JP4173103B2 - 硬組織の凸凹をマッピングするシステム及び方法 - Google Patents
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48 マップ
62 超音波トランスジューサ
64 規定された位置
65 エコー反射
66 超音波エネルギー・ビーム
68 硬組織の表面
69 目標物
70 硬組織
72 中央処理ユニット
74 位置ロケータ/調整機構
76 第1の斜方向入射角度
82 表示デバイス
84 入力デバイス
86 不連続性、不均一性
Claims (6)
- 目標物内部の硬組織の表面にある凸凹をマッピングするためのシステムであって、
(a)少なくとも1つの超音波トランスジューサであって、
(i)該少なくとも1つのトランスジューサは規定された位置に位置決めされており、
(ii)該少なくとも1つのトランスジューサは、硬組織の表面に向かって第1の入射角で超音波エネルギーの集束ビームを送信することが可能であり、
(iii)該少なくとも1つのトランスジューサは、前記エネルギーの少なくとも一部分を硬組織の表面からのエコー反射として受信することが可能であり、
(iv)該少なくとも1つのトランスジューサは中央処理ユニットと通信することが可能である、
ような少なくとも1つの超音波トランスジューサと、
(b)前記少なくとも1つのトランスジューサに動作可能に接続可能であると共に、
(i)前記中央処理ユニットからのコマンドに応答して前記集束ビームと硬組織の表面の間の前記入射角の調整が可能であること、
(ii)さらに、前記トランスジューサの前記位置を6つの自由度をもつ一組の位置座標として規定すると共に該一組の座標を中央処理ユニットに送信することが可能であること、
(iii)さらに、前記少なくとも1つの超音波トランスジューサを一連の別の規定された位置まで移動させることが可能であること、
が得られるように設計されかつ製作されている位置ロケータ/調整機構と、を備えており、
(c)前記中央処理ユニットは、
(i)さらに、前記少なくとも1つのトランスジューサの前記位置を規定している前記一組の位置座標を前記位置ロケータ/調整機構から受け取ることが可能であること、
(ii)さらに、硬組織の表面の前記エコー反射を生じさせる一部分に関して追加的な一組の位置座標を計算することが可能であること、
(iii)さらに、前記複数の位置座標の組を編集して硬組織の表面のマップを作成することが可能であること、
が得られるように設計されかつ製作されているシステム。 - (d)前記中央処理装置と通信することが可能な表示デバイスであって、
(i)前記エコー反射に関するデータを表示すること、
(ii)硬組織の表面の前記エコー反射を生じさせる一部分に関する前記追加的な一組の位置座標を表示すること、
(iii)前記マップの少なくとも一部分を表示すること、
からなる群より選択した少なくとも1つの機能を実行するように設計されかつ製作された表示デバイスをさらに備える請求項1に記載のシステム。 - 前記中央処理ユニットはさらに、前記少なくとも1つのトランスジューサを前記一連の別の規定された位置まで移動させるコマンドを前記位置ロケータ/調整機構に送信することが可能であるように設計されかつ製作されている、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記コマンドは、機械式制御に対するコマンド、前記少なくとも1つのトランスジューサの別のトランスジューサに切り替えるコマンド、及び電子式制御に対するコマンドからなる群より選択される、請求項3に記載のシステム。
- 前記位置ロケータ/調整機構は、システムのオペレータによる手動位置調整と該オペレータが前記中央処理ユニットに送信した少なくとも1つの命令とからなる群より選択される入力を該システムのオペレータから受け取るように設計されかつ構成されている、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記マップが2次元マップである、請求項1に記載のシステム。
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