A High Frequency Geometric Focusing Transducer Based on 1-3 Piezocomposite for Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Frequency</td><td class="align_center">Kerf <br/>width</td><td class="align_center">Pillar <br/>width</td><td class="align_center">Composite <br/>thickness</td><td class="align_center">Volume <br/>fraction</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">50 MHz</td><td class="align_center">12 <i>μ</i>m</td><td class="align_center">18 <i>μ</i>m</td><td class="align_center">33 <i>μ</i>m</td><td class="align_center">36%</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

The design parameters of 1-3 piezocomposite.

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Table 1: A High Frequency Geometric Focusing Transducer Based on 1-3 Piezocomposite for Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging 