High-Frequency Ex vivo Ultrasound Imaging of the Auditory System

Jeremy A. Brown, Zahra Torbatian, Robert B. Adamson, Rene Van Wijhe, Ronald J. Pennings, Geoffrey R. Lockwood, Manohar L. Bance

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A 50 MHz array-based imaging system was used to obtain high-resolution images of the ear and auditory system. This previously described custom built imaging system (Brown et al. 2004a, 2004b; Brown and Lockwood 2005) is capable of 50 μm axial resolution, and lateral resolution varying from 80 μm to 130 μm over a 5.12 mm scan depth. The imaging system is based on a 2 mm diameter, seven-element equal-area annular array, and a digital beamformer that uses high-speed field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). The images produced by this system have shown far superior depth of field compared with commercially available single-element systems. Ex vivo, three-dimensional (3-D) images were obtained of human cadaveric tissues including the ossicles (stapes, incus, malleus) and the tympanic membrane. In addition, two-dimensional (2-D) images were obtained of an intact cochlea by imaging through the round window membrane. The basilar membrane inside the cochlea could clearly be visualized. These images demonstrate that high-frequency ultrasound imaging of the middle and inner ear can provide valuable diagnostic information using minimally invasive techniques that could potentially be implemented in vivo. (E-mail: J.Brown@dal.ca).

Idioma originalEnglish
Páginas (desde-hasta)1899-1907
Número de páginas9
PublicaciónUltrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volumen35
N.º11
DOI
EstadoPublished - nov. 2009

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
  • Biophysics
  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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  • Journal Article

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