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A device for ultrasound computed tomography (UCT) is introduced here. An half-ring transducer array was designed in conformity with the breast anatomy and the cancer growth region to perform an early detection. The array comprises 1,024 elements set in a 190-degree circular arc with a radius of 100 mm. The nominal frequency is 3 MHz with a 79% −6 dB bandwidth. The front-end electronics incorporate 32 independent transmit/receive parallel channels and a 32-to-1,024 multiplexer unit. The acquisition circuitries have a variable sampling frequency of up to 80 MHz and a precision of 12 bits. Arbitrary waveforms are synthesized to improve the signal-to-noise ratio and to increase the in-depth resolution. Tomographic acquisitions were realized in diffraction mode using a restricted aperture. The backscattered field was recorded in the case of a string phantom (0.08-mm diameter steel threads) and a breast-shaped phantom containing inclusions. Data were processed with dedicated correction tools processes such as pulse compression. Objects were reconstructed with the ellipsoidal back-projection method.
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This work was supported by the Cerimed and the Cancéropôle organizations, the City of Marseille, the Conseil Régional Provence-Alpes-Côtes d’Azur and the National Scientific Research Centre (CNRS).
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Rouyer, J., Lasaygues, P., Mensah, S. (2012). Novel Ultrasound Tomograph for Anatomical Inspection. In: Nowicki, A., Litniewski, J., Kujawska, T. (eds) Acoustical Imaging. Acoustical Imaging, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2619-2_1
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