Real-time volume imaging using a crossed electrode array

Christine E. M. Demore, Andrew W. Joyce, Kieran Wall, Geoffrey R. Lockwood

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    Abstract

    This paper describes a unique crossed electrode array for real-time volume ultrasound imaging. By placing orthogonal linear array electrode patterns on the opposite sides of a hemispherically shaped composite transducer substrate, a 2-D array can be fabricated using a small fraction of the elements required for a traditional 2-D array. The performance of the array is investigated using a computer simulation of the radiation pattern. We show that by using a 288-element crossed electrode pattern it is possible to collect large field of view volume images (60 degrees x 60 degrees sector) at real-time frame rates (>20 volume images/s), with image contrast and resolution comparable to what can be obtained using a conventional 128-element linear phased array.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1252-1261
    Number of pages10
    JournalIEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
    Volume56
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jun 2009

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