CMUT/CMOS-based Butterfly iQ - A Portable Personal Sonoscope

doi:10.37015/AUDT.2019.190819

Abstract

Abstract:

With the development of bioengineering technologies, medical ultrasound systems have evolved and advanced over the years, including the transition of ultrasound machines from analog devices to digital systems and improvements in transducer assembly from piezoelectric ceramics to single crystals. In the past several years, the further miniaturization of ultrasound units has become possible with the advancement of computer chip manufacturing and production. Most recently, a new handheld ultrasound system has been developed by the startup company Butterfly Network, using an innovative CMUT/CMOS-based probe technique. This paper will review the history, technology and features of this new device, as well as discuss its future potential as a personal sonoscope.

Key words: Handheld; Butterfly iQ; CMUT/CMOS technique; Ultrasound; Transducer

Joyce Y Liu, BA, Jiajun Xu, MD, Flemming Forsberg, PhD, Ji-Bin Liu. MD, FAIUM. CMUT/CMOS-based Butterfly iQ - A Portable Personal Sonoscope. Advanced Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Therapy, 2019, 3(3): 115-118.

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