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

Table 2

The comparison of measured focusing and flat IVUS transducer performance.

Properties	Flat IVUS; transducer	Focusing IVUS; transducer
Center frequency	53.77 MHz	51.78 MHz
Aperture	0.6 mm	0.6 mm
Bandwidth	64.77%	107.21%
Echo peak	156 mV	404 mV
Axial resolution	80 μm	80 μm
Lateral resolution	300 μm	100 μm