Transmission and reflective ultrasound images using PE-CMOS sensor array

Shih-Chung Benedict Lo; Chu Chuan Liu; Matthew T. Freedman M.D.; John Kula; Bob Lasser; Marvin E. Lasser; Yue Wang

doi:10.1117/12.595615

12 April 2005 Transmission and reflective ultrasound images using PE-CMOS sensor array

Shih-Chung Benedict Lo, Chu Chuan Liu, Matthew T. Freedman M.D., John Kula, Bob Lasser, Marvin E. Lasser, Yue Wang

Proceedings Volume 5750, Medical Imaging 2005: Ultrasonic Imaging and Signal Processing; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.595615
Event: Medical Imaging, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the imaging capability of a CMOS (PE-CMOS) ultrasound sensing array coated with piezoelectric material. There are three main components in the laboratory setup: (1) a transducer operated at 3.5MHz-7MHz frequency generating unfocused ultrasound plane waves, (2) an acoustic compound lens that collects the energy and focuses ultrasound signals onto the detector array, and (3) a PE-CMOS ultrasound sensing array (Model I400, Imperium Inc. Silver Spring, MD) that receives the ultrasound and converts the energy to analog voltage followed by a digital conversion. The PE-CMOS array consists of 128×128 pixel elements with 85μm per pixel. The major improvement of the new ultrasound sensor array has been in its dynamic range. We found that the current PE-CMOS ultrasound sensor (Model I400) possesses a dynamic range up to 70dB. The system can generate ultrasound attenuation images of soft tissues which are similar to digital images obtained from an x-ray projection system. In the paper, we also show that the prototype system can image bone fractures using reflective geometry.

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Shih-Chung Benedict Lo, Chu Chuan Liu, Matthew T. Freedman M.D., John Kula, Bob Lasser, Marvin E. Lasser, and Yue Wang "Transmission and reflective ultrasound images using PE-CMOS sensor array", Proc. SPIE 5750, Medical Imaging 2005: Ultrasonic Imaging and Signal Processing, (12 April 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.595615

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