JP2002539881A - パルス圧縮を使用する超音波イメージング - Google Patents
パルス圧縮を使用する超音波イメージングInfo
- Publication number
- JP2002539881A JP2002539881A JP2000607546A JP2000607546A JP2002539881A JP 2002539881 A JP2002539881 A JP 2002539881A JP 2000607546 A JP2000607546 A JP 2000607546A JP 2000607546 A JP2000607546 A JP 2000607546A JP 2002539881 A JP2002539881 A JP 2002539881A
- Authority
- JP
- Japan
- Prior art keywords
- pulse
- function
- phase
- time
- envelope
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Pending
Links
- 230000006835 compression Effects 0.000 title claims abstract description 89
- 238000007906 compression Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 89
- 238000012285 ultrasound imaging Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 5
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 65
- 239000002872 contrast media Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 47
- 238000003384 imaging method Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 41
- 238000002604 ultrasonography Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 17
- 239000000523 sample Substances 0.000 claims abstract 5
- 230000005540 biological transmission Effects 0.000 claims description 44
- 238000001228 spectrum Methods 0.000 claims description 34
- 230000003595 spectral effect Effects 0.000 claims description 19
- 230000004044 response Effects 0.000 claims description 10
- 238000003745 diagnosis Methods 0.000 claims 1
- 238000010304 firing Methods 0.000 claims 1
- 238000001914 filtration Methods 0.000 description 14
- 230000001965 increasing effect Effects 0.000 description 13
- 238000012545 processing Methods 0.000 description 9
- 230000001419 dependent effect Effects 0.000 description 7
- 230000005284 excitation Effects 0.000 description 6
- 230000001629 suppression Effects 0.000 description 6
- 238000001514 detection method Methods 0.000 description 5
- 230000035515 penetration Effects 0.000 description 5
- 230000008859 change Effects 0.000 description 4
- 230000000295 complement effect Effects 0.000 description 4
- 238000013461 design Methods 0.000 description 4
- 238000010586 diagram Methods 0.000 description 4
- 230000008569 process Effects 0.000 description 4
- 230000006378 damage Effects 0.000 description 3
- 238000012546 transfer Methods 0.000 description 3
- 230000009286 beneficial effect Effects 0.000 description 2
- 239000003795 chemical substances by application Substances 0.000 description 2
- 230000001934 delay Effects 0.000 description 2
- 230000000694 effects Effects 0.000 description 2
- 230000007274 generation of a signal involved in cell-cell signaling Effects 0.000 description 2
- 238000007493 shaping process Methods 0.000 description 2
- 230000002123 temporal effect Effects 0.000 description 2
- 230000036962 time dependent Effects 0.000 description 2
- 241001116459 Sequoia Species 0.000 description 1
- 238000013459 approach Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000015572 biosynthetic process Effects 0.000 description 1
- 210000004204 blood vessel Anatomy 0.000 description 1
- 230000015556 catabolic process Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000021615 conjugation Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000007423 decrease Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000007812 deficiency Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000006731 degradation reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000002059 diagnostic imaging Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000002405 diagnostic procedure Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000005516 engineering process Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000002708 enhancing effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000012216 imaging agent Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000006872 improvement Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000002347 injection Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000007924 injection Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000007689 inspection Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000012886 linear function Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000007246 mechanism Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000012986 modification Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000004048 modification Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000010606 normalization Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000001902 propagating effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000012887 quadratic function Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000009467 reduction Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000007787 solid Substances 0.000 description 1
