SCANNING MECHANISMS FOR IMAGING PROBE

• Main Authors: COURTNEY, Brian, THIND, Amandeep, Singh, MUNCE, Nigel, Robert, FOSTER, Francis, Stuart, YANG, Victor, Xiao, Dong
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 20.07.2018
• Subjects: ACOUSTICS; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING,NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; PHYSICS; SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; SURGERY

The present invention provides an imaging probe for imaging mammalian tissues and structures using high resolution imaging, including high frequency ultrasound and optical coherence tomography. The imaging probes structures using high resolution imaging use combined high frequency ultrasound (IVUS)...