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Optical ultrasound imaging using a line‐scanned transducer
Author(s) -
Seo SangWoo,
Martinez Jonathan,
Galang Eliezer,
Reyes Anthony
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.30405
Subject(s) - transducer , ultrasound , schlieren imaging , ultrasound imaging , ultrasonic sensor , microwave , visualization , acoustics , schlieren , microwave imaging , medical imaging , biomedical engineering , optics , computer science , materials science , artificial intelligence , engineering , physics , telecommunications
This article introduces a new approach for three‐dimensional ultrasound imaging using a line‐focused ultrasound transducer. Based on Schlieren imaging approach, the presented method demonstrates real‐time, two‐dimensional optical visualization of ultrasound waves using a CCD camera and presents fast three‐dimensional ultrasound imaging capability using a continuous scanning approach. An experimental setup was constructed and a target sample was successfully imaged using the proposed approach. Compared to the conventional ultrasound imaging approaches, this approach can improve the imaging acquisition time significantly and has a potential to be implemented for fast three‐dimensional ultrasound imaging. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 59:770–773, 2017