- Patent Title: Sub-performing transducer element detection for medical ultrasound
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Application No.: US14261303Application Date: 2014-04-24
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Publication No.: US10092274B2Publication Date: 2018-10-09
- Inventor: Jerry D. Hopple , Dalong Liu , Stephen R. Barnes , David A. Petersen , Colin Brock , John C. Lazenby
- Applicant: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US PA Malvern
- Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Malvern
- Main IPC: A61B8/00
- IPC: A61B8/00 ; A61N7/00 ; B06B1/02 ; G01S7/52 ; G01S15/89 ; A61B17/00
Abstract:
Sub-performing elements of an ultrasound transducer array are detected. The power, such as current, used by or provided to the transmit driver is measured. By driving each element or group of elements separately, defective elements or groups of elements are detected from the amount of power used.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150157299A1 Sub-performing transducer element detection for medical ultrasound Public/Granted day:2015-06-11
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