System and method for actively cooling an ultrasound probe

System and method for actively cooling an ultrasound probe

An ultrasound system is provided for imaging an object. The ultrasound system includes an ultrasound probe for acquiring ultrasound data and a cooling subsystem for actively removing heat from the ultrasound probe. The cooling subsystem includes a pump disposed within a reservoir containing a coolan...

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Hauptverfasser: HAIDER BRUNO HANS, SAJ CHESTER FRANK, LEWANDOWSKI ROBERT STEPHEN, YETTER CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN, WILDES DOUGLAS GLENN, SMITH LOWELL SCOTT, BJAERUM STEINAR, SOGOIAN GEORGE CHARLES, ICOZ TUNC, BERGSTOEL SVEIN, KAISER STEPHEN ROYAL, BRUESTLE REINHOLD, BAUMGARTNER CHARLES EDWARD
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:An ultrasound system is provided for imaging an object. The ultrasound system includes an ultrasound probe for acquiring ultrasound data and a cooling subsystem for actively removing heat from the ultrasound probe. The cooling subsystem includes a pump disposed within a reservoir containing a coolant and configured to circulate the coolant through the ultrasound probe via a conduit.