CA1076244A - Method and apparatus for ultrasonic examination - Google Patents
Method and apparatus for ultrasonic examinationInfo
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- CA1076244A CA1076244A CA251,297A CA251297A CA1076244A CA 1076244 A CA1076244 A CA 1076244A CA 251297 A CA251297 A CA 251297A CA 1076244 A CA1076244 A CA 1076244A
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Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA330,610A CA1087292A (en) | 1975-05-01 | 1979-06-26 | Method and apparatus for ultrasonic examination |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
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| AU144375 | 1975-05-01 |
Publications (1)
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| CA1076244A true CA1076244A (en) | 1980-04-22 |
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| CA251,297A Expired CA1076244A (en) | 1975-05-01 | 1976-04-28 | Method and apparatus for ultrasonic examination |
Country Status (7)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US4094306A (OSRAM) |
| JP (1) | JPS5930423B2 (OSRAM) |
| AT (1) | AT361605B (OSRAM) |
| CA (1) | CA1076244A (OSRAM) |
| DE (1) | DE2619231C2 (OSRAM) |
| FR (1) | FR2309865A1 (OSRAM) |
| GB (2) | GB1543740A (OSRAM) |
Families Citing this family (56)
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| US3973126A (en) * | 1975-07-31 | 1976-08-03 | General Electric Company | Mammography |
| US3963933A (en) * | 1975-08-18 | 1976-06-15 | General Electric Company | Mammography fixture |
| FR2353270A1 (fr) * | 1976-06-03 | 1977-12-30 | Cgr Ultrasonic | Appareil d'echographie destine au diagnostic medical, utilisant une sonde a elements multiples |
| JPS5316481A (en) * | 1976-07-30 | 1978-02-15 | Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co | Ultrasonic diagnostic device |
| US4391281A (en) * | 1977-01-06 | 1983-07-05 | Sri International | Ultrasonic transducer system and method |
| JPS6054060B2 (ja) * | 1977-03-30 | 1985-11-28 | 株式会社東芝 | 超音波診断装置 |
| US4241608A (en) * | 1978-01-24 | 1980-12-30 | Unirad Corporation | Ultrasonic scanner |
| US4248090A (en) * | 1978-03-27 | 1981-02-03 | New York Institute Of Technology | Apparatus for ultrasonically imaging a body |
| JPS54150881A (en) * | 1978-05-19 | 1979-11-27 | Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co | Ultrasoniccwave diagnosis device |
| US4233988A (en) * | 1978-07-05 | 1980-11-18 | Life Instruments Corporation | High resolution rotating head ultrasonic scanner |
| US4231373A (en) * | 1978-07-18 | 1980-11-04 | Diasonics | Ultrasonic imaging apparatus |
| DE2911258C2 (de) * | 1979-03-22 | 1982-09-23 | Chmiel, Horst, Prof. Dr.-Ing., 7250 Leonberg | Vorrichtung zum noninvasiven Messen der Blutströmungsgeschwindigkeit nach der Ultraschall-Doppler-Effekt-Methode |
| US4232555A (en) * | 1979-04-18 | 1980-11-11 | Eastman Kodak Company | Ultrasonographic exposure apparatus |
| US4311147A (en) * | 1979-05-26 | 1982-01-19 | Richard Wolf Gmbh | Apparatus for contact-free disintegration of kidney stones or other calculi |
| US4216766A (en) * | 1979-09-07 | 1980-08-12 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy | Treatment of body tissue by means of internal cavity resonance |
| DE3008975A1 (de) * | 1980-03-08 | 1981-10-01 | Koch & Sterzel Gmbh & Co, 4300 Essen | Vorrichtung zur herstellung einer transversalschichtabbildung mittels ultraschall |
| DE3033598A1 (de) * | 1980-09-06 | 1982-04-15 | Robert Bosch Gmbh, 7000 Stuttgart | Verfahren zur ultraschalltherapie |
| DE3038052A1 (de) * | 1980-10-08 | 1982-05-06 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Verfahren zum abtasten eines objekts zu dessen abbildung mittels ultraschall-echo-tomographie |
| DE3152827A1 (de) * | 1981-05-06 | 1983-07-07 | Orvosi Mueszer Szoevetkezet | Automatische dosierungsbemessung und steuerschaltungsanordnung |
| US4424813A (en) | 1981-08-14 | 1984-01-10 | Diasonics, Inc. | Multi-mode ultrasound scanner |
| US4476873A (en) * | 1982-09-03 | 1984-10-16 | Medtronic, Inc. | Ultrasound scanning system for skeletal imaging |
| US4437468A (en) | 1982-09-03 | 1984-03-20 | Medtronic, Inc. | Ultrasound scanning system with semi-independent transducer array |
| US4457311A (en) * | 1982-09-03 | 1984-07-03 | Medtronic, Inc. | Ultrasound imaging system for scanning the human back |
| DE3319871A1 (de) * | 1983-06-01 | 1984-12-06 | Richard Wolf Gmbh, 7134 Knittlingen | Piezoelektrischer wandler zur zerstoerung von konkrementen im koerperinnern |
| US5143073A (en) * | 1983-12-14 | 1992-09-01 | Edap International, S.A. | Wave apparatus system |
| USRE33590E (en) * | 1983-12-14 | 1991-05-21 | Edap International, S.A. | Method for examining, localizing and treating with ultrasound |
