Advances in capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers

K Brenner, AS Ergun, K Firouzi, MF Rasmussen… - Micromachines, 2019 - mdpi.com
Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) technology has enjoyed rapid
development in the last decade. Advancements both in fabrication and integration, coupled …

Applications of capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers: A comprehensive review

J Joseph, B Ma, BT Khuri-Yakub - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) was introduced as an alternative to
the piezoelectric thick-film-based transducers in medical imaging applications. Gradually …

Sound technologies, sound bodies: Medical implants with ultrasonic links

A Arbabian, TC Chang, ML Wang… - IEEE Microwave …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Implantable medical devices (IMDs) and the concept of integrating electronics with the
human body have been intriguing curiosities in medicine for many decades-slowly finding …

Ex Vivo HIFU Experiments Using a -Element CMUT Array

HS Yoon, C Chang, JH Jang, A Bhuyan… - IEEE transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) has been used as noninvasive treatment for
various diseases. For these therapeutic applications, capacitive micromachined ultrasonic …

Integrated HIFU drive system on a chip for CMUT-based catheter ablation system

O Farhanieh, A Sahafi, RB Roy… - IEEE transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Conventional High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is a therapeutic modality which is
extracorporeally administered. In applications where a relatively small HIFU lesion is …

Circuits on miniaturized ultrasound imaging system-on-a-chip: a review

J Lim - Biomedical Engineering Letters, 2022 - Springer
Trends of medical system move from a traditional in-person visit to virtual healthcare
increases demands on point-of-care devices. Because ultrasound (US) is non-invasive, the …

Optimization of a random linear ultrasonic therapeutic array based on a genetic algorithm

H Xue, X Zhang, X Guo, J Tu, D Zhang - Ultrasonics, 2022 - Elsevier
Given their advantage of suppressing grating lobes, randomly arranged linear arrays have
potential for use in ultrasonic treatment. The current work proposes a method based on …

Multi-access networking with wireless ultrasound-powered implants

TC Chang, M Wang, A Arbabian - 2019 IEEE Biomedical …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multi-access networking with miniaturized wireless implantable devices can enable and
advance closed-loop medical applications to deliver precise diagnosis and treatment. Using …

Photoacoustic-imaging-based temperature monitoring for high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy

X Wu, JL Sanders, DN Stephens… - 2016 38th Annual …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Temperature monitoring during high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) application is
necessary to ensure effective therapy while minimizing thermal damage to adjacent tissue …

[HTML][HTML] Design of a hexagonal air-coupled capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer for air parametric array

X Zhang, H Zhang, D Li - Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
An air parametric array can generate a highly directional beam of audible sound in air,
which has a wide range of applications in targeted audio delivery. Capacitive …