Invention Application
- Patent Title: ULTRASONIC TOMOGRAM GENERATION METHOD, ULTRASONIC TOMOGRAM GENERATION APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM
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Application No.: US17427989Application Date: 2020-02-02
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Publication No.: US20220125403A1Publication Date: 2022-04-28
- Inventor: Hideyuki HASEGAWA
- Applicant: National University Corporation University of Toyama , GENERAL INCORPORATED ASSOCIATION MEDICAL INNOVATION CONSORTIUM
- Applicant Address: JP Foyama-shi, Foyama; JP Tokyo
- Assignee: National University Corporation University of Toyama,GENERAL INCORPORATED ASSOCIATION MEDICAL INNOVATION CONSORTIUM
- Current Assignee: National University Corporation University of Toyama,GENERAL INCORPORATED ASSOCIATION MEDICAL INNOVATION CONSORTIUM
- Current Assignee Address: JP Foyama-shi, Foyama; JP Tokyo
- Priority: JP2019-017723 20190204
- International Application: PCT/JP2020/003839 WO 20200202
- Main IPC: A61B8/14
- IPC: A61B8/14 ; A61B8/08 ; A61B8/00 ; G01S7/52

Abstract:
Provided is a technique for improving spatial resolution contrast of an ultrasonic tomogram compared with a method based on a coherence between echo signals. The present invention provides an ultrasonic tomogram generation method including: an estimation step SA100 of estimating noise in echo signals of M channels output from an ultrasonic probe, which receives echoes of ultrasonic waves emitted from M (being a natural number of 2 or more) ultrasonic transducers and outputs an echo signal, and calculating a weight coefficient for emphasizing an echo from a reception focus according to a signal-to-noise ratio in the echo signals of the M channels; and a generation step SA110 of generating a beamformer representing an ultrasonic tomogram from the echo signals of the M channels, using the weight coefficient calculated in the estimation step SA100.
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