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Stephan Palm

Also published under: S. P. Palm, S. Palm, Stephen Palm, Stephen P. Palm

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19962024
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Stephan Palm

Also published under: S. P. Palm, S. Palm, Stephen Palm, Stephen P. Palm

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Multifunctional RF-and Radar-Systems
Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques FHR
Wachtberg, Germany

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Publications
18
Citations
635
Publications by Year
19962024
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Beamformer for a Lensed Row–Column Array in 3-D Ultrasound Imaging

Ali Salari;Mélanie Audoin;Borislav Gueorguiev Tomov;Billy Y. S. Yiu;Erik Vilain Thomsen;Jørgen Arendt Jensen

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control
Year: 2025 | Volume: 72, Issue: 2 | Journal Article |
Row-column (RC) arrays typically suffer from a limited field of view (FOV), with the imaging area confined to a rectangular region equal to the footprint of the probe. This limitation can be solved by using a diverging lens in front of the probe. Previous studies have introduced a thin lens model for beamforming lensed RC arrays, but this model inaccurately assumes the lens to be infinitely thin, ...Show More

Beamformer for a Lensed Row–Column Array in 3-D Ultrasound Imaging

Ali Salari;Mélanie Audoin;Borislav Gueorguiev Tomov;Billy Y. S. Yiu;Erik Vilain Thomsen;Jørgen Arendt Jensen

Year: 2025 | Volume: 72, Issue: 2 | Journal Article |

Underestimation of Flow Velocity in 2-D Super-Resolution Ultrasound Imaging

Mostafa Amin Naji;Iman Taghavi;Erik Vilain Thomsen;Niels Bent Larsen;Jørgen Arendt Jensen

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control
Year: 2024 | Volume: 71, Issue: 12: Breaking the Resolution Barrier in Ultrasound | Journal Article |
Cited by: Papers (4)
Velocity estimation in ultrasound imaging is a technique to measure the speed and direction of blood flow. The flow velocity in small blood vessels, i.e., arterioles, venules, and capillaries, can be estimated using super-resolution ultrasound imaging (SRUS). However, the vessel width in SRUS is relatively small compared with the full-width-half-maximum of the ultrasound beam in the elevation dire...Show More

Underestimation of Flow Velocity in 2-D Super-Resolution Ultrasound Imaging

Mostafa Amin Naji;Iman Taghavi;Erik Vilain Thomsen;Niels Bent Larsen;Jørgen Arendt Jensen

Year: 2024 | Volume: 71, Issue: 12: Breaking the Resolution Barrier in Ultrasound | Journal Article |

Super-Resolution Ultrasound Imaging Using the Erythrocytes—Part II: Velocity Images

Mostafa Amin Naji;Iman Taghavi;Mikkel Schou;Sebastian Kazmarek Præsius;Lauge Naur Hansen;Nathalie Sarup Panduro;Sofie Bech Andersen;Stinne Byrholdt Søgaard;Carsten Gundlach;Hans Martin Kjer;Borislav Gueorguiev Tomov;Erik Vilain Thomsen;Michael Bachmann Nielsen;Niels Bent Larsen;Anders Bjorholm Dahl;Charlotte Mehlin Sørensen;Jørgen Arendt Jensen

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control
Year: 2024 | Volume: 71, Issue: 8 | Journal Article |
Cited by: Papers (6)
Super-resolution ultrasound imaging using the erythrocytes (SURE) has recently been introduced. The method uses erythrocytes as targets instead of fragile microbubbles (MBs). The abundance of erythrocyte scatterers makes it possible to acquire SURE data in just a few seconds compared with several minutes in ultrasound localization microscopy (ULM) using MBs. A high number of scatterers can reduce ...Show More

Super-Resolution Ultrasound Imaging Using the Erythrocytes—Part II: Velocity Images

Mostafa Amin Naji;Iman Taghavi;Mikkel Schou;Sebastian Kazmarek Præsius;Lauge Naur Hansen;Nathalie Sarup Panduro;Sofie Bech Andersen;Stinne Byrholdt Søgaard;Carsten Gundlach;Hans Martin Kjer;Borislav Gueorguiev Tomov;Erik Vilain Thomsen;Michael Bachmann Nielsen;Niels Bent Larsen;Anders Bjorholm Dahl;Charlotte Mehlin Sørensen;Jørgen Arendt Jensen

