Design, fabrication, and test of a small aperture, dual frequency ultrasound transducer

Jianguo Ma; Zhuochen Wang; Xiaoning Jiang

doi:10.1117/12.2009716

17 April 2013 Design, fabrication, and test of a small aperture, dual frequency ultrasound transducer

Jianguo Ma, Zhuochen Wang, Xiaoning Jiang

Proceedings Volume 8695, Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems 2013; 86951H (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2009716
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2013, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

High resolution ultrasound medical imaging requires high frequency transducers, which usually are known with decreased penetration depth because of high loss in two-way-loop at high frequencies. To obtain high resolution imaging at large depth, a dual frequency transducer was designed for contrast imaging. Specifically, a 35 MHz receiving transducer with aperture of 0.6 mm x 0.6 mm was integrated into a 6.5 MHz transmitting transducer with aperture of 0.6 mm x 3 mm. High pressure ultrasound at low frequency was generated by the transducer to excited microbubbles in tissue. High frequency component of the nonlinear response from microbubbles were received by the 35 MHz transducer for high resolution imaging at a relatively large depth. The prototyped transducer showed the ability of transmitting about 2 MPa pressure at 6.5 MHz, under an input of 5-cycle burst at 250 Vpp, which is high enough to generate nonlinear oscillation of microbubbles. The pulse-echo test showed that the -6 dB bandwidth of the 35 MHz transducer is 34.4% and the loop sensitivity is -38.3 dB. The small aperture, dual frequency ultrasound transducers developed in this paper are promising for high resolution ultrasound medical imaging.

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Jianguo Ma, Zhuochen Wang, and Xiaoning Jiang "Design, fabrication, and test of a small aperture, dual frequency ultrasound transducer", Proc. SPIE 8695, Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems 2013, 86951H (17 April 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2009716

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