Invention Application
- Patent Title: ULTRASONIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
- Patent Title (中): 超声成像装置及其控制方法
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Application No.: US14270920Application Date: 2014-05-06
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Publication No.: US20140330126A1Publication Date: 2014-11-06
- Inventor: Joo Young KANG , Sung Chan PARK , Kyu Hong KIM , Jung Ho KIM , Su Hyun PARK
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Priority: KR10-2013-0050928 20130506
- Main IPC: A61B8/00
- IPC: A61B8/00 ; A61B8/14 ; A61B8/08

Abstract:
An ultrasonic probe includes a multi-dimensionally arrayed transducer, a matching layer, and a backing layer. The transducer includes element groups having different focal distances and simultaneously transmitting ultrasonic signals toward an object. According to the ultrasonic imaging apparatus using the multi-dimensionally arrayed transducer, a multi-focus transmission is performed. Thus, the multi-focus ultrasonic image may be acquired within a short period of time, thereby increasing frame rates, and a high-quality image in which all areas are focused may be quickly acquired.
Public/Granted literature
- US10426436B2 Ultrasonic imaging apparatus and control method thereof Public/Granted day:2019-10-01
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