Intravascular imaging apparatus and method

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A61B 8/14 (2006.01) A61B 8/12 (2006.01) G01S 7/52 (2006.01) G01S 15/89 (2006.01)

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CA 2082161

2082161 9216147 PCTABS00016 A device for ultrasonic imaging, and methods for the use and manufacture thereof, particularly of small coronary vessels. The device comprises an elongate member (26) with a distal end (28) that can be positioned within a small vessel of a patient's body while a proximal end (32) is located outside the body, a transducer located at a distal end of the elongate member and operable to scan the distal coronary vessels with ultrasonic pulses, and a signal processor (43) connected to a proximal end of the elongate member and to the transducer for generating and receiving pulses to and from the transducer. A motor (36) may also be connected to the proximal end of the elongate member for rotating the transducer. Control unit (38) operates the motor and the signal processor.

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