Year: 2024 | Volume: 71, Issue: 8 | Journal Article |

Super-Resolution Ultrasound Imaging Using the Erythrocytes—Part I: Density Images

Jørgen Arendt Jensen;Mostafa Amin Naji;Sebastian Kazmarek Præsius;Iman Taghavi;Mikkel Schou;Lauge Naur Hansen;Sofie Bech Andersen;Stinne Byrholdt Søgaard;Nathalie Sarup Panduro;Charlotte Mehlin Sørensen;Michael Bachmann Nielsen;Carsten Gundlach;Hans Martin Kjer;Anders Bjorholm Dahl;Borislav Gueorguiev Tomov;Martin Lind Ommen;Niels Bent Larsen;Erik Vilain Thomsen

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control
Year: 2024 | Volume: 71, Issue: 8 | Journal Article |
Cited by: Papers (7)
A new approach for vascular super-resolution (SR) imaging using the erythrocytes as targets (SUper-Resolution ultrasound imaging of Erythrocytes (SURE) imaging) is described and investigated. SURE imaging does not require fragile contrast agent bubbles, making it possible to use the maximum allowable mechanical index (MI) for ultrasound scanning for an increased penetration depth. A synthetic aper...Show More

Super-Resolution Ultrasound Imaging Using the Erythrocytes—Part I: Density Images

Jørgen Arendt Jensen;Mostafa Amin Naji;Sebastian Kazmarek Præsius;Iman Taghavi;Mikkel Schou;Lauge Naur Hansen;Sofie Bech Andersen;Stinne Byrholdt Søgaard;Nathalie Sarup Panduro;Charlotte Mehlin Sørensen;Michael Bachmann Nielsen;Carsten Gundlach;Hans Martin Kjer;Anders Bjorholm Dahl;Borislav Gueorguiev Tomov;Martin Lind Ommen;Niels Bent Larsen;Erik Vilain Thomsen

Year: 2024 | Volume: 71, Issue: 8 | Journal Article |

Diverging Polymer Acoustic Lens Design for High-Resolution Row–Column Array Ultrasound Transducers

Mélanie Audoin;Ali Salari;Borislav Gueorguiev Tomov;Kasper Fløng Pedersen;Jørgen Arendt Jensen;Erik Vilain Thomsen

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control
Year: 2024 | Volume: 71, Issue: 1 | Journal Article |
Cited by: Papers (5)
Spherical diverging acoustic lenses mounted on flat 2-D row–column-addressed (RCA) ultrasound transducers have shown the potential to extend the field of view (FOV) from a rectilinear to a curvilinear volume region and, thereby, enable 3-D imaging of large organs. Such lenses are usually designed for small aperture low-frequency transducers, which have limited resolution. Moreover, they are made o...Show More

Diverging Polymer Acoustic Lens Design for High-Resolution Row–Column Array Ultrasound Transducers

Mélanie Audoin;Ali Salari;Borislav Gueorguiev Tomov;Kasper Fløng Pedersen;Jørgen Arendt Jensen;Erik Vilain Thomsen

Year: 2024 | Volume: 71, Issue: 1 | Journal Article |

Novel Diverging Acoustic Lens Geometries for Row-Column Array Transducers

Mélanie Audoin;Ali Salari;Borislav Gueorguiev Tomov;Jørgen Arendt Jensen;Erik Vilain Thomsen

2023 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
Year: 2023 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (2)
Double-curved diverging lenses are used to extend the Field of View (FOV) of flat 2D Row-Column Addressed (RCA) transducers, for performing real-time volumetric imaging of large organs. Such lenses are usually made in a spherical shape geometry, which poorly fits the square footprint of RCA arrays. In particular, for large arrays, the radius of curvature of the lens is constrained to increase sign...Show More

Novel Diverging Acoustic Lens Geometries for Row-Column Array Transducers

Mélanie Audoin;Ali Salari;Borislav Gueorguiev Tomov;Jørgen Arendt Jensen;Erik Vilain Thomsen

Year: 2023 | Conference Paper |

Recursive Imaging for Tracking High Density Scatterers in Super-Resolution Imaging

Mostafa Amin-Naji;Iman Taghavi;Niels Bent Larsen;Erik Vilain Thomsen;Charlotte Mehlin Sørensen;Jørgen Arendt Jensen

