Highly integrated guidewire ultrasound imaging system-on-a-chip

J Lim, C Tekes, EF Arkan… - IEEE journal of solid …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we present a highly integrated guidewire ultrasound (US) imaging system-on-
a-chip (GUISoC) for vascular imaging. The SoC consists of a 16-channel US transmitter (Tx) …

Lumped-parameter equivalent circuit modeling of CMUT array elements

T Merrien, A Boulmé, D Certon - IEEE Open Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Design and modeling are key steps in the value chain of Capacitive Micromachined
Ultrasonic Transducer (CMUT) arrays. Although CMUT array element models are very …

An improved CMUT structure enabling release and collapse of the plate in the same Tx/Rx cycle for dual-frequency acoustic angiography

MM Mahmud, X Wu, JL Sanders… - IEEE transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study demonstrates, in detail, the potential of using capacitive micromachined
ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs) for acoustic angiography of the microvasculature. It is …

Analysis and design of capacitive parametric ultrasonic transducers for efficient ultrasonic power transfer based on a 1-D lumped model

S Surappa, M Tao, FL Degertekin - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There is an increasing interest in wireless power transfer for medical implants, sensor
networks, and consumer electronics. A passive capacitive parametric ultrasonic transducer …

A nonlinear lumped model for ultrasound systems using CMUT arrays

S Satir, FL Degertekin - IEEE transactions on ultrasonics …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a nonlinear lumped model that predicts the electrical input-output behavior of an
ultrasonic system using CMUTs with arbitrary array/membrane/electrode geometry in …

Fast time-domain modeling of fluid-coupled cMUT cells: From the single cell to the 1-D linear array element

N Sénégond, A Boulmé, C Plag… - IEEE transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We report a fast time-domain model of fluidcoupled cMUTs developed to predict the
transient response-ie, the impulse pressure response-of an element of a linear 1-D array …

Second harmonic and subharmonic for non-linear wideband contrast imaging using a capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer array

A Novell, JM Escoffre, A Bouakaz - Ultrasound in medicine & biology, 2013 - Elsevier
When insonified with suitable ultrasound excitation, contrast microbubbles generate various
non-linear scattered components, such as the second harmonic (2H) and the subharmonic …

Evaluation of bias voltage modulation sequence for nonlinear contrast agent imaging using a capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer array

A Novell, M Legros, JM Grégoire… - Physics in Medicine …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Many clinical diagnoses have now been improved thanks to the development of new
techniques dedicated to contrast agent nonlinear imaging. Over the past few years …

Investigation on design theory and performance analysis of vacuum capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer

X Huang, H Wang, L Yu - Micromachines, 2021 - mdpi.com
The capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT), as a new acoustic-electric
conversion element, has a promising application prospect. In this paper, the structure of the …

A handheld imaging probe for acoustic angiography with an ultrawideband capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) array

JL Sanders, AÖ Biliroğlu, IG Newsome… - IEEE transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents an imaging probe with a 256-element ultrawideband (UWB) 1-D
capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) array designed for acoustic …