ITSV20020040A1 - Metodo e dispositivo per il rilevamento di immagini ecografiche - Google Patents

Metodo e dispositivo per il rilevamento di immagini ecografiche

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Publication number
ITSV20020040A1
ITSV20020040A1 IT000040A ITSV20020040A ITSV20020040A1 IT SV20020040 A1 ITSV20020040 A1 IT SV20020040A1 IT 000040 A IT000040 A IT 000040A IT SV20020040 A ITSV20020040 A IT SV20020040A IT SV20020040 A1 ITSV20020040 A1 IT SV20020040A1
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Prior art keywords
predetermined
actuated
transmitting
ultrasonic energy
electroacoustic transducers
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IT000040A
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English (en)
Inventor
Marino Cerofolini
Original Assignee
Esaote Spa
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Priority to IT000040A priority Critical patent/ITSV20020040A1/it
Priority to DE60313709T priority patent/DE60313709T2/de
Priority to AT03102432T priority patent/ATE362162T1/de
Priority to EP03102432A priority patent/EP1391875B1/en
Priority to EP07103436.7A priority patent/EP1785983B1/en
Priority to US10/639,798 priority patent/US6971992B2/en
Publication of ITSV20020040A1 publication Critical patent/ITSV20020040A1/it

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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
    • G01S15/8959—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using coded signals for correlation purposes
    • G01S15/8963—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using coded signals for correlation purposes using pulse inversion
    • 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
    • G01S15/8927—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array using simultaneously or sequentially two or more subarrays or subapertures
    • 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
    • G01S15/8959—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using coded signals for correlation purposes
    • 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
    • G01S7/52023—Details of receivers
    • G01S7/52036—Details of receivers using analysis of echo signal for target characterisation
    • G01S7/52038—Details of receivers using analysis of echo signal for target characterisation involving non-linear properties of the propagation medium or of the reflective target
    • 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
    • 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
    • G01S15/8959—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using coded signals for correlation purposes
    • G01S15/8961—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using coded signals for correlation purposes using pulse compression
    • 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
IT000040A 2002-08-13 2002-08-13 Metodo e dispositivo per il rilevamento di immagini ecografiche ITSV20020040A1 (it)

Priority Applications (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IT000040A ITSV20020040A1 (it) 2002-08-13 2002-08-13 Metodo e dispositivo per il rilevamento di immagini ecografiche
DE60313709T DE60313709T2 (de) 2002-08-13 2003-08-05 Ultraschall-Bilderzeugungsverfahren
AT03102432T ATE362162T1 (de) 2002-08-13 2003-08-05 Ultraschall-bilderzeugungsverfahren
EP03102432A EP1391875B1 (en) 2002-08-13 2003-08-05 Ultrasonic imaging method
EP07103436.7A EP1785983B1 (en) 2002-08-13 2003-08-05 Ultrasonic imaging method and apparatus
US10/639,798 US6971992B2 (en) 2002-08-13 2003-08-12 Ultrasonic imaging method and apparatus

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IT000040A ITSV20020040A1 (it) 2002-08-13 2002-08-13 Metodo e dispositivo per il rilevamento di immagini ecografiche

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ITSV20020040A1 true ITSV20020040A1 (it) 2004-02-14

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EP (2) EP1785983B1 (it)
AT (1) ATE362162T1 (it)
DE (1) DE60313709T2 (it)
IT (1) ITSV20020040A1 (it)

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EP1785983A1 (en) 2007-05-16
ATE362162T1 (de) 2007-06-15
DE60313709T2 (de) 2008-01-17
US20040077945A1 (en) 2004-04-22
EP1785983B1 (en) 2018-09-26
DE60313709D1 (de) 2007-06-21
US6971992B2 (en) 2005-12-06
EP1391875B1 (en) 2007-05-09
EP1391875A1 (en) 2004-02-25

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