DE2841694C2 - Verfahren und Anordnung zum Abtasten und Abbilden mittels Ultraschallwellen - Google Patents
Verfahren und Anordnung zum Abtasten und Abbilden mittels UltraschallwellenInfo
- Publication number
- DE2841694C2 DE2841694C2 DE2841694A DE2841694A DE2841694C2 DE 2841694 C2 DE2841694 C2 DE 2841694C2 DE 2841694 A DE2841694 A DE 2841694A DE 2841694 A DE2841694 A DE 2841694A DE 2841694 C2 DE2841694 C2 DE 2841694C2
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- DE
- Germany
- Prior art keywords
- arrangement
- transducers
- multiplex switch
- scanning
- switches
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
- G01S15/88—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications
- G01S15/89—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
- G01S15/8906—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques
- G01S15/8909—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration
- G01S15/8915—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array
- G01S15/8922—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array the array being concentric or annular
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
- G01S15/88—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications
- G01S15/89—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
- G01S15/8906—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques
- G01S15/8909—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration
- G01S15/8915—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array
- G01S15/8925—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array the array being a two-dimensional transducer configuration, i.e. matrix or orthogonal linear arrays
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
- G01S15/88—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications
- G01S15/89—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
- G01S15/8906—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques
- G01S15/8909—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration
- G01S15/8915—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array
- G01S15/8927—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array using simultaneously or sequentially two or more subarrays or subapertures
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- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
- G10K11/18—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
- G10K11/26—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
- G10K11/34—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning using electrical steering of transducer arrays, e.g. beam steering
- G10K11/341—Circuits therefor
- G10K11/345—Circuits therefor using energy switching from one active element to another
Landscapes
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
- Remote Sensing (AREA)
- Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
- Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Multimedia (AREA)
- Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
- Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
- Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR7729935A FR2405484A1 (fr) | 1977-10-05 | 1977-10-05 | Systeme electronique d'exploration et de focalisation au moyen d'ondes ultrasonores |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| DE2841694A1 DE2841694A1 (de) | 1979-04-12 |
| DE2841694C2 true DE2841694C2 (de) | 1987-01-02 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE2841694A Expired DE2841694C2 (de) | 1977-10-05 | 1978-09-25 | Verfahren und Anordnung zum Abtasten und Abbilden mittels Ultraschallwellen |
Country Status (13)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US4219846A (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JPS5462684A (enExample) |
| AU (1) | AU516912B2 (enExample) |
| BE (1) | BE870990A (enExample) |
| BR (1) | BR7806490A (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA1131750A (enExample) |
| DE (1) | DE2841694C2 (enExample) |
| ES (1) | ES473891A1 (enExample) |
| FR (1) | FR2405484A1 (enExample) |
| GB (1) | GB2005835B (enExample) |
| IT (1) | IT1099337B (enExample) |
| NL (1) | NL7809905A (enExample) |
| SE (1) | SE7810271L (enExample) |
Families Citing this family (23)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE2827423C2 (de) * | 1978-06-22 | 1987-04-16 | Philips Patentverwaltung Gmbh, 2000 Hamburg | Vorrichtung zur Ermittlung der inneren Struktur eines Körpers mit Hilfe von Schallstrahlen |
| US4307613A (en) * | 1979-06-14 | 1981-12-29 | University Of Connecticut | Electronically focused ultrasonic transmitter |
| DE2929541A1 (de) * | 1979-07-20 | 1981-02-05 | Siemens Ag | Ultraschallwandleranordnung |
| FR2478929A1 (fr) * | 1980-03-21 | 1981-09-25 | Labo Electronique Physique | Circuit de traitement des signaux de reception delivres par une mosaique de transducteurs ultrasonores individuels et appareil d'exploration de milieux par methode ultrasonore equipe d'un tel circuit de traitement |
| DE3019409A1 (de) * | 1980-05-21 | 1982-01-21 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Ultraschallwandleranordnung |
