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

Authors

Joyce Liu, BA, University of Pennsylvania
Jiajun Xu, MD, Nanjing First Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Flemming Forsberg, PhD, FAIUM, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Ji-Bin Liu, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-30-2019

Comments

This is the author’s final published version in Advanced Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Therapy, Volume 3, Issue 3, September 2019, Pages 115-118.

The published version is available here. Copyright © Liu et al.

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.

Recommended Citation

Liu, BA, Joyce; Xu, MD, Jiajun; Forsberg, PhD, FAIUM, Flemming; and Liu, MD, Ji-Bin, "CMUT/CMOS-based Butterfly iQ – A Portable Personal Sonoscope" (2019). Department of Radiology Faculty Papers. Paper 72.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/radiologyfp/72

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Language

English