GB2053475B - Processing ultrasonic echo signals - Google Patents

Processing ultrasonic echo signals

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Publication number
GB2053475B
GB2053475B GB8021533A GB8021533A GB2053475B GB 2053475 B GB2053475 B GB 2053475B GB 8021533 A GB8021533 A GB 8021533A GB 8021533 A GB8021533 A GB 8021533A GB 2053475 B GB2053475 B GB 2053475B
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Prior art keywords
echo signals
ultrasonic echo
processing ultrasonic
processing
signals
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GB8021533A
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GB2053475A (en
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Koninklijke Philips NV
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Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken NV
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01SRADIO 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
    • G01S15/00Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
    • G01S15/88Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications
    • G01S15/89Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
    • G01S15/8906Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques
    • G01S15/8909Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration
    • G01S15/8915Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array
    • G01S15/8925Short-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
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01SRADIO 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
    • G01S7/00Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/52Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
    • G01S7/52017Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00 particularly adapted to short-range imaging
    • G01S7/52046Techniques for image enhancement involving transmitter or receiver
    • G01S7/52047Techniques for image enhancement involving transmitter or receiver for elimination of side lobes or of grating lobes; for increasing resolving power
    • GPHYSICS
    • G10MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10KSOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K11/00Methods 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
    • G10K11/18Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
    • G10K11/26Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
    • G10K11/34Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning using electrical steering of transducer arrays, e.g. beam steering
    • G10K11/341Circuits therefor
    • G10K11/346Circuits therefor using phase variation

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Transducers For Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Circuit For Audible Band Transducer (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
GB8021533A 1979-07-04 1980-07-01 Processing ultrasonic echo signals Expired GB2053475B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR7917379A FR2460489A1 (fr) 1979-07-04 1979-07-04 Circuit de traitement des signaux de reception d'une mosaique de transducteur ultra-sonore utilisee en echographie de type b

Publications (2)

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GB2053475A GB2053475A (en) 1981-02-04
GB2053475B true GB2053475B (en) 1984-03-07

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Country Status (12)

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US (1) US4324142A (OSRAM)
JP (1) JPS5611374A (OSRAM)
AU (1) AU537043B2 (OSRAM)
BE (1) BE884155A (OSRAM)
CA (1) CA1146662A (OSRAM)
DE (1) DE3025168C2 (OSRAM)
ES (1) ES8104907A1 (OSRAM)
FR (1) FR2460489A1 (OSRAM)
GB (1) GB2053475B (OSRAM)
IT (1) IT1132151B (OSRAM)
NL (1) NL8003770A (OSRAM)
SE (1) SE448596B (OSRAM)

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JPS61113435A (ja) * 1984-07-20 1986-05-31 横河メディカルシステム株式会社 音響影像装置
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JP2554468B2 (ja) * 1985-12-03 1996-11-13 日本電波工業株式会社 超音波探触子及びその製造方法
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US4945915A (en) * 1987-02-20 1990-08-07 Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. Ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus
JPH02217000A (ja) * 1989-02-16 1990-08-29 Hitachi Ltd 超音波探触子
US5068832A (en) * 1990-02-15 1991-11-26 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Binaural ultrasound detector and imager
FR2731866B1 (fr) * 1995-03-14 1997-04-11 Thomson Csf Antenne acoustique lineaire a balayage electronique
US5808967A (en) * 1996-10-07 1998-09-15 Rowe-Deines Instruments Incorporated Two-dimensional array transducer and beamformer
JP5393256B2 (ja) * 2009-05-25 2014-01-22 キヤノン株式会社 超音波装置

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US4034332A (en) * 1974-10-15 1977-07-05 Agence Nationale De Valorisation De La Recherche (Anvar) Ultrasonic transmitting and receiving devices using dielectric transducers
FR2292978A1 (fr) * 1974-11-28 1976-06-25 Anvar Perfectionnements aux dispositifs de sondage par ultra-sons
FR2334953A1 (fr) * 1975-12-11 1977-07-08 Labo Electronique Physique Systeme d'analyse par ultrasons et son application a l'echographie
US4131023A (en) * 1976-03-04 1978-12-26 Rca Corporation Pulse-echo ultrasonic-imaging display system
GB1544961A (en) * 1976-03-04 1979-04-25 Rca Corp High resolution pulse-echo ultrasonic imaging display system
FR2399661A1 (fr) * 1977-08-05 1979-03-02 Anvar Perfectionnements aux dispositifs de formation d'images ultrasonores en echographie b
US4127034A (en) * 1977-12-23 1978-11-28 General Electric Company Digital rectilinear ultrasonic imaging system

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
ES493021A0 (es) 1981-05-16
GB2053475A (en) 1981-02-04
JPS616348B2 (OSRAM) 1986-02-25
SE448596B (sv) 1987-03-09
BE884155A (fr) 1981-01-05
IT1132151B (it) 1986-06-25
SE8004838L (sv) 1981-01-05
FR2460489B1 (OSRAM) 1983-10-28
FR2460489A1 (fr) 1981-01-23
US4324142A (en) 1982-04-13
IT8023165A0 (it) 1980-07-01
DE3025168A1 (de) 1981-01-08
DE3025168C2 (de) 1984-07-12
CA1146662A (en) 1983-05-17
AU537043B2 (en) 1984-05-31
NL8003770A (nl) 1981-01-06
ES8104907A1 (es) 1981-05-16
AU5976580A (en) 1981-01-15
JPS5611374A (en) 1981-02-04

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