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What is a transducer?

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device converting non-electrical into electrical signals

i.e. electrical transmitted pulses into US pulses & US echo to electrical signals

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in the piezoelectric effect; materials expand or …. when a postive (lead, ….. & titanium) or a …. (O2 ions) voltage is applied

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1) contract
2) Zirconium
3) negative

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When is a drop produced in relation to the probe and material?

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When material is stretched or compressed by external force

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Describe Dipolar molecules

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+ve charge one end, -ve at the other

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What does +ve poles move towards, and what does this do to alignment?

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moves towards -ve electrodes. If voltages change across element so does alignment = effecting thickness

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What is the most common material used for manufacturing medical imaging PZT probes?

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synthetic polycrystalline (crystalline grains)/ ceramic material (lead, zirconate, titanate)

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Why is this PZT plate/probe used (crystalline grains)?

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  • high sensitivity

- cope w/ large acoustic powers

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What is an advantage of crystalline grains PZT?

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  • can be formed to a curve or flat shape

- elements fired to make rigid (original powder form)

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After firing, +ve charged lead, zirconium and titanium ions and -ve charged O2 ions are …… so each …. contains +ve net and -ve net charge. They are fixed…. but equal distance apart.

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1) arranged
2) net
3) opposite

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What are PZT divided into and polarised (orientated in the same direction)?

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regional numbers (AKA domain)

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How is PZT polarised to make a uniform direction? (image 3.3a - no net polarisation)

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  • materials heated >200 degrees C, applying strong electrical field across it = poling
  • Makes the dipoles (in the domain) switch to direction closest to direction of poling electric field
  • when cooled ‘frozen’ to form near orientation –> parallel to poling field.
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what are the advantages of modified PZT?

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  1. increased BW

2. Increased sensitivity

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With modified PZT, there are narrow spaces/channels filled with polymer (image 3.34). What does this help with?

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the columns can vibrate more efficiently, reduced density of polymers resulting in reduced overall density and reduced Z

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Why is the thickness of the plate chosen to be 1/2 of λ at the centre f of transmit pulse?

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makes it expand and contract strongly when alternating voltages at that f are applied = 1/2 Resonance

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Why does 1/2 resonance occur (producing a large amplitude)?

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reverberating wave traveling back and forth across the plate will travel exactly 1 λ when arriving back at starting position.

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What are PDVF (plastic polyvinyldifluroide) used in and its properties?

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used in: membrane hydrophones

  • wide BW
  • short impulse response
  • greater focusing
  • increased sensitivity
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What elements are single crystal transducers doped with?

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either 1) lead, magnesium and niobium (PZT-PT)

2) lead, zinc and niobium (PZN-PT)

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What does single crystal transducer do that ceramic material PZT transducer can’t?

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during polarisation of ceramic PZT, structure limits alignment of domains
Single crystal - has no grain boundaries can be poled to give perfect alignment of dipoles

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What advantages does single crystal transducer have?

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  • wider BW
  • improved axial resolution
    • -> used for multi-f and harmonic imaging
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mirocrmachined US transducers (MUT’s) have better …., wider …. providing shorter US pulses, this improving ….. …..

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1) Z
2) BW
3) axial res

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What does this image show and what is required?

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capacitive micro-machined transducer (CMUT)

steady bias voltage between electrodes

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What can happen if increasing the bias voltage in CMUT?

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increased beyond a limit (collapse voltage limit) causes membrane to contact with the base = electrical breakdown or damage

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When is the > efficiency obtained?

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when membrane is close to base (collapse voltage). Solved with placing small structure beneath membrane

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What is this image?

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peizoelectric micro-machined US transducer (PMUT)

