The Effect of Dynamic Focusing of the Beam on the Acoustic Field Distribution Inside the Ultrasonic Ring Array
2019
scientific article
english
- ultrasonic ring array
- acoustic field distribution
- dynamic focusing of ultrasonic beam
EN This paper presents the analysis of readings acquired from the ultrasonic ring array used in tomography for the diagnosis of female breast tissue. In addition, this paper also presents the results for the acoustic field distribution simulation, acquired through a method of summing up all acoustic fields generated by each of the elementary transducers of the ring array. The change in acoustic field pressure level when changing activation frequency (2 MHz, 3MHz, 4MHz) of the elementary ultrasonic transducers for the sector consisting of 32 and 64 ultrasonic transducers was studied. By changing the time of activation of individual transducers, a change in the natural position of the focus inside the ultrasonic ring array was observed. For the sector consisting of 32 ultrasonic transducers the relation between the echo coming from the wires of the wire pattern and the level of noise and distortion on the ultrasonographic image for different locations of the focus of the central transducers was studied. The results were compared with the simulations of the acoustic field, which were conducted using MATLAB software. This research is the continuation of studies [13, 14] aimed at choosing the optimal focus and number of transducers in ultrasonic ring array with the goal of receiving the best possible quality of images of cross-sections of the female breast.
2019106-1 - 2019106-8
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