KR101132531B1 - 서로 마주 보는 트랜스듀서를 구비하는 초음파 진단 장치 - Google Patents
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- 초음파 진단 장치로서,이격된 간격을 조절 가능한 서로 대향하는 한 쌍의 트랜스듀서;상기 한 쌍의 트랜스듀서 간의 간격을 기초로 대상체에 가해지는 압력의 크기를 판단하기 위한 압력판단부;상기 압력판단부에서 판단된 압력의 크기를 기초로 탄성영상 데이터를 형성하기 위한 디지털 신호처리부;상기 탄성영상 데이터를 디스플레이 포맷에 맞게 스캔변환하는 디지털 스캔 변환부; 및상기 스캔변환된 탄성영상 데이터에 기초하여 상기 초음파 영상을 디스플레이하기 위한 디스플레이부를 포함하는 초음파 진단 장치.
- 초음파 진단 장치로서,서로 마주보며 송신신호를 초음파 신호로 변환하여 다수의 송신 스캔라인을 따라 대상체에 송신하고, 상기 대상체로부터 수신된 초음파 신호를 수신신호로 변환하기 위한 다수의 변환소자를 포함하는 제1 트랜스듀서 및 제2 트랜스듀서;상기 송신신호를 제공하되, 1회의 송신에 참여하는 상기 다수 변환소자 별로 시간지연이 반영된 송신신호를 제공하기 위한 송신 빔포머;상기 각 변환소자로부터 입력되는 수신신호를 디지털 신호로 변환하고, 매회 송신마다 상기 각 변환소자의 수신신호로부터 얻어진 상기 디지털 신호에 기초하여 송신 스캔라인별 수신신호를 형성하고, 상기 다수 송신 스캔라인별 수신신호를 집속지연하여 각 변환소자에 대응하는 수신 데이터를 형성하기 위한 수신 빔포머;상기 수신 데이터에 기초하여 영상 데이터를 형성하기 위한 디지털 신호처리부;상기 영상 데이터에 기초하여 형성된 초음파 영상을 디스플레이하기 위한 디스플레이부;상기 제1 트랜스듀서 및 상기 제2 트랜스듀서 사이의 간격을 기초로 대상체에 가해지는 압력의 크기를 판단하기 위한 압력판단부; 및탄성영상 데이터를 디스플레이 포맷에 맞게 스캔변환하는 디지털 스캔 변환부를 포함하고,상기 디지털 신호처리부는 상기 압력판단부에서 판단된 압력의 크기를 기초로 상기 탄성영상 데이터를 형성하도록 더 동작하고,상기 디스플레이부는 상기 스캔변환된 탄성영상 데이터에 기초하여 상기 초음파 영상을 디스플레이하도록 더 동작하는 초음파 진단 장치.
- 제3항에 있어서,상기 제1 트랜지스터 및 상기 제2 트랜스듀서 중 적어도 하나를 이동시키기 위한 트랜스듀서 이동부를 더 포함하는 초음파 진단 장치.
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