GB1514050A - Apparatus for the ultrasonic examination of an object - Google Patents

Apparatus for the ultrasonic examination of an object

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Publication number
GB1514050A
GB1514050A GB37754/76A GB3775476A GB1514050A GB 1514050 A GB1514050 A GB 1514050A GB 37754/76 A GB37754/76 A GB 37754/76A GB 3775476 A GB3775476 A GB 3775476A GB 1514050 A GB1514050 A GB 1514050A
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ultrasonic
echoes
sept
array
adjusting
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GB37754/76A
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Commonwealth of Australia Department of Health
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Commonwealth of Australia Department of Health
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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
    • G10K11/346—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
    • A61B8/08—Clinical applications
    • 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
    • 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
    • G01N29/22—Details, e.g. general constructional or apparatus details
    • G01N29/26—Arrangements for orientation or scanning by relative movement of the head and the sensor
    • G01N29/262—Arrangements for orientation or scanning by relative movement of the head and the sensor by electronic orientation or focusing, e.g. with phased arrays
    • 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
    • G10K11/32—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning characterised by the shape of the source

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Immunology (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Biochemistry (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
GB37754/76A 1975-09-15 1976-09-13 Apparatus for the ultrasonic examination of an object Expired GB1514050A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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AUPC315175 1975-09-15

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GB1514050A true GB1514050A (en) 1978-06-14

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JP (1) JPS5256781A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
AT (1) AT378115B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA1201197A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE2641265A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2324004A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB1514050A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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EP1329193A3 (fr) * 1998-01-12 2003-11-19 Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique (Cnrs) Procédé d'exploration et de visualisation de tissus d'origine humaine ou animale à partir d'une sonde ultrasonore à haute fréquence
CN104359980A (zh) * 2014-11-24 2015-02-18 清华大学 一种锯齿形柱状超声相控阵换能器
EP3712606A1 (en) * 2019-03-19 2020-09-23 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Ultrasonic inspection device

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JPS58333B2 (ja) * 1977-08-22 1983-01-06 アロカ株式会社 超音波診断装置
JPS595298B2 (ja) * 1977-09-02 1984-02-03 株式会社日立メディコ 超音波撮像装置
GB2036317B (en) * 1977-12-12 1982-07-21 Rca Corp Acoustic variable focal length lens assembly
US4155259A (en) * 1978-05-24 1979-05-22 General Electric Company Ultrasonic imaging system
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US4241610A (en) * 1979-02-05 1980-12-30 Varian Associates, Inc. Ultrasonic imaging system utilizing dynamic and pseudo-dynamic focusing
JPS5672857A (en) * 1979-11-16 1981-06-17 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd Method of scanning ultrasonic diagnosing device
JPS58133240A (ja) * 1982-02-01 1983-08-08 株式会社東芝 超音波診断装置
US4442713A (en) * 1982-03-09 1984-04-17 Sri International Frequency varied ultrasonic imaging array
FR2592720B1 (fr) * 1986-01-03 1988-08-05 Peugeot & Renault Appareil d'examen de milieux par echographie ultrasonore
JPH01153145A (ja) * 1987-12-11 1989-06-15 Toshiba Corp アニュラアレイ超音波探触子
JPH02159266A (ja) * 1988-12-14 1990-06-19 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd 超音波探触子

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GB941573A (en) * 1959-11-06 1963-11-13 Kelvin & Hughes Ltd Improvements in flaw detection and like systems using pulsed sonic or ultrasonic waves
DE2202989A1 (de) * 1972-01-21 1973-07-26 Siemens Ag Fokussierter ultraschallwandler
AU483477B2 (en) * 1972-06-08 1977-05-18 Commonwealth Of Australia, The Wide aperture ultrasonic array
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

Cited By (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1329193A3 (fr) * 1998-01-12 2003-11-19 Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique (Cnrs) Procédé d'exploration et de visualisation de tissus d'origine humaine ou animale à partir d'une sonde ultrasonore à haute fréquence
CN104359980A (zh) * 2014-11-24 2015-02-18 清华大学 一种锯齿形柱状超声相控阵换能器
EP3712606A1 (en) * 2019-03-19 2020-09-23 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Ultrasonic inspection device
US11318497B2 (en) 2019-03-19 2022-05-03 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Ultrasonic inspection device

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FR2324004B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1982-01-08
DE2641265A1 (de) 1977-03-17
FR2324004A1 (fr) 1977-04-08
JPS5256781A (en) 1977-05-10
ATA679076A (de) 1984-11-15
JPS6148947B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1986-10-27
AT378115B (de) 1985-06-25
CA1201197A (en) 1986-02-25

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Effective date: 19920913