するための光学パターンを担持する、請求項2に記載の超音波トランスデューサアレイ。
- 前記光学パターンが、位置固有のコーディングパターンを含む、請求項3に記載の超音波トランスデューサアレイ。
- 前記細長い支持部材のそれぞれの変位及び/又は変形をロックするためのロッキング機構をさらに含む、請求項1乃至4のいずれか一項に記載の超音波トランスデューサアレイ。
- 前記ロッキング機構が、前記超音波トランスデューサアレイを囲む調節可能なストラップ又はクランプを含む、請求項5に記載の超音波トランスデューサアレイ。
- 前記細長い支持部材が、前記長手方向に垂直に多角形断面を有する、請求項1乃至6のいずれか一項に記載の超音波トランスデューサアレイ。
- 前記細長い支持部材のうちの少なくとも1つが取外し可能である、請求項1乃至7のいずれか一項に記載の超音波トランスデューサアレイ。
- 前記患者対面表面が起伏状表面を画定する、請求項1乃至8のいずれか一項に記載の超音波トランスデューサアレイ。
- 各患者対面表面が整合可能結合層を含む、請求項9に記載の超音波トランスデューサアレイ。
- 各超音波トランスデューサタイルが、超音波トランスデューサ要素のアレイを含む、請求項1乃至10のいずれか一項に記載の超音波トランスデューサアレイ。
- コントロールユニットと、請求項1乃至11のいずれか一項に記載の超音波トランスデューサアレイとを含む超音波システムであって、前記コントロールユニットが、前記複数のセンサによって供給されるセンサデータに応じて前記超音波トランスデューサタイルを操作する、超音波システム。
- 請求項12に記載の超音波システムを操作する方法であって、前記方法は、
前記超音波トランスデューサアレイを表面に位置づけるステップと、
前記位置づけるステップによって引き起こされた前記細長い支持部材のそれぞれの相対変位及び/又は変形を示す前記複数のセンサからのセンサデータを受信するステップと、
受信した前記センサデータから前記細長い支持部材のそれぞれの相対変位及び/又は変形を決定するステップと
を有する、方法。 - 前記超音波トランスデューサアレイを前記表面に位置づける際に前記細長い支持部材の相対位置を固定するステップをさらに有する、請求項13に記載の方法。
- 近隣の細長い支持部材に対する変位が、規定された閾値を超える、細長い支持部材上の超音波トランスデューサタイルの少なくとも一部を除外するステップをさらに有する、請求項13又は14に記載の方法。
- 前記超音波システムが超音波画像診断システムであり、前記方法が、前記細長い支持部材の決定されたそれぞれの相対変位及び/又は変形に従って前記超音波トランスデューサアレイを操作するステップをさらに有する、請求項13乃至15のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
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