DE69127538T2 - Diagnostisches Ultraschallgerät unter Verwendung einer zur Linear- und Winkelabtastung gesteuerten Sonde - Google Patents

Diagnostisches Ultraschallgerät unter Verwendung einer zur Linear- und Winkelabtastung gesteuerten Sonde

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DE69127538T2
DE69127538T2 DE69127538T DE69127538T DE69127538T2 DE 69127538 T2 DE69127538 T2 DE 69127538T2 DE 69127538 T DE69127538 T DE 69127538T DE 69127538 T DE69127538 T DE 69127538T DE 69127538 T2 DE69127538 T2 DE 69127538T2
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linear
ultrasound device
diagnostic ultrasound
angular scanning
probe controlled
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Toshiro Ishimura
Koichi Matsui
Takahiro Echizenya
Yoshihisa Taniguchi
Akiko Mizunuma
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Olympus Corp
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Olympus Optical Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP3057294A external-priority patent/JP2641630B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP3057295A external-priority patent/JPH04292156A/ja
Priority claimed from JP7016391A external-priority patent/JP3075291B2/ja
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/12—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves in body cavities or body tracts, e.g. by using catheters
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/44—Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device
    • A61B8/4444—Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device related to the probe
    • A61B8/4461—Features of the scanning mechanism, e.g. for moving the transducer within the housing of the probe
    • 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
    • G01S15/8934—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a dynamic transducer configuration
    • G01S15/8936—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a dynamic transducer configuration using transducers mounted for mechanical movement in three dimensions
    • 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
    • G10K11/35—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning using mechanical steering of transducers or their beams
    • G10K11/352—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning using mechanical steering of transducers or their beams by moving the transducer
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/44—Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device
    • A61B8/4444—Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device related to the probe
    • A61B8/445—Details of catheter construction
DE69127538T 1991-03-20 1991-11-28 Diagnostisches Ultraschallgerät unter Verwendung einer zur Linear- und Winkelabtastung gesteuerten Sonde Expired - Lifetime DE69127538T2 (de)

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JP3057294A JP2641630B2 (ja) 1991-03-20 1991-03-20 超音波診断装置
JP3057295A JPH04292156A (ja) 1991-03-20 1991-03-20 超音波診断装置
JP7016391A JP3075291B2 (ja) 1991-04-02 1991-04-02 超音波プローブ
JP8676791 1991-04-18

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