| JPH074366B2 (ja) * | 1984-02-03 | 1995-01-25 | 株式会社東芝 | 医用超音波装置用水槽 |
| US4608979A (en) * | 1984-02-22 | 1986-09-02 | Washington Research Foundation | Apparatus for the noninvasive shock fragmentation of renal calculi |
| DE3417985C2 (de) * | 1984-05-15 | 1986-03-27 | Dornier System Gmbh, 7990 Friedrichshafen | Vorrichtung zur berührungsfreien Zerkleinerung von Konkrementen |
| US4649925A (en) * | 1985-01-14 | 1987-03-17 | Technicare Corporation | Ultrasonic transducer probe drive mechanism with position sensor |
| DE3532678A1 (de) * | 1985-09-13 | 1987-03-26 | Wolf Gmbh Richard | Vorrichtung zur ortung und zur zertruemmerung von konkrementen in koerperhoehlen |
| US6277076B1 (en) | 1988-05-11 | 2001-08-21 | Lunar Corporation | Ultrasonic densitometer with pre-inflated fluid coupling membranes |
| DE4016105B4 (de) * | 1989-06-12 | 2005-06-02 | Bicz, Wieslaw | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Erfassung von Oberflächenstrukturen |
| US5258922A (en) * | 1989-06-12 | 1993-11-02 | Wieslaw Bicz | Process and device for determining of surface structures |
| US5303708A (en) * | 1992-07-27 | 1994-04-19 | Animal Ultrasound Services, Inc. | Grading of poultry carcasses with ultrasound |
| WO1993022976A1 (en) * | 1992-05-12 | 1993-11-25 | Delmenico Peter F | Method and apparatus to establish target coordinates for lithotripsy |
| US5316003A (en) * | 1992-07-24 | 1994-05-31 | Animal Ultrasound Services, Inc. | Method and apparatus for positioning an ultrasonic transducer for longitudinal scanning of an animal or carcass |
| JPH0767453B2 (ja) * | 1992-08-03 | 1995-07-26 | 株式会社東芝 | 医用超音波装置用水槽 |
| JPH0767448B2 (ja) * | 1992-08-03 | 1995-07-26 | 株式会社東芝 | 医用超音波装置用水槽 |
| US5983123A (en) * | 1993-10-29 | 1999-11-09 | United States Surgical Corporation | Methods and apparatus for performing ultrasound and enhanced X-ray imaging |
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| US5833627A (en) * | 1995-04-13 | 1998-11-10 | United States Surgical Corporation | Image-guided biopsy apparatus and methods of use |
| US5617864A (en) * | 1995-08-04 | 1997-04-08 | Animal Ultrasound Services, Inc. | Method and apparatus for positioning an ultrasonic transducer and a display screen |
| IL117767A0 (en) * | 1996-04-01 | 1996-04-01 | Ondson Ltd | Method and apparatus for measuring acceleration |
| US5820552A (en) * | 1996-07-12 | 1998-10-13 | United States Surgical Corporation | Sonography and biopsy apparatus |
| CN1058905C (zh) * | 1998-01-25 | 2000-11-29 | 重庆海扶(Hifu)技术有限公司 | 高强度聚焦超声肿瘤扫描治疗系统 |
| US6027457A (en) * | 1998-06-18 | 2000-02-22 | United States Surgical Corporation | Apparatus and method for securing tissue during ultrasound examination and biopsy |
| US6524246B1 (en) | 2000-10-13 | 2003-02-25 | Sonocine, Inc. | Ultrasonic cellular tissue screening tool |
| AU2003253954A1 (en) * | 2002-07-16 | 2004-02-02 | Alfred E. Mann Institute For Biomedical Engineering At The University Of Southern California | Support bra for ultrasonic breast scanner |
| US6825838B2 (en) | 2002-10-11 | 2004-11-30 | Sonocine, Inc. | 3D modeling system |
| US20060213274A1 (en) * | 2005-03-22 | 2006-09-28 | Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation | Nondestructive inspection heads for components having limited surrounding space |
| US9351702B2 (en) * | 2009-02-02 | 2016-05-31 | Noble Sensors, Llc | Ultrasonic scanning probe with a tuning fork-type oscillator and feedback control thereof |
| JP5075864B2 (ja) * | 2009-03-24 | 2012-11-21 | 株式会社東芝 | 超音波撮像装置 |
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- 1976-04-28 GB GB36531/78A patent/GB1543740A/en not_active Expired
- 1976-04-28 GB GB17330/76A patent/GB1543739A/en not_active Expired
- 1976-04-28 CA CA251,297A patent/CA1076244A/en not_active Expired
- 1976-04-28 US US05/681,037 patent/US4094306A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1976-04-30 DE DE2619231A patent/DE2619231C2/de not_active Expired
- 1976-05-01 JP JP51050742A patent/JPS5930423B2/ja not_active Expired
- 1976-05-03 AT AT323576A patent/AT361605B/de not_active IP Right Cessation
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Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| JPS5930423B2 (ja) | 1984-07-26 |
| DE2619231C2 (de) | 1986-09-18 |
| JPS52484A (en) | 1977-01-05 |
| GB1543739A (en) | 1979-04-04 |
| FR2309865A1 (fr) | 1976-11-26 |
| ATA323576A (de) | 1980-08-15 |
| FR2309865B1 (OSRAM) | 1981-11-27 |
| US4094306A (en) | 1978-06-13 |
| AT361605B (de) | 1981-03-25 |
| DE2619231A1 (de) | 1976-11-11 |
| GB1543740A (en) | 1979-04-04 |
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