Patent ID: 8690777
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: A61B,B06B,G01S,G10K

Abstract:
1. An ultrasonic image scanning system for an organic object having one or more tissue structures disposed therein comprising: an immersible circular ultrasound probe having a circumference, the probe comprising: each module comprising a high voltage multiplexer, and a plurality of ultrasonic transducers, the plurality of modules defining a cavity configured to receive the organic object and a coupling medium, the plurality of ultrasonic transducers configured to scan the organic object in slices and obtain a three-dimensional image of the organic object that depicts one or more tissue structures disposed in the organic object, wherein each slice comprises a composite of a plurality of images obtained from each of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers, wherein the ultrasound transducers are distributed substantially with a uniform circular arrangement for acquiring an ultrasonic image vector in a constant arc distance for reconstructing an image of the organic object of a tumor or lesion disposed in the organic object; and a baffle layer positioned in each module in areas surrounding each of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers to reduce an acoustic reverberation associated with ultrasonic image scanning.