2023 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
Year: 2023 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (3)
A key component of super-resolution ultrasound imaging (SRI) is the detection and tracking of scatterers. These scatterers can be microbubbles (MBs) in SRI, or erythrocytes in SUper Resolution ultrasound imaging using Erythrocytes (SURE). To ensure the reliability of MBs tracking in SRI, the MBs must be sparse. However, the sparse distribution of the MBs necessitates several minutes of acquisition...Show More

Recursive Imaging for Tracking High Density Scatterers in Super-Resolution Imaging

Mostafa Amin-Naji;Iman Taghavi;Niels Bent Larsen;Erik Vilain Thomsen;Charlotte Mehlin Sørensen;Jørgen Arendt Jensen

Year: 2023 | Conference Paper |

Accurate Radiation Impedance Analysis for CMUT Design

Stine Løvholt Grue Pedersen;Andreas Spandet Havreland;Ole Hansen;Erik Vilain Thomsen

2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
Year: 2022 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (1)
The transducer resonance frequency is a key parameter for the field of ultrasound. The resonance frequency in vacuum is well understood, and an analytical expression for the center frequency in immersion was derived by Lamb in 1920 [1], however this expression has limited validity. Importantly, the model fails to cover plate aspect ratios needed by imaging requirements and met by recently fabricat...Show More

Accurate Radiation Impedance Analysis for CMUT Design

Stine Løvholt Grue Pedersen;Andreas Spandet Havreland;Ole Hansen;Erik Vilain Thomsen

Year: 2022 | Conference Paper |

Synthetic Aperture High Quality B-mode Imaging with a Row-Column Array Compared to Linear Array Imaging

Jorgen Arendt Jensen;Mikkel Schou;Martin Lind Ommen;Kitty Steenberg;Erik Vilain Thomsen;Borislav G. Tomov;Nathalie Sarup Panduro;Charlotte Mehlin Sorensen;Matthias Bo Stuart

2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
Year: 2022 | Conference Paper |
Row-column (RC) matrix probes can yield 3-D volumetric imaging using a number of receiving elements similar to traditional linear arrays for commercial scanners. Some doubts have, however, been raised on the B-mode image quality of RC probes. It is hypothesized that synthetic aperture (SA) RC imaging can yield a better volumetric resolution than commercial spatially translated linear arrays, and a...Show More

Synthetic Aperture High Quality B-mode Imaging with a Row-Column Array Compared to Linear Array Imaging

Jorgen Arendt Jensen;Mikkel Schou;Martin Lind Ommen;Kitty Steenberg;Erik Vilain Thomsen;Borislav G. Tomov;Nathalie Sarup Panduro;Charlotte Mehlin Sorensen;Matthias Bo Stuart

Year: 2022 | Conference Paper |

Comparative Analysis of CMUT and PZT Transducers for Coded Excitation

Mudabbir Tufail Bhatti;Borislav Gueorguiev Tomov;Søren Elmin Diedrichsen;Matthias Bo Stuart;Erik Vilain Thomsen;Jørgen Arendt Jensen

2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
Year: 2022 | Conference Paper |
Coded excitation (CE) signals have the potential to greatly improve image quality and penetration depth by increasing the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). However, CE can increase the operating temperature of a transducer beyond the safety limits defined by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and this has often limited the use of CE with Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) probes. Capacitiv...Show More

Comparative Analysis of CMUT and PZT Transducers for Coded Excitation

Mudabbir Tufail Bhatti;Borislav Gueorguiev Tomov;Søren Elmin Diedrichsen;Matthias Bo Stuart;Erik Vilain Thomsen;Jørgen Arendt Jensen

Year: 2022 | Conference Paper |

Diverging Polymer Lens Design and Fabrication for Row-Column Addressed Transducers

Mélanie Audoin;Borislav Gueorguiev Tomov;Kasper Fløng Pedersen;Jørgen Arendt Jensen;Erik Vilain Thomsen

2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
Year: 2022 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (3)
Double-curved diverging lenses mounted on flat 2D Row-Column Addressed (RCA) transducers have shown the potential to extend the Field of View (FOV) from a rectilinear to a curvilinear volume region and thereby enable real-time 3D imaging of large organs. Such lenses are usually made of off-the-shelf pieces of materials, which leaves no room for optimization. In this work, acoustic lenses have been...Show More

Diverging Polymer Lens Design and Fabrication for Row-Column Addressed Transducers

Mélanie Audoin;Borislav Gueorguiev Tomov;Kasper Fløng Pedersen;Jørgen Arendt Jensen;Erik Vilain Thomsen

