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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2009
Applicant:
Marino Cerofolini, Subbiano, IT;
Inventor:
Marino Cerofolini, Subbiano, IT;
Assignee:
Esaote S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic array probe for ultrasonic imaging includes an array of transmitting and/or receiving electroacoustic transducers arranged in concentric bands in which the transducers are tangent to one other in both radial and circumferential directions. In order to minimize the number of transducers required without compromising dynamic range, a transducer arrangement geometry is provided so that the number of transducers having the same focusing delay is minimal or null.