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How does PMUT (2-22MHz) function in T and R?
``` T = voltage applied leads to vibration of membrane R = deflection of membrane due to incoming pressure waves = lateral changes in dimension, which produce electrical signal at electrodes ```
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What can CMUT probes be used for?
- HI | - high f small-scale (intravascular imaging)
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What does 'reasonce' mean?
- element vibrates strongly at f, thickness = 1/2 a λ - f where material/structure vibrates naturally image HERE --> 1/2 max transducer output -3dB BW
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generated waves will be partially ..... from front and back faces and ...... within the element
1) reflected | 2) vibrate
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in piezoelectric element, thickness governs ..... ....
resonant f
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What is this image showing (Hugyens principle)?
- row of sources, spherical waves from each interface forming a series of wavefronts - waves propagate out - parallel to surface forming plane waves - non-parallel wave parts interfere destructively and cancel each other out
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Linear arrays have .... elements and a λ ~ ..... width and have wide .....
1) 128 2) 1.3 3) Field of view (FOV)
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Linear arrays allow...? and separate elements ...?
a) elements to be narrow for wide of angles in scan plane | b) to prevent cross talk
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Why is a matching layer on a transducer needed?
if PZT directly contacted w/ patient ~80% wave power is reflected back = poor sensitivity IMAGE HERE
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what does the intensity of reflected wave depend on when talking about matching layer?
Z of tissue
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Z of matching layer between impedance of PZT .... and impedance of tissue (t) should be equal to what equation?
1) element √ (Zpzt x Zt)
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What should 100% transmission through matching layer that only occurs at 1 f, thickness be in relation to λ?
'thickness equal to 1/4 of λ' IMAGE HERE
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While matching layer improves sensitivity at centre f, it also acts as...?
- f filter - reducing BW e. g. -3dB transducer with 1/4 λ, around 60% centre f is achieved.
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How can the reduced BW be improved?
- larger BW transducer, also improved axial res.
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what can multiple matching layers do?
- changes in Z from PZT to skin - effective over different f | - improves BW
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How can composite PZT help with matching layers?
- close narrow spaced channels & filled w/ polymer = reduced Z than PZT alone = reduced matching problem
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Why is a backing layer required?
prevents excess vibration
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what does reduced vibration do w/ backing layer properties?
- shorter US pulses generated | - improve axial res
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How can a backing layer help with long pulses?
- "dampens"/reduced ringing in materials with high Z characteristics and ability to absorb US
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why is a (increased f = shorter λ & shorter pulse) short pulse often desirable in US imaging?
increases axial res
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What is pulse length (PL) dependent on?
f
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What is this imaging showing? IMAGE HERE
1) T pulse sent out, spacial PL (SPL) with 2 objects = 1/2 SPL apart 2) pulse coming into 1st boundary, some US is reflected back (# sent back = Z mismatch properties) 3) T pulse reaches 2nd boundary causing more US reflection, w/ R pulse going back t transducer 4) R pulse looks like 1 long pulse (2 reflect pulses sent back) = appears as just 1
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What does thin element cause in relation to PL & f?
greater resolution, poor penetration
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What does thick element cause in relation to PL & f?
greater penetration, poor res
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In wider beams (i.e. BW), what can this effect?
lateral res - 2 objects cannot be separately identified
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In narrow beams (i.e. BW), what does this mean with lateral res?
2 objects can be separately identified
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Single element transducer beam shape dependent on what?
diameter of element & λ of pulse
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How can the lens on the transducer help when imaging?
focus the beam
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in Array transducer, several element are used to form the beam what does this affect? - beam maybe focused
beam shape
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What is not the same in array transducers?
T and R beam shape
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In broadband transducers (wide BW = produce short pulses), -3dB range of f over which....
output is at leas 1/2 of the maximum IMAGE here
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whats the advantage of broadband transducers?
- used in HI - decreased f signal 1st T and harmonic is R - pulses can be broken down down to different component f - able to T and R over wide range of f
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What can broadband transducers also be used in?
- multi-f imaging - transducer operate a different centre f, user select f to optimise penetration and res - f compounding - different f to create different depths of image
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What does HI require?
a fundamental f
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what is HI due to?
non-linear propagation (changes in pulse spectrum)
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if a fundamental f (F0) is sent out/T, what is R?
Echoes returned at harmonic f, 2f0, 3f0 etc
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When HI is forming an image, which pulse does it this with?
2f0
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What are the advantages of HI?
- narrow beam = suppresses artefacts (side lobes) | - reduced acoustic noise i.e. reverberations
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What is assumed with non-linear propogation?
- C is a fixed speed (1540ms) | - a linear relationship w/ amplitude of wave at source & amplitude elsewhere in the beam
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High pressures >1MPa result in what?
picture breaks down and non-linear propogation is noticeable
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speed of wave travels related to....., which either .... or ..... local speed
1) local particle velocity 2) increases 3) decreases
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What does non-linear propogration result in?
some energy in the pulses being transferred from fundamental f to it's harmonics
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What happens to the medium at high pressure amplitudes?
becomes compressed increasing stiffness (K) and C
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What can the increased K and C result in?
compression catches up with rarefaction resulting in a shock front and increase the pressure

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