1 Ultrasound Imaging Xiaochen (Sean) Xu 1. Medical Business Unit, Texas Instruments 2. NIH Resource on Medical Ultrasonic Transducer Technology, Univ. of Southern California [email protected]October 19, 2007 Today & Tomorrow Challenges & Opportunities
Ultrasound Imaging. Today & Tomorrow Challenges & Opportunities. Xiaochen (Sean) Xu 1. Medical Business Unit, Texas Instruments 2. NIH Resource on Medical Ultrasonic Transducer Technology, Univ. of Southern California [email protected] October 19, 2007. Background. 15M grant available - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Ultrasound Imaging
Xiaochen (Sean) Xu1. Medical Business Unit, Texas Instruments
2. NIH Resource on Medical Ultrasonic Transducer Technology, Univ. of Southern California
TI Medical Business Unit Personal medical devices Medical imaging Wireless healthcare systems Implantables
NIH Medical Transducer Center PI: Prof. K. Kirk Shung, Fellow of IEEE(93’), ASA,AIUM Research Areas: Materials, Transducers, and Systems Collaborations: 10+ Universities, 5+ Companies. Personnel: 15+ at USC, 10+ at Penn. State Univ.
Background
http://bme.usc.edu/UTRC/
15M grant available for university medical technology researchhttp://www.ti.com/corp/docs/landing/medtechresearch/index
1. Introduction
2. Ultrasound Imaging: Today
3. Ultrasound Imaging: Tomorrow
4. Opportunities & Challenges for SC
5. Summary
Outline
Introduction Medical Imaging
X-ray, Ultrasound, PET, MRI
Courtesy of google search
Positron emission tomography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Introduction Ultrasound Imaging
Real-time Non-invasive Inexpensive and indispensable 2~3 billion annual market in the US New application fields New technologies
Contrast Agent Injection of air-bubble Improvement of SNR Enhanced harmonic imaging Future targeted contrast-agent
Courtesy of medscape and Biomed Imaging Interv J 2006; 2(2):e17
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Ultrasound Imaging: Today Advanced Imaging Modes
Coded-excitation Excite transducer with long pulse Increase energy i.e. Increase SNR & penetration Remain same axial resolution
Chiao & Hao, IEEE UFFC, vol. 52, no. 2, Feb. 2005
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Ultrasound Imaging: Today Advanced Imaging Modes
Coded-excitation Barker, Chirp, Golay
Chiao & Hao, IEEE UFFC, vol. 52, no. 2, Feb. 2005
More coded algorithms NEEDED
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1. Introduction
2. Ultrasound Imaging: Today
3. Ultrasound Imaging: Tomorrow
4. Opportunities & Challenges for SC
5. Summary
Outline
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Ultrasound Imaging: Tomorrow Better Performance
High resolution Wide application areas
Lower Cost New transducer technology New integrated-circuits
Smaller Size New markets: ambulance, ER, OR Large volume products
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Ultrasound Imaging: Tomorrow Better Performance
High resolution
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B-mode Imaging: 75μm at 50 MHz, <15μmUltrasound Doppler: <0.5 mm/s in capillariesLess Penetration: <1 cm at 50 MHzAreas: dermatology, ophthalmology, small animal
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Ultrasound Imaging: Tomorrow Better Performance
Small Animal Applications Preferred animal model (mice and rats)
Fast heart rate
Small physical size
Increasing market (Visualsonics, 25M+ Revenue)
Ophthalmology Applications Retinal vein occlusion
Cornea measurement in LASIK
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Ultrasound Imaging: Tomorrow Better Performance
HF System with 30MHz arrays
First HF array 30MHz First HF Doppler with arrayFirst HF High-frame System
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Ultrasound Imaging: Tomorrow Better Performance
HF System with 30MHz arrays
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Ultrasound Imaging: Tomorrow Better Performance
HF System with 30MHz arrays
30 Frames/s
Rabbit eye images with 30 MHz 64-element Array
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Ultrasound Imaging: Tomorrow Better Performance
HF System with 30MHz arrays
400 Frames/s
Mouse heart images with 30 MHz 64-element ArrayDoppler Images
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Ultrasound Imaging: Tomorrow Better Performance
HF System with Needle Transducer Retinal vein occlusion (>0.5%) Evaluating occlusion removal surgery Velocity change vs. Occlusion US Doppler with needle transducer
Heat Issues Transducer inefficiency: bad to patients and itself Heat dissipation in smaller systems
Summary“Hand-carried ultrasound systems (HCU) set to transform the ultrasound industry landscape .
The HCU market is driven by two technology trends - advanced PC-based architecture and rapid miniaturization.
Hand-carried ultrasound systems can reshape the U.S. ultrasound market in two ways and the industry participants will ultimately decide the direction of the market.”
—U.S. Ultrasound Markets by Frost & Sullivan Research Service
Acknowledgement
Guidance Committee
Dr. K. Kirk ShungDr. Richard M. LeahyDr. Jesse T. YenDr. Jonathan M. CannataDr. Ellis Meng
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NIH Resource CenterDr. Qifa Zhou Dr. Lei Sun Dr. Ruibin LiuDr. Changhong Hu Mr. Jay Williams Dr. Bin Huang Dr. Rachel Bitton Dr. Jin-Ho Chang Mr. Dawei WuDr. Emanuel Gottlieb Dr. Jung-woo Lee Mr. Bruce LaiDr. Johnson Huang Mr. Peter Lee Mr. Joe HanMr. Hyung-Ham Kim Mr. Charles SharpDr. Jianzhong Zhao Ms. S. Sangkatumvong
Doheny Eye InstituteDr. Mark Humayun Mr. Charles DeBoer Dr. Hossein Ameri
The Institute of Genetic MedicineDr. Laurence Kedes Ms. Yan Bai