公开(公告)号：EP0706777A3

公开(公告)日：1998-04-29

申请号：EP95307243.6

申请日：1995-10-12

申请人： ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC.

发明人： Robinson, Marshall T.

IPC分类号： A61B8/06

CPC分类号： G01S15/8979 ,  A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/13 ,  A61B8/463 ,  G01S7/5206

摘要： An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is provided by which an ultrasonic image and Doppler flow information are simultaneously displayed from echo acquisition sequences alternating between image signal acquisition and Doppler signal acquisition. To continuously display Doppler information during the intervals that images signal acquisition is occurring, these gaps in Doppler signal acquisition are filled by signals derived from the Doppler signals received prior to and succeeding the gaps. The Doppler signals received prior to the gap are used to produce spectrally continuous signals extending over the initial portion of the gap. The Doppler signals received following the gap are used to produce spectrally continuous signals extending over the final portion of the gap. A gapsize calculator is responsive to variations in system scanning parameters to set the durations of the successive image and Doppler signal acquisition intervals to obtain optimal frame rates of display.

公开(公告)号：EP0815793A2

公开(公告)日：1998-01-07

申请号：EP97304656.8

申请日：1997-06-27

申请人： ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC.

发明人： Pflugrath, Lauren S., Advanced Techn.Lab., INC. ,  Souquet, Jacques, Advanced Techn.Lab., INC.

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： G01S15/892 ,  A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/13 ,  A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/4455 ,  A61B2560/0456 ,  G01S7/52028 ,  G01S7/52063 ,  G01S7/52074 ,  G01S7/52077 ,  G01S7/52079 ,  G01S7/5208 ,  G01S7/52085 ,  G01S15/8915 ,  G01S15/8979 ,  G01S15/899 ,  G10K11/004 ,  G10K11/345

摘要： A hand held ultrasonic instrument is provided in a portable unit which performs both B mode and Doppler imaging. In a preferred embodiment an array transducer, digital beamformer, digital filter, and image processor are packaged in one or more enclosures weighing ten pounds (4.5 kilograms) or less.

摘要翻译： 手持式超声波仪器设置在执行B模式和多普勒成像的便携式单元中。 在优选实施例中，将阵列换能器，数字波束成形器，数字滤波器和图像处理器封装在重量为10磅（4.5千克）或更小的一个或多个外壳中。

公开(公告)号：EP0797106A2

公开(公告)日：1997-09-24

申请号：EP97301921.9

申请日：1997-03-21

申请人： ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC.

发明人： Schwartz, Gary Allen

IPC分类号： G01S15/89

CPC分类号： G01S15/8993 ,  A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/13 ,  A61B8/463 ,  A61B8/483 ,  A61B8/543 ,  G01S15/8979 ,  Y10S128/916

摘要： A medical diagnostic ultrasound system is described in which ultrasonic B mode tissue information and Doppler flow information is acquired from a volumetric region of the body and processed together to render a three dimensional image. The three dimensional rendering processes the B mode and Doppler flow information as a function of the spatial location of B mode and Doppler pixels in the volumetric region. The rendering utilizes separate three dimensional rendering parameters for the tissue and flow information, respectively.

摘要翻译： 一种医疗诊断超声系统是其中超声的B模式的组织信息和多普勒血流信息描述的是从身体的一个体积区域采集和处理一起呈现三维图像。 三维渲染处理的B模式和多普勒信息作为乙模式和多普勒像素在体积区域的空间位置的函数。 呈现利用用于组织分离三维渲染参数和分别流信息。

公开(公告)号：EP0747010A2

公开(公告)日：1996-12-11

申请号：EP96304247.8

申请日：1996-06-07

申请人： ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC.

发明人： Schmiesing, Daniel C. ,  Routh, Helen F. ,  Kincy, Bruce A.

IPC分类号： A61B8/06

CPC分类号： G01S15/58 ,  A61B8/06 ,  G01S7/52073

摘要： A technique for continuously determining and displaying the peak velocities of spectral Doppler information is disclosed. A Doppler noise threshold level is determined from operating characteristics of the ultrasound system, probe, or both. Received spectral Doppler data for a spectral line is compared to this threshold to identify a valid peak velocity value. Spectral lines are examined in advance of their display to detect excursions due to artifacts such as valve clicks. Peak velocity values are interpolated and displayed in place of artifact peak values. Individual heart cycles over which quantified measures of cardiovascular performance are computed and displayed are selected by the R-wave intervals of an ECG trace. The interval of the concurrent spectral Doppler display corresponding to the heart cycle interval over which the quantified measures are computed or pertain is automatically highlighted for the user.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于连续地确定和显示频谱多普勒信息的峰值速度的技术。 多普勒噪声阈值水平由超声系统，探头或两者的操作特性确定。 将频谱线的接收频谱多普勒数据与该阈值进行比较，以识别有效的峰值速度值。 在其显示之前检查光谱线以检测由于诸如阀门点击的伪像引起的偏移。 峰值速度值进行内插和显示，以代替伪像峰值。 通过ECG迹线的R波间隔选择计算和显示心血管性能量化措施的个别心脏周期。 对于用户计算或计算定量测量的心脏周期间隔对应的并发频谱多普勒显示的间隔将自动突出显示。