Year: 2022 | Conference Paper |

Compensation for Velocity Underestimation in 2D Super-Resolution Ultrasound

Iman Taghavi;Mostafa Amin-Naji;Mikkel Schou;Martin Lind Ommen;Kitty Steenberg;Niels Bent Larsen;Erik Vilain Thomsen;Jørgen Arendt Jensen

2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
Year: 2022 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (4)
Super-resolution ultrasound imaging (SRI) has shown the potential for visualization of the vasculature with sub-wavelength resolution. Microbubble (MB) tracking in SRI can improve image quality and enable velocity estimation. However, it is usually neglected that the size of the vessel might be relatively small compared to the full width half maximum resolution in the elevation direction (FWHMy) a...Show More

Compensation for Velocity Underestimation in 2D Super-Resolution Ultrasound

Iman Taghavi;Mostafa Amin-Naji;Mikkel Schou;Martin Lind Ommen;Kitty Steenberg;Niels Bent Larsen;Erik Vilain Thomsen;Jørgen Arendt Jensen

Year: 2022 | Conference Paper |

A Hand-Held 190+190 Row–Column Addressed CMUT Probe for Volumetric Imaging

Rune Sixten Grass;Mathias Engholm;Andreas Spandet Havreland;Christopher Beers;Martin Lind Ommen;Stine Løvholt Grue Pedersen;Lars Nordahl Moesner;Matthias Bo Stuart;Mudabbir Tufail Bhatti;Borislav G. Tomov;Jørgen Arendt Jensen;Erik Vilain Thomsen

IEEE Open Journal of Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control
Year: 2022 | Volume: 2 | Journal Article |
Cited by: Papers (2)
This paper presents the design, fabrication, and characterization of a 190+190 row-column addressed (RCA) capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) array integrated in a custom hand-held probe handle. The array has a designed 4.5 MHz center frequency in immersion and a pitch of 95~\mu m which corresponds to \approx ~\lambda /4. The array has a 2.14\times2.14 cm ^{2} foo...Show More

A Hand-Held 190+190 Row–Column Addressed CMUT Probe for Volumetric Imaging

Rune Sixten Grass;Mathias Engholm;Andreas Spandet Havreland;Christopher Beers;Martin Lind Ommen;Stine Løvholt Grue Pedersen;Lars Nordahl Moesner;Matthias Bo Stuart;Mudabbir Tufail Bhatti;Borislav G. Tomov;Jørgen Arendt Jensen;Erik Vilain Thomsen

Year: 2022 | Volume: 2 | Journal Article |

Anatomic and Functional Imaging Using Row–Column Arrays

Jørgen Arendt Jensen;Mikkel Schou;Lasse Thurmann Jørgensen;Borislav G. Tomov;Matthias Bo Stuart;Marie Sand Traberg;Iman Taghavi;Sigrid Huesebø Øygaard;Martin Lind Ommen;Kitty Steenberg;Erik Vilain Thomsen;Nathalie Sarup Panduro;Michael Bachmann Nielsen;Charlotte Mehlin Sørensen

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control
Year: 2022 | Volume: 69, Issue: 10 | Journal Article |
Cited by: Papers (42)
Row–column (RC) arrays have the potential to yield full 3-D ultrasound imaging with a greatly reduced number of elements compared to fully populated arrays. They, however, have several challenges due to their special geometry. This review article summarizes the current literature for RC imaging and demonstrates that full anatomic and functional imaging can attain a high quality using synthetic ape...Show More

Anatomic and Functional Imaging Using Row–Column Arrays

Jørgen Arendt Jensen;Mikkel Schou;Lasse Thurmann Jørgensen;Borislav G. Tomov;Matthias Bo Stuart;Marie Sand Traberg;Iman Taghavi;Sigrid Huesebø Øygaard;Martin Lind Ommen;Kitty Steenberg;Erik Vilain Thomsen;Nathalie Sarup Panduro;Michael Bachmann Nielsen;Charlotte Mehlin Sørensen

Year: 2022 | Volume: 69, Issue: 10 | Journal Article |

Polysilicon on Quartz Substrate for Silicide Based Row-Column CMUTs

Kitty Steenberg;Erik Vilain Thomsen

2021 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
Year: 2021 | Conference Paper |
This paper presents a new type of insulating substrate, polysilicon-on-quartz (POOQ), that can be used for wafer bonded capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs). The substrate is based on a quartz handle wafer on which a device layer of polysilicon is deposited. The polysilicon is polished to an average surface roughness below 0.2 nm which allows for wafer bonding. Fusion bonding of...Show More

