KR980000367A - 핸드헬드 초음파 진단기 - Google Patents

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KR980000367A
KR980000367A KR1019970028534A KR19970028534A KR980000367A KR 980000367 A KR980000367 A KR 980000367A KR 1019970028534 A KR1019970028534 A KR 1019970028534A KR 19970028534 A KR19970028534 A KR 19970028534A KR 980000367 A KR980000367 A KR 980000367A
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Abstract

핸드헬드 초음파 진단기가 B 모드 및 도플러 화상형성 모두를 수행하는 휴대용 유니트로 제공된다. 바람직한 구체예에서 어레이 트랜스듀서, 디지탈 빔형성기, 디지탈 필터 및 화상 프로세서가 10파운드(4.5킬로그램) 이하의 하나 이상의 봉입물내에 패키지된다.

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핸드헬드 초음파 진단기
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제1도는 본 발명의 헨드헬드(hand-held) 초음파 시스템의 구조를 설명하는 블록선도.

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  1. 어레이 트랜스듀서, 및 상기 어레이 트랜스듀서의 소자에 의해 수신된 에코 신호를 지연 및 조합시키는 빔형성기로 이루어지고, 상기 어레이 트랜스듀서 및 상기 빔형성기가 공통 봉입물내에 위치되는 것을 특징으로 하는 휴대용 초음파 시스템.
  2. 제1항에 있어서, 상기 어레이 트랜스듀서가 선형 어레이인 것을 특징으로 하는 휴대용 초음파 시스템.
  3. 제1항에 있어서, 상기 어레이 트랜스듀서가 곡면 선형 어레이인 것을 특징으로 하는 휴대용 초음파 시스템.
  4. 제1항에 있어서, 상기 빔형성기가 디지탈 에코 신호를 지연 및 조합시키는 디지탈 빔형성기인 것을 특징으로 하는 휴대용 초음파 시스템.
  5. 어레이 트랜스듀서, 및 상기 어레이 트랜스듀서의 소자에 의해 수신된 에코 신호를 지연 및 조합시키는 빔형성기로 이루어지고, 상기 어레이 트랜스듀서 및 상기 빔형성기가 10파운드(4.5킬로그램)미만의 하나이상의 봉입물내에 위치되는 것을 특징으로 하는 핸드헬드 초음파 시스템.
  6. 제5항에 있어서, 상기 빔형성기의 출력에 결합되고 상기 빔형성기와 동일한 봉입물내에 위치된 디지탈 필터를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 핸드헬드 초음파 시스템.
  7. 제5항에 있어서, 상기 디지탈 필터의 출력에 결합되고 상기 디지탈 필터와 동일한 봉입물내에 위치된 화상 프로세서를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 핸드헬드 초음파 시스템.
  8. 제7항에 있어서, 상기 화상 프로세서의 출력에 결합된 화상 디스플레이를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 핸드헬드 초음파 시스템.
  9. 제8항에 있어서, 상기 빔성형기, 상기 디지탈 필터 및 상기 이미지 프로세서가 제1봉입물내에 위치되고, 상기 화상 디스플레이가 제2봉입물내에 위치되는 것을 특징으로 하는 핸드헬드 초음파 시스템.
  10. 제5항에 있어서, 상기 빔형성기가 디지탈 에코 신호를 지연 및 조합시키는 디지탈 빔형성기인 것을 특징으로 하는 핸드헬드 초음파 시스템.
  11. 제10항에 있어서, 상기디지탈 빔형성기와 공통의 봉입물내에 위치된 디지탈 필터 및 화상 프로세서를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 핸드헬드 초음파 시스템.
  12. 제11항에 있어서, 상기 화상 프로세서가 디지탈 주사 변환기를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 핸드헬드 초음파 시스템.
  13. 트랜스듀서, B모드 신호 프로세서, 및 도플러 신호 프로세서로 이루어지고, 상기 B 모드 신호프로세서 및 상기 도플러 신호 프로세서가 공통 핸드헬드 봉입물내에 위치되는 것을 특징으로 하는 핸드헬드 초음파 시스템.
  14. 제13항에 있어서, 상기 공통 핸드헬드 봉입물이 10파운드(4.5킬로그램)미만인 것을 특징으로 하는 핸드헬드 초음파 시스템.
  15. 제14항에 있어서, 상기 공통 핸드헬드 봉입물내에 위치된 디지탈 빔형성기를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 핸드헬드 초음파 시스템.
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KR1019970028534A 1996-06-28 1997-06-28 휴대용초음파진단기 KR100528102B1 (ko)

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