Patent ID: 6949071
Filing Date: 2005-09-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for displaying scanned ultrasound images of tissue, the method comprising the steps: mounting an ultrasound probe to a mechanical head; connecting the head to a three-dimensional positioning system; positioning the probe in proximate orthogonal relation to the tissue; controlling the three-dimensional positioning system by a computer for moving the probe during a scan; transmitting high frequency ultrasound waves whose nominal frequency is included within the range from 30 to 100 MHz and with a large pass band, adapted to frequencies reflected by the tissue, for combining very high spatial resolution and a field of investigation covering both the anterior and posterior segments of an ocular globe; focusing beams of ultrasound transmission in a given zone of the tissue over a vertical penetration distance of between 20 and 30 mm; acquiring signals reflected by the tissue during a scan; and processing the acquired signals to form an image of the scanned tissue.