ULTRASONIC PROBE USING RIBBON CABLE ATTACHMENT SYSTEM
    11.
    发明公开
    ULTRASONIC PROBE USING RIBBON CABLE ATTACHMENT SYSTEM 审中-公开
    与电缆安装系统,超声波探头

    公开(公告)号:EP1415298A1

    公开(公告)日:2004-05-06

    申请号:EP02751541.0

    申请日:2002-07-22

    发明人: MILLER, David, G.

    IPC分类号: G10K11/00

    CPC分类号: G10K11/004 Y10S128/916

    摘要: An ultrasonic transducer probe (12) uses one or more ribbon cables (100) to attach the transducer elements (312) to the probe wiring. Electrical conductors within a first ribbon cable (100-1) attach to corresponding lands (410) on an end of an integrated circuit (310) and, electrical conductors within additional ribbon cables attach to corresponding lands (404) on circuit boards (308). The circuit boards (308) distribute the electrical signals from the attached ribbon cables to additional lands (410) on another end of the integrated circuit (310).

    DETECTION OF A COHERENT REFLECTOR IN NOISY ULTRASOUND DATA
    18.
    发明公开
    DETECTION OF A COHERENT REFLECTOR IN NOISY ULTRASOUND DATA 审中-公开
    检测在嘈杂的超声数据相干反射

    公开(公告)号:EP1395847A1

    公开(公告)日:2004-03-10

    申请号:EP02730595.2

    申请日:2002-05-21

    IPC分类号: G01S7/52 G01S15/89

    摘要: The invention relates to a method of analyzing a medium in order to label the zones of said medium as a function of the contents of said zones, which medium is exposed to ultrasound signals. The method includes a step for receiving echographic ultrasound signals by means of a set of elements, thus defining a set of received signals, a step for correlating at least one pair of signals which are received by two elements from among the set of elements and originate from at least one zone of said medium, a step for analyzing the maximum correlation value as a function of the distance between the two elements whereby the correlated signals are received, said analysis step enabling the detection of the presence of a coherent reflector in said zone of said medium, and a step for labeling the zone in conformity with the result of the analysis step. The invention enables a binary image to be formed of a medium wherefrom noisy data originates, the binary values being attributed to the image as a function of the detection of a coherent reflector.

    DIRECTIONAL SET OF ANTENNAS FIXED ON A FLEXIBLE SUPPORT
    20.
    发明公开
    DIRECTIONAL SET OF ANTENNAS FIXED ON A FLEXIBLE SUPPORT 有权
    更多元素报告天线系统的柔性支撑体系

    公开(公告)号:EP1352447A2

    公开(公告)日:2003-10-15

    申请号:EP01985331.6

    申请日:2001-11-20

    IPC分类号: H01Q3/26

    CPC分类号: H01Q1/273 H01Q3/26 H01Q21/06

    摘要: The invention relates to a controllable antenna structure (11) comprising a set of antennas (AA) arranged on a flexible support (12). Phase shifts and, in an advantageous embodiment, amplitude gains of electromagnetic current transmitted to these antennas (10), are determined by control means (13) to achieve a directive radiation pattern of the set of antennas (AA), said control means including computing means (18) which determine the radiation pattern of the set of antennas in accordance with global motion (GM) of the flexible support detected by tracking means (16), in accordance with local motion (LM) of the flexible support detected by detection means (17) and in accordance with the radio-frequency field characteristics (RF). Phase shifts and amplitude gains are transmitted to antennas via at least a phase shifter (14) and at least a gain multiplier (15).