Ultrasonic volume imaging catheter for cardiac use has one dimensional transducer arrays moved in translation perpendicular to image plane to cover three dimensional volume

摘要

An ultrasonic volume imaging catheter has one or more one dimensional transducer arrays (110) acquiring image data (120) in a given plane and motion controller actuator (140) and guide (130) moving the array on a straight line at right angles to the image plane to cover a three dimensional volume by using multiple positions to acquire several image planes. Independent claims are included for imaging procedures using the catheter.