Miniaturized Endoscopic 2D US Transducer for Volumetric Ultrasound Imaging of the Auditory System.

Journal: IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: In this paper, we focus on the carrying out and validation of minimally invasive three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound (US) imaging of the auditory system, which is based on a new miniaturized endoscopic 2D US transducer.

Authors

  • Lucas Lavenir
  • Joao C Santos
  • Nabil Zemiti
  • Akil Kaderbay
  • Frederic Venail
    *Otology and Neurotology Department, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France; †Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier, INSERM U1051, Montpellier, France; ‡ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; §Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; and ∥Anatomy Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
  • Philippe Poignet