Abstract
Accurate assessment of carotid artery disease by measuring blood flow, plaque deformation and pulse wave velocity using ultrasound (US) imaging requires 3D information. Additionally, the volume rates should be high enough (> 1 kHz) to capture the full range of these fast transient phenomena. For this purpose, we have built a programmable, tileable matrix array that is capable of providing 3D US imaging at such volume rates. This array contains an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) right beneath the acoustic piezo-stack (see Fig. 1a). The ASIC enables fast programmable switching between various configurations of elements connected to the acquisition system. This design also allows for expanding the footprint by tiling several of these arrays together into one large array. We explain the working principles and show the first basic imaging results of a single matrix array.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 1-1 |
Number of pages | 1 |
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Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Event | 2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium - Washington, DC, United States Duration: 6 Sept 2017 → 9 Sept 2017 http://ewh.ieee.org/conf/ius/2017/ |
Conference
Conference | 2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium |
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Abbreviated title | IUS 2017 |
Country/Territory | United States |
City | Washington, DC |
Period | 6/09/17 → 9/09/17 |
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Keywords
- Imaging
- Three-dimensional displays
- Transmission line matrix methods
- Carotid arteries
- Switches
- Ultrasonic imaging
- Wires