Polysilicon on Quartz Substrate for Silicide Based Row-Column CMUTs

Kitty Steenberg;Erik Vilain Thomsen

Year: 2021 | Conference Paper |

Fabrication, Characterization and Modelling of Delay Line Based CMUTs

Kasper Fløng Pedersen;Andreas Spandet Havreland;Erik Vilain Thomsen

2021 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
Year: 2021 | Conference Paper |
This paper presents fabrication, characterization and modelling of delay-line based capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUT). CMUTs have been fabricated using standard semiconductor processes, the electrical frequency response has been modelled by an equivalent circuit diagram and excellent agreement between theory and measurement is observed. Finally, the electrical crosstalk betwee...Show More

Fabrication, Characterization and Modelling of Delay Line Based CMUTs

Kasper Fløng Pedersen;Andreas Spandet Havreland;Erik Vilain Thomsen

Year: 2021 | Conference Paper |

Automatic optical failure detection on large ultrasonic arrays

Martin Lind Ommen;Kasper Fløng Pedersen;Erik Vilain Thomsen

2021 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
Year: 2021 | Conference Paper |
The search for improved resolution in super-resolution ultrasound (SRUS) imaging leads to larger ultrasound arrays and smaller elements. A current large row-column addressed (RCA) array spans \approx 21\times 21\ \text{mm}^{2} with 190 +190 elements separated by a kerf of 3\ \mu\mathrm{m}. Increasing array dimensions and decreasing feature sizes not only makes fabrication more complex, but m...Show More

Automatic optical failure detection on large ultrasonic arrays

Martin Lind Ommen;Kasper Fløng Pedersen;Erik Vilain Thomsen

Year: 2021 | Conference Paper |

Analytical Deflection Profiles and Pull-In Voltage Calculations of Prestressed Electrostatic Actuated MEMS Structures

Andreas Spandet Havreland;Erik Vilain Thomsen

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems
Year: 2021 | Volume: 30, Issue: 4 | Journal Article |
Cited by: Papers (4)
This paper presents a zeroth and first order perturbative analysis of prestressed electrostatic actuated Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Perturbation theory is used to calculate the deflection profile of various MEMS structures, from which the pull-in voltage is estimated using the weighed residual method, where both a Galerkin expression and a Dirac delta function have been used as weight ...Show More

Analytical Deflection Profiles and Pull-In Voltage Calculations of Prestressed Electrostatic Actuated MEMS Structures

Andreas Spandet Havreland;Erik Vilain Thomsen

Year: 2021 | Volume: 30, Issue: 4 | Journal Article |

Delay Line Separation of CMUT Elements

Andreas Spandet Havreland;Ole Hansen;Kasper Fløng Pedersen;Mathias Engholm;Erik Vilain Thomsen

2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
Year: 2020 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (3)
This paper presents a novel fabrication design for capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUT) that utilizes a designed delay line in the silicon substrate for element separation. All elements in this design are electrically connected through the substrate, however, high resistivity (> 10.000 Ωcm) float zone silicon is used for the substrate to suppress cross-talk between elements. The ...Show More

Delay Line Separation of CMUT Elements

Andreas Spandet Havreland;Ole Hansen;Kasper Fløng Pedersen;Mathias Engholm;Erik Vilain Thomsen

Year: 2020 | Conference Paper |

384 Channel Modular Ultrasonic CMUT Probe for Rapid Prototyping

Kasper F. Pedersen;Mathias Engholm;Andreas S. Havreland;Lars N. Moesner;Christopher Beers;Borislav G. Tomov;Jørgen A. Jensen;Erik V. Thomsen

2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
Year: 2020 | Conference Paper |
This paper presents the design and fabrication of a novel 384 channel modular ultrasonic probe for row-column addressed capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducers. The nose-piece and front-electronics can be freely interchanged in situ, allowing different combinations of transducer arrays and front-end architectures to be characterized and compared, without fabricating an entire probe for eac...Show More

384 Channel Modular Ultrasonic CMUT Probe for Rapid Prototyping

Kasper F. Pedersen;Mathias Engholm;Andreas S. Havreland;Lars N. Moesner;Christopher Beers;Borislav G. Tomov;Jørgen A. Jensen;Erik V. Thomsen