Classifications
-
- 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
-
- 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
Landscapes
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
- Remote Sensing (AREA)
- Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
- Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Nonlinear Science (AREA)
- Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
- Transducers For Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US09/282,510 US6241674B1 (en) | 1999-03-31 | 1999-03-31 | Medical ultrasound diagnostic imaging method and system with nonlinear phase modulation pulse compression |
| US09/282,510 | 1999-03-31 | ||
| PCT/US2000/008133 WO2000057791A1 (en) | 1999-03-31 | 2000-03-28 | Ultrasonic imaging using pulse compression |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| JP2002539881A true JP2002539881A (ja) | 2002-11-26 |
| JP2002539881A5 JP2002539881A5 (https=) | 2007-05-10 |
Family
ID=23081827
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP2000607546A Pending JP2002539881A (ja) | 1999-03-31 | 2000-03-28 | パルス圧縮を使用する超音波イメージング |
Country Status (5)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US6241674B1 (https=) |
| JP (1) | JP2002539881A (https=) |
| AU (1) | AU3926400A (https=) |
| DE (1) | DE10084427T1 (https=) |
| WO (1) | WO2000057791A1 (https=) |
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP2005334197A (ja) * | 2004-05-26 | 2005-12-08 | Aloka Co Ltd | 超音波診断装置 |
| JP2010246640A (ja) * | 2009-04-13 | 2010-11-04 | Aloka Co Ltd | 超音波診断装置 |
Families Citing this family (39)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6375618B1 (en) * | 2000-01-31 | 2002-04-23 | General Electric Company | Enhanced tissue-generated harmonic imaging using coded excitation |
| KR100362000B1 (ko) * | 2000-02-01 | 2002-11-22 | 주식회사 메디슨 | 변형된 골레이 코드를 이용한 펄스 압축 방식의 초음파영상 형성 방법 및 장치 |
| US6599245B1 (en) * | 2000-06-27 | 2003-07-29 | Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc. | Ultrasound transmission method and system for simulating a transmit apodization |
| US6454714B1 (en) * | 2000-10-20 | 2002-09-24 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Ultrasonic harmonic flash suppression |
| JP2002306477A (ja) * | 2001-04-11 | 2002-10-22 | Ge Medical Systems Global Technology Co Llc | 超音波送受信方法、超音波送受信装置、超音波撮影方法および超音波撮影装置 |
| JP4666815B2 (ja) * | 2001-06-06 | 2011-04-06 | アロカ株式会社 | 超音波診断装置 |
| KR100406099B1 (ko) * | 2001-09-05 | 2003-11-14 | 주식회사 메디슨 | 다단계 구조의 펄스 압축기를 이용한 초음파 영상 형성 장치 및 방법 |
| KR100406097B1 (ko) | 2001-12-26 | 2003-11-14 | 주식회사 메디슨 | 가중 쳐프 신호를 이용한 초음파 영상 형성 장치 및 방법 |
| JP3910860B2 (ja) * | 2002-02-05 | 2007-04-25 | 株式会社日立メディコ | 超音波撮像装置 |
| US6632177B1 (en) | 2002-05-01 | 2003-10-14 | Acuson Corporation | Dual process ultrasound contrast agent imaging |
| US20090062644A1 (en) * | 2002-06-07 | 2009-03-05 | Mcmorrow Gerald | System and method for ultrasound harmonic imaging |
| US7094204B2 (en) * | 2002-08-23 | 2006-08-22 | Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc. | Coded excitation imaging for use with bipolar, unipolar and other waveforms |
| US6589177B1 (en) * | 2002-11-15 | 2003-07-08 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Method and apparatus for obtaining B-flow and B-mode data from multiline beams in an ultrasound imaging system |
| US7035040B2 (en) * | 2003-05-16 | 2006-04-25 | Imation Corp. | Sequenced time-based servo techniques |
| US6960169B2 (en) * | 2003-05-19 | 2005-11-01 | Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc. | Spread spectrum coding for ultrasound contrast agent imaging |
| US6952317B2 (en) * | 2003-06-17 | 2005-10-04 | Imation Corp. | Amplitude-based servo patterns for magnetic media |
| EP1660908A1 (en) * | 2003-08-26 | 2006-05-31 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | System and method for ultrasound pulse shaping and output power adjustment using multiple drive pulses |
| US7037265B2 (en) * | 2003-09-09 | 2006-05-02 | Ge Medical Systems Global Technology Company, Llc | Method and apparatus for tissue harmonic imaging with natural (tissue) decoded coded excitation |
| US7038871B2 (en) * | 2003-11-10 | 2006-05-02 | Imation Corp. | Multi-band servo patterns with inherent track ID |
| US7142381B2 (en) * | 2003-11-10 | 2006-11-28 | Imation Corp. | Servo writing devices for creating servo patterns with inherent track ID |
| US7038872B2 (en) * | 2003-11-10 | 2006-05-02 | Imation Corp. | Servo patterns with inherent track ID |
