Volumetric imaging using adult matrix TEE with separated transmit and receive array
Deep Bera (Erasmus MC)
Franc Van Den Adel (Oldelft Ultrasound)
Nikola Radeljic-Jakic (Oldelft Ultrasound)
Boris Lippe (Oldelft Ultrasound)
Mehdi Soozande (Erasmus MC)
Michiel Pertijs (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)
Martin Verweij (ImPhys/Acoustical Wavefield Imaging )
Pieter Kruizinga (Erasmus MC)
Verya Daeichin (ImPhys/Acoustical Wavefield Imaging )
Hendrik Vos (Erasmus MC)
Johan Bosch (Erasmus MC)
Nico De Jong (Erasmus MC)
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Abstract
The design of 3D TEE transducers poses severe technical challenges: channel count, electronics integration with high and low voltages, heat dissipation, etc. We present an adult matrix TEE probe with separate transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) arrays allowing optimization in both Tx and Rx [1]. Tx elements are directly wired out, Rx employs integrated micro-beamformers in low-voltage (1.8/5.0V) chip technology. The prototype is fully integrated into a gastroscopic tube.