Title :
Inducing and Imaging Thermal Strain Using a Single Ultrasound Linear Array
Author :
Huang, Sheng-Wen ; Kim, Kang ; Witte, Russell S. ; Olafsson, Ragnar ; O´Donnell, Matthew
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor
fDate :
9/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
For the first time, the feasibility of inducing and imaging thermal strain using an ultrasound imaging array is demonstrated. A commercial ultrasound scanner was used to heat and image a gelatin phantom with a cylindrical rubber inclusion. The inclusion was successfully characterized as an oil-bearing material using thermal strain imaging.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; biomedical ultrasonics; cylindrical rubber inclusion; gelatin phantom; oil-bearing material; single ultrasound linear array; thermal strain imaging; thermal strain inducing; ultrasound imaging array; ultrasound scanner; Acoustic imaging; Capacitive sensors; Heating; Imaging phantoms; Magnetic resonance imaging; Probes; Radio frequency; Rubber; Temperature; Ultrasonic imaging; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Heating; Phantoms, Imaging; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Thermography; Transducers; Ultrasonography;
Journal_Title :
Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TUFFC.2007.454