| EP1713400B1 (en) * | 2004-01-16 | 2012-12-26 | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. | Apparatus for medical imaging |
| US7095583B2 (en) * | 2004-06-02 | 2006-08-22 | Imation Corp. | Dual mode servo pattern |
| US7578790B2 (en) * | 2004-07-20 | 2009-08-25 | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. | Systems and methods for detecting and presenting textural information from medical images |
| US20060173318A1 (en) * | 2004-07-20 | 2006-08-03 | Scimed Life Systems Inc. | Systems and methods for detecting and presenting textural information from medical images |
| US20060036147A1 (en) * | 2004-07-20 | 2006-02-16 | Scimed Life Systems, Inc. | Systems and methods for detecting and presenting textural information from medical images |
| US7199958B2 (en) * | 2004-08-25 | 2007-04-03 | Imation Corp. | Servo head with varying write gap width |
| US7466510B2 (en) * | 2005-06-03 | 2008-12-16 | Imation Corp. | Distributed servo patterns for data storage media |
| US7379254B2 (en) * | 2005-06-29 | 2008-05-27 | Imation Corp. | Mixed frequency amplitude-based servo pattern |
| US7946988B2 (en) * | 2005-12-13 | 2011-05-24 | Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc. | Medical diagnostic ultrasound contrast agent destruction with reduced biological effect |
| US20070196282A1 (en) * | 2006-02-21 | 2007-08-23 | Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc. | Medical diagnostic ultrasound with temperature-dependent contrast agents |
| US7535797B2 (en) * | 2006-06-20 | 2009-05-19 | Rehabtek | High-resolution ultrasound displacement measurement apparatus and method |
| US7436622B2 (en) * | 2006-07-31 | 2008-10-14 | Imation Corp. | Concurrent servo and data track writing |
| US7967753B2 (en) * | 2006-08-01 | 2011-06-28 | Stichting Voor de Technische Wetenschappen of Van Vollenhovenlaan | Pulse inversion sequences for nonlinear imaging |
| JP4928989B2 (ja) * | 2007-03-07 | 2012-05-09 | 株式会社東芝 | 超音波診断装置および超音波診断装置の制御プログラム |
| GB2457240B (en) * | 2008-02-05 | 2013-04-10 | Fujitsu Ltd | Ultrasound probe device and method of operation |
| TWI521223B (zh) | 2012-02-13 | 2016-02-11 | 國立臺灣科技大學 | 超音波成像裝置及其方法 |
| US20130281858A1 (en) * | 2012-04-19 | 2013-10-24 | Industrial Technology Research Institute | Method for increasing depth of field and ultrasound imaging system using the same |
| GB201222882D0 (en) | 2012-12-19 | 2013-01-30 | Univ Leeds | Ultrasound generation |
Citations (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPH0779973A (ja) * | 1993-09-20 | 1995-03-28 | Ge Yokogawa Medical Syst Ltd | 超音波分散圧縮送受信方法及び超音波分散圧縮送受信装置 |
| JPH09187457A (ja) * | 1996-01-12 | 1997-07-22 | Ge Yokogawa Medical Syst Ltd | 超音波撮像方法および装置 |
Family Cites Families (18)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR2478822A1 (fr) | 1980-03-18 | 1981-09-25 | Thomson Csf | Systeme de detection active au moyen d'emissions multiples simultanees |
| FR2478824A1 (fr) | 1980-03-21 | 1981-09-25 | Thomson Csf | Systeme d'imagerie acoustique |
| FR2492109B1 (fr) | 1980-10-10 | 1985-07-05 | Thomson Csf | Systeme d'imagerie a emissions multiples et simultanees |
| FR2493528A1 (fr) | 1980-11-04 | 1982-05-07 | Thomson Csf | Systeme de detection multivoies a emission diversifiee |
| US5014712A (en) | 1989-12-26 | 1991-05-14 | General Electric Company | Coded excitation for transmission dynamic focusing of vibratory energy beam |
| US5224482A (en) | 1991-04-08 | 1993-07-06 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Ultrasound high velocity flow correlation measurement using coded pulses |
| US5142649A (en) | 1991-08-07 | 1992-08-25 | General Electric Company | Ultrasonic imaging system with multiple, dynamically focused transmit beams |
| US5522393A (en) | 1994-05-24 | 1996-06-04 | Duke University | Multi-dimensional real-time ultrasonic blood flow imaging apparatus and method |
| US5454372A (en) | 1994-06-17 | 1995-10-03 | Siemens Medical Systems, Inc. | Angle independent doppler in ultrasound imaging |
| US5675554A (en) | 1994-08-05 | 1997-10-07 | Acuson Corporation | Method and apparatus for transmit beamformer |
| US5608690A (en) | 1995-03-02 | 1997-03-04 | Acuson Corporation | Transmit beamformer with frequency dependent focus |
| US5851187A (en) | 1997-10-01 | 1998-12-22 | General Electric Company | Method and apparatus for ultrasonic beamforming with spatially encoded transmits |
| US5964706A (en) * | 1998-03-18 | 1999-10-12 | General Electric Company | Method and apparatus for pulsed doppler imaging using coded excitation on transmit and pulse compression on receive |
| US6095977A (en) * | 1998-03-26 | 2000-08-01 | Hall; Anne Lindsay | Method and apparatus for color flow imaging using Golay-coded excitation on transmit and pulse compression on receive |
