JP4774158B2 - 超音波フレームレートを増加させる多重送信スキャニング法 - Google Patents
超音波フレームレートを増加させる多重送信スキャニング法 Download PDFInfo
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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
- G10K11/345—Circuits therefor using energy switching from one active element to another
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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
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- 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
- G01S7/52034—Data rate converters
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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
- G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
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- G01S7/52085—Details related to the ultrasound signal acquisition, e.g. scan sequences
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
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- Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
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| US09/542057 | 2000-04-03 | ||
| US09/542,057 US6221022B1 (en) | 2000-04-03 | 2000-04-03 | Multiple transmit scanning to increase ultrasonic frame rate |
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| JP2002113000A JP2002113000A (ja) | 2002-04-16 |
| JP2002113000A5 JP2002113000A5 (enExample) | 2008-05-22 |
| JP4774158B2 true JP4774158B2 (ja) | 2011-09-14 |
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| US (1) | US6221022B1 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP1152396A3 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP4774158B2 (enExample) |
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| EP1682924A1 (en) * | 2003-11-03 | 2006-07-26 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Ultrasonic multiple beam transmission using single crystal transducer |
| US7670293B2 (en) * | 2005-10-17 | 2010-03-02 | General Electric Company | Method and system for scan sequencing in an ultrasound imaging system |
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| FR2508665A1 (fr) * | 1981-06-30 | 1982-12-31 | Cgr Ultrasonic | Procede d'imagerie ultrasonore dynamique pour imageur a sonde multi-elements |
| FR2542884B1 (fr) * | 1983-03-18 | 1986-12-26 | Cgr Ultrasonic | Procede d'imagerie par ultrasons a partir d'un alignement d'elements transducteurs |
| JPS60116344A (ja) * | 1983-11-28 | 1985-06-22 | 株式会社島津製作所 | 超音波診断装置における画像形成方法 |
| JPS60116340A (ja) * | 1983-11-30 | 1985-06-22 | 株式会社東芝 | セクタ走査型の超音波診断装置 |
| JPH03297454A (ja) * | 1990-04-18 | 1991-12-27 | Toshiba Corp | 超音波診断装置 |
| US5301674A (en) | 1992-03-27 | 1994-04-12 | Diasonics, Inc. | Method and apparatus for focusing transmission and reception of ultrasonic beams |
| US5908391A (en) * | 1997-05-07 | 1999-06-01 | General Electric Company | Method and apparatus for enhancing resolution and sensitivity in color flow ultrasound imaging using multiple transmit focal zones |
| US5865750A (en) | 1997-05-07 | 1999-02-02 | General Electric Company | Method and apparatus for enhancing segmentation in three-dimensional ultrasound imaging |
| US5911692A (en) * | 1998-01-20 | 1999-06-15 | General Electric Company | Sparse two-dimensional wideband ultrasound transducer arrays |
| US6048313A (en) * | 1998-09-17 | 2000-04-11 | Stonger; Kelly A. | Method and apparatus for fractal-based enhancement of ultrasound imaging |
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