Invention Application
- Patent Title: SYSTEMS FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING
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Application No.: US15515248Application Date: 2015-09-15
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Publication No.: US20170215844A1Publication Date: 2017-08-03
- Inventor: Xiaodong Han , Menachem Halmann , William John Jaworski , Zhenyu Liu , Gang Cheng , Dongqing Chen
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Priority: CN201410519494.4 20140930
- International Application: PCT/US2015/050150 WO 20150915
- Main IPC: A61B8/00
- IPC: A61B8/00 ; A61B8/06 ; A61B8/08

Abstract:
A system is provided. The system includes a tank, a holder, a transducer array and an actuator. The tank is configured to contain fluid and allow a hand to be immersed in the fluid. The holder is located in the tank and configured to hold the hand. The transducer array is positioned adjacent to the tank and operable in at least two imaging modes. The actuator is coupled to the transducer array and configured to move the transducer array in the at least two imaging modes. And an ultrasound system is also provided, which includes a processing unit for generating images in the different imaging modes.
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