公开(公告)号：EP0705564A3

公开(公告)日：1996-08-28

申请号：EP95307083.6

申请日：1995-10-06

申请人： ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC.

发明人： Starosta, Mikhail ,  Roundhill, David ,  Rust, David ,  Cooley, Clifford R.

IPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  G01S7/52

CPC分类号： G01S7/52085 ,  G01S7/52047 ,  G01S7/52063 ,  G01S15/8918 ,  G01S15/8979

摘要： A technique for scanning an image field with adjacent beams of ultrasonic energy is provided in which initially transmitted beams are transmitted along beam directions down the center of the image field. Subsequent beams are alternately transmitted on either side of the initially transmitted beams and at increasing lateral locations in said field with respect to the locations of the initially transmitted beams until the full image field has been scanned. In one alternative embodiment initially transmitted beams are transmitted along beam directions at the lateral sides of the image field. Subsequent beams are alternately transmitted on either side of the initially transmitted beams and at lateral locations which converge toward the center of the image field until the full image field has been scanned. In another alternative embodiment initially transmitted beams are transmitted on one side of the center of the image field, subsequent beams diverge from the locations of the initially transmitted beams, and concluding beams laterally converge at a location on the other side of the center of the image field.

公开(公告)号：EP0715183A1

公开(公告)日：1996-06-05

申请号：EP95308602.2

申请日：1995-11-29

申请人： ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC.

发明人： Quistgaard, Jens Ulrich

IPC分类号： G01S7/52 ,  A61B8/14

CPC分类号： G01S15/8993 ,  A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/483 ,  G01N29/0609 ,  G01S7/52034 ,  G01S7/52063 ,  G01S15/8938 ,  G01S15/8979 ,  Y10S128/916

摘要： A method and apparatus are provided for processing ultrasonic diagnostic image information acquired in a plurality of scan planes for presentation as a three dimensional display of a volumetric region of the body. The image points in each scan plane are repositioned by approximating the rotation and translation of the scan plane in correspondence with the angle from which the volumetric region is to be viewed. This approximation is accomplished using conventional scan conversion processors by scaling the spatial coordinates of the original ultrasonic image in one or more dimensions and translating the image in one or more directions in correspondence with the viewing angle. A plurality of such scaled and translated images are accumulated and displayed in a combined three dimensional image presentation.

摘要翻译： 该方法包括从体积区域接收多个空间相关的超声扇形图像。 接下来，它需要识别透视图相对于参考平面的角度。 随后通过与透视视角成比例地缩放图像的一个或多个维度来处理每个图像。 该方法还需要将图像的平面中的图像与空间相关平面之间的间距和透视视角成比例地平移。 最后，处理的图像被组合以形成复合透视图，然后显示。

公开(公告)号：EP0713682A2

公开(公告)日：1996-05-29

申请号：EP95308392.0

申请日：1995-11-22

申请人： ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC.

发明人： Thirsk, Graham

IPC分类号： A61B8/06

CPC分类号： G01S15/8979 ,  G01S7/52071

摘要： An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is provided which calibrates and quantifies colors of a color power Doppler display to produce quantified measurements of Doppler power intensity. The colors of a color power Doppler image are divided into discrete colors and each color assigned a quantified measure of the Doppler power intensity indicated by that color. When a user moves a cursor over the image the system compares the color of the pixel where the cursor is located with the range of colors and their quantified measures and produces a quantified measure of the Doppler power intensity at the location of the cursor. A line of such measures across a blood vessel can be used to plot a profile of Doppler power intensity across the vessel, and an index number which is a measure of perfusion in a region of the body is determined from an area of a color power Doppler image.

摘要翻译： 超声诊断成像方法包括校准和量化彩色多普勒显示的颜色，以产生多普勒功率强度的量化测量。 彩色多普勒图像的颜色被分成离散的颜色，并且每种颜色分配了由该颜色指示的多普勒功率强度的量化测量。 当用户将光标移动到图像上时，系统将光标所在像素的颜色与颜色的范围及其量化的度量进行比较，并产生在光标位置处的多普勒功率强度的量化测量。 通过血管的一系列这样的措施可以用于绘制整个血管的多普勒功率强度分布图，并且从身体的区域中的灌注量测定的指数是从彩色多普勒 图片。

公开(公告)号：EP0713102A1

公开(公告)日：1996-05-22

申请号：EP95308179.1

申请日：1995-11-15

申请人： ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC.

