DE68916674T2 - Ultraschall-Wandlersystem. - Google Patents
Ultraschall-Wandlersystem.Info
- Publication number
- DE68916674T2 DE68916674T2 DE68916674T DE68916674T DE68916674T2 DE 68916674 T2 DE68916674 T2 DE 68916674T2 DE 68916674 T DE68916674 T DE 68916674T DE 68916674 T DE68916674 T DE 68916674T DE 68916674 T2 DE68916674 T2 DE 68916674T2
- Authority
- DE
- Germany
- Prior art keywords
- ultrasonic transducer
- transducer system
- ultrasonic
- transducer
- 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 - Fee Related
Links
Classifications
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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
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object
- G01N29/04—Analysing solids
- G01N29/06—Visualisation of the interior, e.g. acoustic microscopy
- G01N29/0609—Display arrangements, e.g. colour displays
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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
- G01S15/8918—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array the array being linear
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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
- G01S15/8979—Combined Doppler and pulse-echo imaging systems
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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
- G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
- G01S7/52—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
- G01S7/52017—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00 particularly adapted to short-range imaging
- G01S7/52046—Techniques for image enhancement involving transmitter or receiver
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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
- G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
- G01S7/52—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
- G01S7/52017—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00 particularly adapted to short-range imaging
- G01S7/52085—Details related to the ultrasound signal acquisition, e.g. scan sequences
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
- G01N2291/02—Indexing codes associated with the analysed material
- G01N2291/028—Material parameters
- G01N2291/0289—Internal structure, e.g. defects, grain size, texture
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Remote Sensing (AREA)
- Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
- Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Multimedia (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
- Biochemistry (AREA)
- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Immunology (AREA)
- Pathology (AREA)
- Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
- Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US07/173,763 US4926872A (en) | 1988-03-28 | 1988-03-28 | Ultrasonic transducer system and method for the operation thereof |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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DE68916674D1 DE68916674D1 (de) | 1994-08-18 |
DE68916674T2 true DE68916674T2 (de) | 1994-11-03 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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DE68916674T Expired - Fee Related DE68916674T2 (de) | 1988-03-28 | 1989-03-22 | Ultraschall-Wandlersystem. |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US4926872A (de) |
EP (1) | EP0335577B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JPH0211128A (de) |
DE (1) | DE68916674T2 (de) |
Families Citing this family (15)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5143075A (en) * | 1987-04-08 | 1992-09-01 | Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha | Ultrasonographic apparatus for diagnosis |
US5263483A (en) * | 1991-11-20 | 1993-11-23 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Beam former for ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus |
JPH05261097A (ja) * | 1992-03-19 | 1993-10-12 | Fujitsu Ltd | 超音波診断装置 |
US5309374A (en) * | 1992-08-03 | 1994-05-03 | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. | Acoustic and video imaging system for quality determination of agricultural products |
US5327894A (en) * | 1993-03-01 | 1994-07-12 | General Electric Company | Wall filter using circular convolution for a color flow imaging system |
US5462057A (en) * | 1994-06-06 | 1995-10-31 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Ultrasound imaging system using line splicing and parallel receive beam formation |
US5622173A (en) * | 1995-12-21 | 1997-04-22 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Color flow display with compensation for flow direction |
AUPP431898A0 (en) * | 1998-06-24 | 1998-07-16 | Northern Cardiac Sonography Pty Ltd | Ultrasonic cardiac output monitor |
US6293912B1 (en) * | 1999-06-10 | 2001-09-25 | B-K Medical A/S | Ultrasound scanner with beam former |
US6685645B1 (en) | 2001-10-20 | 2004-02-03 | Zonare Medical Systems, Inc. | Broad-beam imaging |
US6896658B2 (en) * | 2001-10-20 | 2005-05-24 | Zonare Medical Systems, Inc. | Simultaneous multi-mode and multi-band ultrasonic imaging |
US6719697B2 (en) * | 2001-02-27 | 2004-04-13 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Ultrasonic quantification of valvular regurgitant blood flow |
JP4419147B2 (ja) | 2003-09-08 | 2010-02-24 | 株式会社Sumco | 貼り合わせウェーハの製造方法 |
US6979295B2 (en) * | 2003-11-19 | 2005-12-27 | Ge Medical Systems Global Technology Company, Llc | Automatic color gain adjustments |
US7369458B2 (en) * | 2004-05-10 | 2008-05-06 | Airmar Technology Corporation | Transducer identification |
Family Cites Families (10)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JPS56112234A (en) * | 1980-02-12 | 1981-09-04 | Yokogawa Electric Works Ltd | Ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus |
DE3017027A1 (de) * | 1980-05-02 | 1983-01-20 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Vorrichtung zum speichern von signalen |
EP0087318B1 (de) * | 1982-02-24 | 1988-02-03 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Gerät für Ultraschalldiagnostik |
US4622634A (en) * | 1983-03-18 | 1986-11-11 | Irex Corporation | Parallel processing of simultaneous ultrasound vectors |
US4505156A (en) * | 1983-06-21 | 1985-03-19 | Sound Products Company L.P. | Method and apparatus for switching multi-element transducer arrays |
US4612937A (en) * | 1983-11-10 | 1986-09-23 | Siemens Medical Laboratories, Inc. | Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus |
DE3481087D1 (de) * | 1984-01-30 | 1990-02-22 | Kontron Instr Holding | Sender-empfaenger-vorrichtung fuer ein ultraschall-bildgeraet. |
GB2153528B (en) * | 1984-02-02 | 1987-05-07 | Yokogawa Medical Syst | Ultrasonic phased-array receiver |
JPH0614930B2 (ja) * | 1985-02-19 | 1994-03-02 | 株式会社日立メデイコ | 超音波診断装置 |
DE3603042A1 (de) * | 1985-12-02 | 1987-08-06 | Siemens Ag | Ultraschallgeraet mit dynamischer veraenderung der empfangsfokuslage |
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1988
- 1988-03-28 US US07/173,763 patent/US4926872A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1989
- 1989-03-22 EP EP89302846A patent/EP0335577B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-03-22 DE DE68916674T patent/DE68916674T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1989-03-28 JP JP1076415A patent/JPH0211128A/ja active Pending
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0335577B1 (de) | 1994-07-13 |
US4926872A (en) | 1990-05-22 |
EP0335577A3 (en) | 1990-08-16 |
EP0335577A2 (de) | 1989-10-04 |
JPH0211128A (ja) | 1990-01-16 |
DE68916674D1 (de) | 1994-08-18 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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8364 | No opposition during term of opposition | ||
8339 | Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee |