Ultrasound probe (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ultrasound probe

Caption

The probe, which is a little smaller than a deck of cards, contains an ultrasound array arranged in the shape of an empty square, a configuration that allows the array to take 3D images of the tissue below.

Credit

Conformable Decoders Lab at the MIT Media Lab

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