Abstract
The difficulties associated with fabricating and connecting 2-D arrays with large numbers of elements have limited the development of arrays with more than 5000 elements. However, 2-D arrays for rectilinear imaging of targets such as the breast, carotid artery, and musculoskeletal system require 128 x 128 = 16,384 to 256 x 256 = 65,536 elements. To simplify transducer design and system requirements, we propose a PZT-P[VDF-TrFE] dual-layer transducer array design which uses perpendicular 1-D arrays for 3-D imaging of targets near the transducer. This transducer design reduces the fabrication complexity and the channel count.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 4803565 |
Pages (from-to) | 1138-1141 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2008 |
Event | 2008 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2008 - Beijing, China Duration: 2 Nov 2008 → 5 Nov 2008 |
Keywords
- 3-D
- layer
- P[VDF-TrFE]
- PVDF
- PZT