发明人： Burke, Thomas Michael ,  Mehi, James

IPC分类号： G01S7/52

CPC分类号： G01S7/52079 ,  B06B1/0622 ,  B06B2201/40 ,  G01S7/52017 ,  G01S7/5205 ,  G01S15/8918 ,  G01S15/8979

摘要： A method and apparatus are described for testing the integrity of an ultrasonic transducer probe (10) or the ultrasound system connected to the probe. The elements of the transducer are pulsed at a time when the probe is not in contact with a patient and the surface of the probe lens is exposed to the open air. The channel electronics receives the echo signal returned from the lens-air interface and reverberations between this interface and the transducer. These signals are analyzed by a diagnostic processor (20) coupled to the channel electronics for characteristics such as amplitude, time of echo reception, group delay, and other characteristics to determine the possible existence of problems such as faulty transducer elements or connections and problems in the system receive electronics. The diagnostic processor can adaptively adjust an operating characteristic of the system electronics such as gain or time delay to compensate for a detected out of tolerance condition.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于测试超声换能器探头（10）或连接到探头的超声系统的完整性的方法和装置。 当探头不与患者接触并且探针镜片的表面暴露于露天时，换能器的元件被脉冲。 通道电子设备接收从镜头 - 空中接口返回的回波信号和该接口与传感器之间的混响。 这些信号由耦合到信道电子设备的诊断处理器（20）进行分析，以获得诸如幅度，回波接收时间，组延迟和其它特性的特性，以确定可能存在诸如故障换能器元件或连接和问题的问题 系统接收电子设备。 诊断处理器可以自适应地调整系统电子设备的操作特性，例如增益或时间延迟，以补偿检测到的超出公差状况。

公开(公告)号：EP0707219A2

公开(公告)日：1996-04-17

申请号：EP95307168.5

申请日：1995-10-11

申请人： ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC.

发明人： Roundhill, David N. ,  Rust, David

IPC分类号： G01S7/58 ,  G01S7/52 ,  G01S7/53

CPC分类号： G01S7/52057

摘要： An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is provided in which a portion of an ultrasonic image can be selected for enlarged display as a "zoom" image. When the image portion is displayed in its enlarged format, the bandwidth of a filter in the ultrasonic information path is extended to increase the information content of the image portion when displayed in its enlarged format. The bandwidth is continuously optimized to maximize information content in consideration of the characteristics of the display while preventing the generation of scintillation artifacts caused by attempts to display information of an excessive bandwidth.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种超声波诊断成像系统，其中超声波图像的一部分可以被选择用于放大显示作为“变焦”图像。 当图像部分以其放大格式显示时，超声信息路径中的滤波器的带宽被扩展，以当以其放大格式显示时增加图像部分的信息内容。 考虑到显示器的特性，带宽被不断优化以最大化信息内容，同时防止由于试图显示过量带宽的信息而引起的闪烁伪像的产生。

公开(公告)号：EP0702349A2

公开(公告)日：1996-03-20

申请号：EP95306513.3

申请日：1995-09-15

申请人： ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC.

发明人： Daigle, Ronald E.

IPC分类号： G10K11/34

CPC分类号： G01S7/52095 ,  G10K11/345

摘要： An array of ultrasonic transducer elements receives signals to form beams simultaneously from a plurality of beam directions. The echo signals received by each transducer element are sampled in response to two or more interleaved sampling signal sequences, each of which is timed to begin at the initial time of arrival of echo signals from a unique spatial line. Each sampling signal sequence thereby produces signal samples associated with a given line. The stream of interleaved signal samples from each transducer element are separated in correspondence with each sampling signal sequence, and signal samples from corresponding separated sequences from the transducer elements are summed to form coherent signals corresponding to spatially separate ultrasonic beams.

摘要翻译： 一组超声波换能器元件从多个波束方向接收信号以同时形成波束。 每个换能器元件接收到的回波信号是响应于两个或更多个交错采样信号序列被采样的，每个采样信号序列被定时地在来自独特空间线的回波信号到达的初始时刻开始。 因此，每个采样信号序列产生与给定线相关联的信号样本。 来自每个换能器元件的交织信号样本流与每个采样信号序列相对应地被分离，并且将来自换能器元件的相应分离序列的信号样本相加以形成对应于空间分离的超声波束的相干信号。