Abstract
There is a clear clinical need for creating 3-D images of the heart. One promising technique is the use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). To enable 3-D TEE, we are developing a miniature ultrasound probe containing a matrix piezoelectric transducer with more than 2000 elements. Because a gastroscopic tube cannot accommodate the cables needed to connect all transducer elements directly to an imaging system, a major challenge is to locally reduce the number of channels, while maintaining a sufficient signal-to-noise ratio. This can be achieved by using front-end receiver electronics bonded to the transducers to provide appropriate signal conditioning in the tip of the probe. This paper presents the design of such electronics, realizing time-gain compensation (TGC) and micro-beamforming using simple, low-power circuits. Prototypes of TGC amplifiers and micro-beamforming cells have been fabricated in 0.35-mu m CMOS technology. These prototype chips have been combined on a printed circuit board (PCB) to form an ultrasound-receiver system capable of reading and combining the signals of three transducer elements. Experimental results show that this design is a suitable candidate for 3-D TEE.
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| Pages (from-to) | 1500-1512 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
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Yu, ZL., Blaak, S., Chang, ZY., Yao, JJ., Bosch, H., Prins, C., Lancee, CT., Jong, N., Pertijs, MAP., & Meijer, GCM. (2012). Front-End Receiver Electronics for a Matrix Transducer for 3-D Transesophageal Echocardiography. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, 59(7), 1500-1512. https://doi.org/10.1109/TUFFC.2012.2350
Yu, ZL ; Blaak, Sandra ; Chang, ZY et al. / Front-End Receiver Electronics for a Matrix Transducer for 3-D Transesophageal Echocardiography. In: IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. 2012 ; Vol. 59, No. 7. pp. 1500-1512.
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Yu, ZL, Blaak, S, Chang, ZY, Yao, JJ, Bosch, H, Prins, C, Lancee, CT, Jong, N, Pertijs, MAP & Meijer, GCM 2012, 'Front-End Receiver Electronics for a Matrix Transducer for 3-D Transesophageal Echocardiography', IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, vol. 59, no. 7, pp. 1500-1512. https://doi.org/10.1109/TUFFC.2012.2350
Front-End Receiver Electronics for a Matrix Transducer for 3-D Transesophageal Echocardiography. / Yu, ZL; Blaak, Sandra; Chang, ZY et al.
In: IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, Vol. 59, No. 7, 2012, p. 1500-1512.
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Yu ZL, Blaak S, Chang ZY, Yao JJ, Bosch H, Prins C et al. Front-End Receiver Electronics for a Matrix Transducer for 3-D Transesophageal Echocardiography. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. 2012;59(7):1500-1512. doi: 10.1109/TUFFC.2012.2350
