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The design, construction and clinical evaluation of a small phased array transducer for intraoperative
P Brommersma1, J H Smyllie, L A van Herwerden
1Thoraxcentre, Erasmus University, University Hospital Rotterdam-Dijkzigt, The Netherlands.
Medical Progress Through Technology
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
A small probe for cardiac surgery was developed and clinically tested. The probe is built as a phased array transducer with 64 elements with a centerfrequency of 5 MHz. The transducertip is connected with a handle by a flexible yet steerable shaft. This shaft has a length of 10 cm and can be set in a desired shape. Good quality images were obtained in all patients. The first study suggest many applications for a small probe in intraoperative echocardiography.