Multipatch array, ultrasound system, and method for acquiring an expanded field of view

摘要

A multi-patch ultrasound array according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of patches of a transducer element, wherein the plurality of patches are disposed along a first direction of the array; A frame connecting a plurality of patches such that adjacent ones are slidable relative to each other in a second direction of the array orthogonal to the first direction. An ultrasound system according to the present disclosure is a multi-patch ultrasonic array comprising a plurality of ultrasound patches, wherein each of the plurality of ultrasound patches transmits ultrasound toward a region of interest, and And a multi-patch ultrasonic array, each patch being operable to receive echoes from an adjacent patch in the height direction of the array, and an ultrasound image from the received echoes. An ultrasound scanner configured to generate and a communication link configured to selectively couple each of the plurality of patches to the ultrasound scanner.