Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Beamforming method and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 波束成形法和超声波诊断仪
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Application No.: US14086441Application Date: 2013-11-21
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Publication No.: US09575178B2Publication Date: 2017-02-21
- Inventor: Takeo Kanamori , Yasuhito Watanabe , Mineo Tsushima
- Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Holtz, Holtz & Volek PC
- Priority: JP2012-104166 20120427
- Main IPC: G01S15/00
- IPC: G01S15/00 ; G01S15/02 ; A61B8/00 ; A61B8/08 ; G01S7/52 ; G01S15/89 ; G10K11/34

Abstract:
A beamforming method includes: generating a main beam signal by performing, with a focus on a first region, a delay and sum operation on receiving echo signals; generating a sub beam signal which has a low sensitivity to ultrasound signals reflected off the first region; and generating a narrow beam signal by (i) calculating a coefficient for narrowing an angle of the main beam signal, and (ii) multiplying the main beam signal by the coefficient, wherein in the generating of a sub beam signal, the sub beam signal is generated using a differential signal that is a difference between two beam signals each of which is generated by performing a delay and sum operation on the receiving echo signals, with a focus on a corresponding one of two regions of a subject which are different from the first region and are different from each other.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140078866A1 BEAMFORMING METHOD AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2014-03-20
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