Integrated circuits for medical ultrasound applications: Imaging and beyond
Y Zhang, A Demosthenous - IEEE Transactions on Biomedical …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Medical ultrasound has become a crucial part of modern society and continues to play a vital
role in the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses. Over the past decades, the development of …
role in the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses. Over the past decades, the development of …
Integrated transceivers for emerging medical ultrasound imaging devices: A review
C Chen, MAP Pertijs - IEEE Open Journal of the Solid-State …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As medical ultrasound imaging moves from conventional cart-based scanners to new form
factors such as imaging catheters, hand-held point-of-care scanners and ultrasound …
factors such as imaging catheters, hand-held point-of-care scanners and ultrasound …
Density-tapered spiral arrays for ultrasound 3-D imaging
The current high interest in 3-D ultrasound imaging is pushing the development of 2-D
probes with a challenging number of active elements. The most popular approach to limit …
probes with a challenging number of active elements. The most popular approach to limit …
A Front-End ASIC With Receive Sub-array Beamforming Integrated With a PZT Matrix Transducer for 3-D Transesophageal Echocardiography
This paper presents a power-and area-efficient front-end application-specific integrated
circuit (ASIC) that is directly integrated with an array of 32× 32 piezoelectric transducer …
circuit (ASIC) that is directly integrated with an array of 32× 32 piezoelectric transducer …
A prototype PZT matrix transducer with low-power integrated receive ASIC for 3-D transesophageal echocardiography
This paper presents the design, fabrication, and experimental evaluation of a prototype lead
zirconium titanate (PZT) matrix transducer with an integrated receive ASIC, as a proof of …
zirconium titanate (PZT) matrix transducer with an integrated receive ASIC, as a proof of …
Transparent capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) arrays for real-time photoacoustic applications
Photoacoustic imaging has shown great potential for non-invasive high-resolution deep-
tissue imaging. Minimizing the optical and acoustic paths for excitation and detection could …
tissue imaging. Minimizing the optical and acoustic paths for excitation and detection could …
A Reconfigurable Ultrasound Transceiver ASIC With Elements for 3-D Carotid Artery Imaging
This paper presents an ultrasound transceiver application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)
designed for 3-D ultrasonic imaging of the carotid artery. This application calls for an array of …
designed for 3-D ultrasonic imaging of the carotid artery. This application calls for an array of …
A comparative analysis of CMUT receiving architectures for the design optimization of integrated transceiver front ends
A formal comparison between fundamental RX amplifier configurations for capacitive
micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs) is proposed in this paper. The impact on …
micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs) is proposed in this paper. The impact on …
A compact integrated high-voltage pulser insensitive to supply transients for 3-D miniature ultrasound probes
YM Hopf, B Ossenkoppele, M Soozande… - IEEE Solid-State …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, a compact high-voltage (HV) transmit circuit for dense 2-D transducer arrays
used in 3-D ultrasonic imaging systems is presented. Stringent area requirements are …
used in 3-D ultrasonic imaging systems is presented. Stringent area requirements are …
A wide-bandwidth ultrasound receiver and on-chip ultrasound transmitter for ultrasound capsule endoscopy
This article presents an ultrasound (US) transceiver IC including a highly power-efficient US
receiver (RX) and a high-voltage (HV) US transmitter (TX) for US capsule endoscopy …
receiver (RX) and a high-voltage (HV) US transmitter (TX) for US capsule endoscopy …