| US4550606A (en) * | 1982-09-28 | 1985-11-05 | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. | Ultrasonic transducer array with controlled excitation pattern |
| US4530363A (en) * | 1983-10-20 | 1985-07-23 | General Electric Company | Transducer array for sector scan and doppler flow measurement applications |
| US5167231A (en) * | 1986-12-24 | 1992-12-01 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Ultrasonic probe |
| US5237879A (en) * | 1991-10-11 | 1993-08-24 | At&T Bell Laboratories | Apparatus for dynamically varying the resolution of a tactile sensor array |
| DE4405504B4 (de) * | 1994-02-21 | 2008-10-16 | Siemens Ag | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Abbilden eines Objekts mit einem 2-D-Ultraschallarray |
| AU125619S (en) | 1994-08-09 | 1996-01-16 | Boots Co Plc | Liquid dispenser |
| US6183419B1 (en) * | 1999-02-01 | 2001-02-06 | General Electric Company | Multiplexed array transducers with improved far-field performance |
| JP4879430B2 (ja) | 1999-09-17 | 2012-02-22 | 株式会社日立メディコ | 超音波探触子及びそれを用いた超音波診断装置 |
| JP2001190551A (ja) * | 2000-01-12 | 2001-07-17 | Hitachi Medical Corp | 超音波診断装置 |
| US6787974B2 (en) | 2000-03-22 | 2004-09-07 | Prorhythm, Inc. | Ultrasound transducer unit and planar ultrasound lens |
| JP2004530315A (ja) * | 2000-11-22 | 2004-09-30 | トランサージカル，インコーポレイテッド | 超音波変換器ユニットおよび平面超音波レンズ |
| EP1395171B1 (en) * | 2001-05-19 | 2006-04-26 | Niels Kristian Kristiansen | An apparatus for recording bladder volume |
| US6783497B2 (en) * | 2002-05-23 | 2004-08-31 | Volumetrics Medical Imaging, Inc. | Two-dimensional ultrasonic array with asymmetric apertures |
| US6821251B2 (en) * | 2002-12-18 | 2004-11-23 | Aloka Co., Ltd. | Multiplexer for connecting a multi-row ultrasound transducer array to a beamformer |
| JP5761935B2 (ja) * | 2010-07-22 | 2015-08-12 | キヤノン株式会社 | 被検体情報取得装置、被検体情報取得方法および被検体情報取得プログラム |
| US20120071761A1 (en) * | 2010-09-21 | 2012-03-22 | Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation | Medical ultrasound 2-d transducer array using fresnel lens approach |
| JP5574936B2 (ja) | 2010-12-07 | 2014-08-20 | ジーイー・メディカル・システムズ・グローバル・テクノロジー・カンパニー・エルエルシー | 超音波プローブ及び超音波診断装置 |
| US9335302B2 (en) * | 2012-12-06 | 2016-05-10 | General Electric Company | Probe approach for DGS sizing |
Family Cites Families (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB941573A (en) * | 1959-11-06 | 1963-11-13 | Kelvin & Hughes Ltd | Improvements in flaw detection and like systems using pulsed sonic or ultrasonic waves |
| JPS565536B2 (enExample) * | 1973-05-21 | 1981-02-05 | ||
| DE2345155B2 (de) * | 1973-09-07 | 1975-09-25 | Krautkraemer Gmbh, 5000 Koeln | Gruppenweise umgetastete, aus zellenförmig und/oder hierzu senkrechten, streifenförmig angeordneten einzelnen Schwingerelementen bestehendes Ultraschall-Prüfkopfsystem zur zerstörungsfreien Werkstoffprüfung |
| CH608103A5 (enExample) * | 1975-12-01 | 1978-12-15 | Hoffmann La Roche |
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1977
- 1977-10-05 FR FR7729935A patent/FR2405484A1/fr active Granted
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1978
- 1978-09-18 US US05/943,241 patent/US4219846A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1978-09-20 BR BR7806490A patent/BR7806490A/pt unknown
- 1978-09-25 DE DE2841694A patent/DE2841694C2/de not_active Expired
- 1978-09-28 CA CA312,265A patent/CA1131750A/en not_active Expired
- 1978-10-02 IT IT28353/78A patent/IT1099337B/it active
- 1978-10-02 GB GB7838901A patent/GB2005835B/en not_active Expired
- 1978-10-02 SE SE7810271A patent/SE7810271L/xx unknown
- 1978-10-02 NL NL7809905A patent/NL7809905A/xx not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1978-10-03 BE BE190891A patent/BE870990A/xx not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1978-10-03 ES ES473891A patent/ES473891A1/es not_active Expired
- 1978-10-04 AU AU40414/78A patent/AU516912B2/en not_active Expired
- 1978-10-05 JP JP12311478A patent/JPS5462684A/ja active Granted
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| DE2841694A1 (de) | 1979-04-12 |
| US4219846A (en) | 1980-08-26 |
| BE870990A (fr) | 1979-04-03 |
| JPS6224093B2 (enExample) | 1987-05-27 |
| NL7809905A (nl) | 1979-04-09 |
| BR7806490A (pt) | 1979-05-08 |
| GB2005835B (en) | 1982-04-07 |
| AU516912B2 (en) | 1981-06-25 |
| AU4041478A (en) | 1980-04-17 |
| FR2405484B1 (enExample) | 1981-08-14 |
| IT7828353A0 (it) | 1978-10-02 |
| IT1099337B (it) | 1985-09-18 |
| ES473891A1 (es) | 1979-04-16 |
| SE7810271L (sv) | 1979-04-06 |
| CA1131750A (en) | 1982-09-14 |
| FR2405484A1 (fr) | 1979-05-04 |
| GB2005835A (en) | 1979-04-25 |
| JPS5462684A (en) | 1979-05-19 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| OD | Request for examination | ||
| D2 | Grant after examination | ||
| 8363 | Opposition against the patent | ||
| 8366 | Restricted maintained after opposition proceedings | ||
| 8305 | Restricted maintenance of patent after opposition | ||
| D4 | Patent maintained restricted | ||
| 8339 | Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee |