An Experimental Protocol for Assessing the Performance of New Ultrasound Probes Based on CMUT Technology in Application to Brain Imaging

Giulia Matrone; Alessandro Ramalli; Alessandro Stuart Savoia; Fabio Quaglia; Gloria Castellazzi; Patrizia Morbini; Marco Piastra

doi:10.3791/55798

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An Experimental Protocol for Assessing the Performance of New Ultrasound Probes Based on CMUT Technology in Application to Brain Imaging

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JoVE Journal Bioengineering

An Experimental Protocol for Assessing the Performance of New Ultrasound Probes Based on CMUT Technology in Application to Brain Imaging

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September 24, 2017

DOI:

10.3791/55798-v

DOI:

10.3791/55798-v

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Giulia Matrone¹, Alessandro Ramalli², Alessandro Stuart Savoia³, Fabio Quaglia⁴, Gloria Castellazzi⁵, Patrizia Morbini⁶, Marco Piastra¹

¹Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering,University of Pavia ²Department of Information Engineering,University of Florence ³Department of Engineering,Roma Tre University ⁴FTMTR&D/SPA,STMicroelectronics ⁵Brain Connectivity Center, BCC,Istituto Neurologico Nazionale Fondazione C. Mondino I.R.C.C.S.⁶Department of Molecular Medicine – Unit of Pathology, University of Pavia,Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo

Summary

The development of new ultrasound (US) probes based on Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (CMUT) technology requires an early realistic assessment of imaging capabilities. We describe a repeatable experimental protocol for US image acquisition and comparison with magnetic resonance images, using an ex vivo bovine brain as an imaging target.