JP6134356B2 - 物質の超音波エラストグラフィデータと超音波データを取得するトランスデューサー装置及び方法 - Google Patents
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トランスデューサー装置を分析される物質の表面に適合させるステップと;
前記トランスデューサー装置により前記物質に第1のシグナルを送り、そこで前記第1のシグナルが、機械的変位の高周波数スペクトルを誘起する、ステップと;
前記物質により反射された前記第1のシグナルの基づき前記トランスデューサー装置により第2のシグナルを受け取り、前記第2のシグナルは、分析される物質の超音波的性質に関連する、ステップと;
前記トランスデューサー装置により前記物質への第3のシグナルを送り、前記第3のシグナルが機械的変位の低周波数スペクトルを誘起する、ステップと;
前記第3のシグナルに対する前記物質の応答に基づき、前記トランスデューサー装置により第4のシグナルを受け取り、前記第4のシグナルが、分析される物質の超音波エラストグラフィ的性質の関連する、ステップと;
前記第2及び第4のシグナルの情報を分析ユニットへ伝達する、ステップ。
3 膜
5 圧電層
7 外側端電極
9 基板
10 柔軟な相互接続層
11 アイソレートされたビア
13 柔軟なホイル
15 内部端/上側/中心電極
17 空洞(キャビティ)
18 下部電極への接続
19 下部電極
20 キャパシタ電極
21 トランスデューサー装置
25 非圧縮物質
27 病変
29 病変領域の表面でのトランスデューサー要素、ここでは要素の膜は関連するストレスにより影響されていない
30 分析ユニット
31 圧縮された物質
32 ケーブル
33 病変領域の物質の表面のトランスデューサー要素、ここでは要素の膜はストレスにより影響されている
35 物質表面に与えられた圧力
40 物質
41 分析される物質の特定の領域
42 第1のシグナル
43 第2のシグナル
45 第3のシグナル
47 第4のシグナル
51 トランスデューサー要素
61 検査用手袋
63 データ伝達のためのケーブル
65 人差し指
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- 物質を分析するためのトランスデューサー装置であって、
分析される物質に機械的変位を誘起し及び受け取るための複数のトランスデューサー要素と、
分析ユニットと
を有し、
当該トランスデューサー装置は、分析される物質の曲がった表面に圧力をかけずに適合するよう柔軟性であるように構成され、
当該トランスデューサー装置は、機械的変位の低周波数スペクトルから第1のシグナルを取得するようにされ、前記第1のシグナルは、分析される物質の超音波エラストグラフィ的性質に関連し、且つ
当該トランスデューサー装置は、機械的変位の高周波数スペクトルから第2のシグナルを取得するようにされ、前記第2のシグナルは、分析される物質の超音波的性質に関連し、
当該トランスデューサー装置は、前記複数のトランスデューサー要素により誘起し及び受け取られた機械的変位の低周波数スペクトルから前記第1のシグナルを取得し、且つ前記複数のトランスデューサー要素により誘起し及び受け取られた機械的変位の高周波数スペクトルから前記第2のシグナルを取得する、
トランスデューサー装置。 - 請求項1に記載のトランスデューサー装置を含む手袋。
- 当該手袋が使い捨てである、請求項2に記載の手袋。
- 物質の超音波エラストグラフィデータと超音波データを並行して取得する方法であって、
トランスデューサー装置を分析される物質の表面に適合させるステップであり、前記トランスデューサー装置は、前記物質に機械的変位を誘起し及び受け取るように構成された複数のトランスデューサー要素を有し、前記トランスデューサー装置は、分析される物質の曲がった表面に圧力をかけずに適合するよう柔軟性であるように構成されている、ステップと、
前記複数のトランスデューサー要素により前記物質に第1のシグナルを送信するステップであり、前記第1のシグナルが、機械的変位の高周波数スペクトルを誘起する、ステップと、
前記複数のトランスデューサー要素により、前記物質により反射された前記第1のシグナルに基づく第2のシグナルを受信するステップであり、前記第2のシグナルは、分析される物質の超音波的性質に関連する、ステップと、
前記複数のトランスデューサー要素により、前記物質への第3のシグナルを送信するステップであり、前記第3のシグナルが機械的変位の低周波数スペクトルを誘起する、ステップと、
前記複数のトランスデューサー要素により、前記第3のシグナルに対する前記物質の応答に基づく第4のシグナルを受信するステップであり、前記第4のシグナルは、分析される物質の超音波エラストグラフィ的性質に関連する、ステップと、
前記第2及び第4のシグナルの情報を分析ユニットへ伝達するステップと
を含む方法。 - 前記情報を分析ユニットへ伝達するステップが、前記第3のシグナルを伝達することをも含む、請求項4に記載の方法。
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