Year: 2020 | Conference Paper |

Electrical Insulation of CMUT Elements Using DREM and Lapping

Stine L⊘vholt Grue;Mathias Engholm;Erik Vilain Thomsen

2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
Year: 2020 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (1)
This paper demonstrates a novel fabrication process to implement a capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducer (CMUT) into a laparoscope. Due to the limited space in the laparoscope, a new method for electrically contacting the transducer elements is required. Using a state-of-the-art high aspect ratio dry etching process called Deposit, Remove, Etch, Multistep (DREM), it is possible to separat...Show More

Electrical Insulation of CMUT Elements Using DREM and Lapping

Stine L⊘vholt Grue;Mathias Engholm;Erik Vilain Thomsen

Year: 2020 | Conference Paper |

Investigating a CMUT's Ability to Achieve Non-linear Contrast Enhancement

Sigrid H. Øygard;Martin L. Ommen;Mathias Engholm;Mikkel Schou;S⊘ren E. Diederichsen;Erik V. Thomsen;Matthias Bo Stuart;J⊘rgen Arendt Jensen

2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
Year: 2020 | Conference Paper |
Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs) are inherently non-linear and often believed to be unsuitable for non-linear contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) imaging. The ability of CMUTs to perform contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging has been investigated by experimentally evaluating the contrast-to-noise ratio (CTR) and its variation with emitted pressure. This has been evaluated usi...Show More

Investigating a CMUT's Ability to Achieve Non-linear Contrast Enhancement

Sigrid H. Øygard;Martin L. Ommen;Mathias Engholm;Mikkel Schou;S⊘ren E. Diederichsen;Erik V. Thomsen;Matthias Bo Stuart;J⊘rgen Arendt Jensen

Year: 2020 | Conference Paper |

Pull-in Analysis of CMUT Elements

Andreas Spandet Havreland;Mathias Engholm;Christoffer Vendelbo SØrensen;Erik Vilain Thomsen

2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
Year: 2020 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (3)
This paper presents a novel characterization method for the pull-in voltage of a Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (CMUT) element. The presented method allows pull-in estimation of all CMUT cells contained in an element, which is in contrast to conventional methods that only allows for a pull-in average across an element. The methodology has been conducted on four different CMUT eleme...Show More

Pull-in Analysis of CMUT Elements

Andreas Spandet Havreland;Mathias Engholm;Christoffer Vendelbo SØrensen;Erik Vilain Thomsen

Year: 2020 | Conference Paper |

Large Scale High Voltage 192+192 Row-Column Addressed CMUTs Made with Anodic Bonding

Rune Sixten Grass;Kitty Steenberg;Andreas Spandet Havreland;Mathias Engholm;Erik Vilain Thomsen

2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
Year: 2020 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (4)
This work presents the fabrication process of anodically bonded 192+192 2D row-column addressed (RCA) capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) arrays. Four large 2.1 by 2.1 cm2 arrays with a resonance frequency of 7.5 MHz in water and λ/2 element pitch at 95 μm are shown successfully fabricated. The arrays exhibit a 100% bond yield by anodically bonding an SOI wafer to a borosilicate ...Show More

Large Scale High Voltage 192+192 Row-Column Addressed CMUTs Made with Anodic Bonding

Rune Sixten Grass;Kitty Steenberg;Andreas Spandet Havreland;Mathias Engholm;Erik Vilain Thomsen

Year: 2020 | Conference Paper |

Detection and Localization of Ultrasound Scatterers Using Convolutional Neural Networks

Jihwan Youn;Martin Lind Ommen;Matthias Bo Stuart;Erik Vilain Thomsen;Niels Bent Larsen;Jørgen Arendt Jensen

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging
Year: 2020 | Volume: 39, Issue: 12 | Journal Article |
Cited by: Papers (33)
Delay-and-sum (DAS) beamforming is unable to identify individual scatterers when their density is so high that their point spread functions overlap. This paper proposes a convolutional neural network (CNN)-based method to detect and localize high-density scatterers, some of which are closer than the resolution limit of delay-andsum (DAS) beamforming. A CNN was designed to take radio frequency chan...Show More

Detection and Localization of Ultrasound Scatterers Using Convolutional Neural Networks

Jihwan Youn;Martin Lind Ommen;Matthias Bo Stuart;Erik Vilain Thomsen;Niels Bent Larsen;Jørgen Arendt Jensen

Year: 2020 | Volume: 39, Issue: 12 | Journal Article |

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