JP4717109B2 - 超音波診断装置 - Google Patents
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- 複数の振動素子を備えたアレイ振動子と、
複数の振動素子に対して送信信号を出力する送信部と、
受信開口内の複数の振動素子から得られる受信信号に対して、受信開口内における各振動素子の位置に応じた受信重み付けを施す受信部と、
を有し、
前記受信部は、走査される受信ビームの移動に追従するように受信重み付けのピークの位置を受信開口内でシフトさせる、
ことを特徴とする超音波診断装置。 - 複数の振動素子を備えたアレイ振動子と、
複数の振動素子に対して送信信号を出力する送信部と、
受信開口内の複数の振動素子から得られる受信信号に対して、受信開口内における各振動素子の位置に応じた受信重み付けを施す受信部と、
を有し、
前記受信部は、受信ビームの移動に追従するように受信重み付けのピークの位置を受信開口内でシフトさせ、さらに、アレイ振動子の端部に配置された複数の振動素子からなる制約領域内とそれら以外の複数の振動素子からなる追従領域内で前記追従の態様を互いに異ならせる、
ことを特徴とする超音波診断装置。 - 請求項2に記載の超音波診断装置において、
前記受信部は、前記追従領域内で受信ビームの位置に一致するように受信重み付けのピークの位置を追従させる、
ことを特徴とする超音波診断装置。 - 請求項2または3に記載の超音波診断装置において、
前記受信部は、前記制約領域内で受信重み付けのピークの位置を固定する、
ことを特徴とする超音波診断装置。 - 請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の超音波診断装置において、
前記受信部は、受信開口内における受信重み付けの総和を一定に維持しつつ受信重み付けのピークの位置をシフトさせる、
ことを特徴とする超音波診断装置。 - 請求項5に記載の超音波診断装置において、
前記受信部は、ベータ密度関数または三角形関数に基づいて受信重み付けを施す、
ことを特徴とする超音波診断装置。 - 請求項1から6のいずれか1項に記載の超音波診断装置において、
前記受信部は、受信ビームの深さ方向に沿って深さに応じて受信開口の大きさを変化させる、
ことを特徴とする超音波診断装置。
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