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- 대상체에 대한 초음파 영상을 형성하는 장치에 있어서,서로 직교하는 N개의 직교 코드를 포함한 가중된 직교 신호를 저장하는 수단,상기 가중된 직교 신호를 초음파 송신 신호로서 상기 대상체내에 대응하는 N개의 집속점에 동시에 송신하는 수단,상기 송신된 초음파 신호에 대해 상기 대응하는 N개의 집속점으로부터 반사된 신호를 수신하는 수단,상기 반사 신호로부터 상기 저장된 N개의 직교 코드를 추출하여 각각의 직교 코드에 대해 펄스 압축을 수행하는 수단,상기 펄스 압축된 신호로부터 수신 집속된 신호를 생성하는 수단, 및상기 수신 집속된 신호를 처리하여 디스플레이하기 위한 수단을 포함한 것을 특징으로 하는 초음파 영상 형성 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 가중된 직교 신호는해닝, 해밍, 블랙만, 카이저 등의 다양한 창함수 중에서 어느 하나의 창함수로 가중된 쳐프 신호인 초음파 영상 형성 장치.
- 제 2 항에 있어서, 상기 가중된 직교 신호는저주파에서 고주파로 상승하는 제 1 송신 쳐프 신호, 및고주파에서 저주파로 감소하는 제 2 송신 쳐프 신호를 포함하는 초음파 영상 형성 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 가중된 직교 신호는저주파 대역의 제 1 신호를 상기 송신수단 및 상기 수신수단과 가까운 영역에 집속하고, 고주파 대역의 제 2 신호를 상기 송신수단 및 상기 수신수단과 먼 영역에 집속하는 초음파 영상 형성 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 펄스 압축 수단은상기 N개의 직교 코드 중에서 홀수번째 코드를 펄스 압축하기 위한 제 1 상관기, 및상기 N개의 직교 코드 중에서 짝수번째 코드를 펄스 압축하기 위한 제 2 상관기를 포함하는 초음파 영상 형성 장치.
- 제 5 항에 있어서, 상기 제 1 상관기는 상기 홀수번째 코드를 펄스 압축한 신호로부터 수신 집속 신호를 생성하는 제 1 빔형성기에 접속되고, 상기 제 2 상관기는 상기 짝수번째 코드를 펄스 압축한 신호로부터 수신 집속 신호를 생성하는 제 2 빔형성기에 접속되는 초음파 영상 형성 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 가중된 직교 신호는상기 N개의 직교 코드를 이용해서 동시에 다수개의 주사선을 획득하는 초음파 영상 형성 장치.
- 제 7 항에 있어서, 상기 동시에 다수개의 주사선을 획득하는 방식은 1.25D, 1.5D, 1.75D, 및 2D 배열변환자에 적용되는 초음파 영상 형성 장치.
- 대상체에 대한 초음파 영상을 형성하는 방법에 있어서,서로 직교하는 N개의 직교 코드를 포함한 가중된 직교 신호를 마련하는 단계,상기 가중된 직교 신호를 초음파 송신 신호로서 상기 대상체내에 대응하는 N개의 집속점에 동시에 송신하는 단계,상기 송신된 초음파 신호에 대해 상기 대응하는 N개의 집속점으로부터 반사된 신호를 수신하는 단계,상기 반사 신호로부터 상기 저장된 N개의 직교 코드를 추출하여 각각의 직교 코드에 대해 펄스 압축을 수행하는 단계,상기 펄스 압축된 신호로부터 수신 집속된 신호를 생성하는 단계, 및상기 수신 집속된 신호를 처리하여 디스플레이하기 위한 단계를 포함한 것을 특징으로 하는 초음파 영상 형성 방법.
- 제 9 항에 있어서, 상기 가중된 직교 신호는해닝, 해밍, 블랙만, 카이저 등의 다양한 창함수 중 어느 하나의 창함수로 가중된 쳐프 신호인 초음파 영상 형성 방법.
- 제 10 항에 있어서, 상기 가중된 직교 신호는저주파에서 고주파로 상승하는 제 1 송신 쳐프 신호, 및고주파에서 저주파로 감소하는 제 2 송신 쳐프 신호를 포함하는 초음파 영상 형성 방법.
- 제 9 항에 있어서, 상기 가중된 직교 신호는저주파 대역의 제 1 신호를 상기 대상체내의 가까운 영역에 집속하고, 고주파 대역의 제 2 신호를 상기 대상체내의 먼 영역에 집속하는 초음파 영상 형성 방법.
- 제 9 항에 있어서, 상기 펄스 압축 단계는상기 N개의 직교 코드 중에서 홀수번째 코드를 펄스 압축하기 위한 제 1 상관 과정, 및상기 N개의 직교 코드 중에서 짝수번째 코드를 펄스 압축하기 위한 제 2 상관 과정을 포함하는 초음파 영상 형성 방법.
- 제 9 항에 있어서, 상기 가중된 직교 신호는상기 N개의 직교 코드를 이용해서 동시에 다수개의 주사선을 획득하는 초음파 영상 형성 방법.
- 제 14 항에 있어서, 상기 동시에 다수개의 주사선을 획득하는 방식은 1.25D, 1.5D, 1.75D, 및 2D 배열변환자에 적용되는 초음파 영상 형성 방법.
- 제 13 항에 있어서, 상기 제 1 상관 과정 및 제 2 상관 과정에 의해 펄스 압축 처리된 각각의 신호는 별도로 수신 집속 처리되는 초음파 영상 형성 방법.
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