Title :
Design, characterization and test of a multi-transmitters, multi-receivers probe based on cMUTs for cortical bone evaluation
Author :
Boulme, Audren ; Minonzio, Jean-Gabriel ; Ngo, S. ; Legros, Mathieu ; Senegond, N. ; Perroteau, Marie ; Ferin, Guillaume ; Talmant, Maryline ; Laugier, Pascal ; Alquier, D. ; Teston, F. ; Certon, Dominique
Author_Institution :
Univ. Francois Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France
Abstract :
This paper presents the conception of a cMUTs probe for the cortical bone evaluation. A specific topology was designed in order to match the cMUTs technology to the requirements of the axial transmission measurement. We report here all the steps of the probe manufacturing from the design to the first postprocess characterization of the cMUTs. The first results of axial transmission measurements performed on a bone mimicking plate are presented and compared with the ones obtained with the same probe in PZT technology.
Keywords :
acoustic receivers; biomedical transducers; biomedical ultrasonics; biomimetics; bone; topology; PZT technology; axial transmission measurement; axial transmission probe topology; bone mimicking plate; cMUT probe manufacturing; cMUT technology; cortical bone evaluation; multireceiver probe; multitransmitter probe; Acoustic measurements; Acoustics; Arrays; Bones; Probes; Receivers; Voltage measurement; Axial Transmission Mesurements; Cortical Bone; Guided Waves; cMUT;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Dresden
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4561-3
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.2012.0458
