Ultrasound Imaging with a Micromotor

• Oshiro Osamu

  Nara Institute of Science and Technology

• Salimuzzaman

  Nara Institute of Science and Technology

• Matani Ayumu

  Nara Institute of Science and Technology

• Chihara Kunihiro

  Nara Institute of Science and Technology

• Asao Masato

  Osaka National Hospital

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• マイクロモータによる超音波イメージング
• マイクロ モータ ニヨル チョウオンパ イメージング

Abstract

This paper describes a new ultrasound intravascular imaging system. In this system, an ultrasound probe consists of a micromotor, an ultrasound reflecting mirror attached with the micromotor and an ultrasound transducer. Ultrasound is scanned radially by a micromotor instead of a rotation transmitting wire and the rotation of the micromotor is performed and controlled by an external magnetic field. This ultrasound imaging system with a micromotor was applied to observe the inside of blood vessels through in vitro experiments. The preliminary results suggest that this system has the sufficient ability to define the blood vessel morphology and that the simple image processing enhances signal-to-noise ratio of the reconstructed image.

Journal

• IEEJ Transactions on Sensors and Micromachines

  IEEJ Transactions on Sensors and Micromachines 118 (3), 193-197, 1998

  The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan

Keywords

• 超音波血管内視鏡
• マイクロモータ
• 超音波プローブ
• 血管内可視化

Details

• CRID: 1390001204462663552
• NII Article ID: 10007452710
• NII Article ID: 10004833325
• NII Book ID: AN1052634X
• DOI: 10.1541/ieejsmas.118.193
• ISSN: 13475525
• ISSN: 13418939
• NDL BIB ID: 4413380
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I4413380
• Web Site: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ieejsmas1995/118/3/118_3_193/_pdf
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