| US5980459A (en) * | 1998-03-31 | 1999-11-09 | General Electric Company | Ultrasound imaging using coded excitation on transmit and selective filtering of fundamental and (sub)harmonic signals on receive |
| US6050947A (en) | 1998-04-20 | 2000-04-18 | General Electric Company | Method and apparatus for harmonic tissue imaging and contrast imaging using coded transmission |
| US5961463A (en) * | 1998-08-24 | 1999-10-05 | General Electric Company | Nonlinear imaging using orthogonal transmit and receive codes |
| US6010456A (en) | 1998-12-30 | 2000-01-04 | General Electric Company | Method and apparatus for acoustic subtraction imaging using linear and nonlinear ultrasonic images |
-
1999
- 1999-03-31 US US09/282,510 patent/US6241674B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
-
2000
- 2000-03-28 JP JP2000607546A patent/JP2002539881A/ja active Pending
- 2000-03-28 WO PCT/US2000/008133 patent/WO2000057791A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2000-03-28 AU AU39264/00A patent/AU3926400A/en not_active Abandoned
- 2000-03-28 DE DE10084427T patent/DE10084427T1/de not_active Withdrawn
Patent Citations (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPH0779973A (ja) * | 1993-09-20 | 1995-03-28 | Ge Yokogawa Medical Syst Ltd | 超音波分散圧縮送受信方法及び超音波分散圧縮送受信装置 |
| JPH09187457A (ja) * | 1996-01-12 | 1997-07-22 | Ge Yokogawa Medical Syst Ltd | 超音波撮像方法および装置 |
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP2005334197A (ja) * | 2004-05-26 | 2005-12-08 | Aloka Co Ltd | 超音波診断装置 |
| JP2010246640A (ja) * | 2009-04-13 | 2010-11-04 | Aloka Co Ltd | 超音波診断装置 |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| US6241674B1 (en) | 2001-06-05 |
| WO2000057791A1 (en) | 2000-10-05 |
| DE10084427T1 (de) | 2002-03-07 |
| AU3926400A (en) | 2000-10-16 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| JP2002539881A (ja) | パルス圧縮を使用する超音波イメージング | |
| US6213947B1 (en) | Medical diagnostic ultrasonic imaging system using coded transmit pulses | |
| US6491631B2 (en) | Harmonic golay-coded excitation with differential pulsing for diagnostic ultrasound imaging | |
| Chiao et al. | Coded excitation for diagnostic ultrasound: A system developer's perspective | |
| JP3423935B2 (ja) | 超音波撮像方法及び改良ゴールレイコードを用いたパルス圧縮方式に基づく装置 | |
| EP1122556B1 (en) | Enhanced tissue-generated harmonic imaging using coded excitation | |
| AU688116B2 (en) | Ultrasonic spectral contrast imaging | |
| US6050944A (en) | Method and apparatus for frequency control of an ultrasound system | |
| CN101152095B (zh) | 超声波诊断装置 | |
| US20020040188A1 (en) | Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging of nonlinearly intermodulated and harmonic frequency components | |
| EP1121901A2 (en) | Angle independent ultrasound volume flow measurement | |
| MXPA96001754A (en) | Images by spectro ultrason contrast | |
| JPH10295694A (ja) | 超音波イメージング・システムの作動方法 | |
| KR100406097B1 (ko) | 가중 쳐프 신호를 이용한 초음파 영상 형성 장치 및 방법 | |
| JP4642977B2 (ja) | 超音波診断装置及び超音波イメージング方法 | |
| US7037265B2 (en) | Method and apparatus for tissue harmonic imaging with natural (tissue) decoded coded excitation | |
| US5957852A (en) | Ultrasonic harmonic imaging system and method | |
| JPH10179589A5 (https=) | ||
| US6213946B1 (en) | Methods and apparatus for speckle reduction by orthogonal pulse compounding in medical ultrasound imaging | |
| US6440074B1 (en) | Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging with nonlinearly intermodulated frequency components | |
| JP4728466B2 (ja) | 物質をイメージングする方法及びイメージング・システム | |
| Ramalli et al. | Real-time base-band pulse compression imaging | |
| Trucco et al. | Harmonic beamforming: a new approach to removing the linear contribution from harmonic imaging | |
| Trucco et al. | Improving harmonic imaging by a novel beamforming process for ultrasound medical scanners | |
| Trucco et al. | A new beamforming technique aimed at improving the ultrasound harmonic imaging |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| A521 | Request for written amendment filed |
Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A523 Effective date: 20070307 |
|
| A621 | Written request for application examination |
Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A621 Effective date: 20070307 |
|
| A977 | Report on retrieval |
Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A971007 Effective date: 20100316 |
|
| A131 | Notification of reasons for refusal |
Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A131 Effective date: 20100401 |
|
| A02 | Decision of refusal |
Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A02 Effective date: 20100909 |