GB1413740A - Method of reducing the amplitude of spurious echoes in ultrasonic echo sounding - Google Patents

Method of reducing the amplitude of spurious echoes in ultrasonic echo sounding

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Publication number
GB1413740A
GB1413740A GB5367173A GB5367173A GB1413740A GB 1413740 A GB1413740 A GB 1413740A GB 5367173 A GB5367173 A GB 5367173A GB 5367173 A GB5367173 A GB 5367173A GB 1413740 A GB1413740 A GB 1413740A
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echoes
sectors
pulse
transmitted
switches
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GB5367173A
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F Hoffmann La Roche AG
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F Hoffmann La Roche AG
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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
    • 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
    • G10K11/346—Circuits therefor using phase variation
    • 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
    • A61B8/4483—Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device characterised by features of the ultrasound transducer
    • A61B8/4494—Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device characterised by features of the ultrasound transducer characterised by the arrangement of the transducer elements

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
  • Transducers For Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
GB5367173A 1972-11-27 1973-11-19 Method of reducing the amplitude of spurious echoes in ultrasonic echo sounding Expired GB1413740A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CH1722272A CH558944A (de) 1972-11-27 1972-11-27 Verfahren und vorrichtung zur verringerung der seitenmaxima bei ultraschall-echolotverfahren.

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GB1413740A true GB1413740A (en) 1975-11-12

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Country Status (9)

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JP (1) JPS537815B2 (sk)
CA (1) CA998161A (sk)
CH (1) CH558944A (sk)
DD (1) DD109267A5 (sk)
DE (1) DE2351352C3 (sk)
DK (1) DK138863B (sk)
FR (1) FR2208122B1 (sk)
GB (1) GB1413740A (sk)
NL (1) NL161585C (sk)

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NL161585B (nl) 1979-09-17
FR2208122B1 (sk) 1978-03-10
DE2351352C3 (de) 1978-12-07
JPS501767A (sk) 1975-01-09
CH558944A (de) 1975-02-14
FR2208122A1 (sk) 1974-06-21
NL7316000A (sk) 1974-05-29
DK138863C (sk) 1979-04-17
JPS537815B2 (sk) 1978-03-22
CA998161A (en) 1976-10-05
DD109267A5 (sk) 1974-10-20
DK138863B (da) 1978-11-06
DE2351352A1 (de) 1974-05-30
NL161585C (nl) 1980-02-15
DE2351352B2 (de) 1978-04-13

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