Ultrasound imaging system
    35.
    发明授权
    Ultrasound imaging system 有权
    超声成像系统

    公开(公告)号:US07223242B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-29

    申请号:US10259251

    申请日:2002-09-27

    IPC分类号: A61B8/06

    摘要: The present invention is directed to an ultrasound imaging system and method for Doppler processing of data. The ultrasonic imaging system efficiently addresses the data computational and processing needs of Doppler processing. Software executable sequences in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention determines the phase shift and the auto-correlation phase of filtered image data. In a preferred embodiment, the system of ultrasonic imaging also includes a sequence of instructions for Doppler processing that provides the functions for demodulation, Gauss Match filtering, auto-correlation calculation, phase shift calculation, frame averaging, and scan conversion implemented with Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) or Multiple Instruction Multiple Data (MIMD) instructions.In a preferred embodiment, the ultrasound imaging system of the present invention includes a processing module; and memory operable coupled to the processing module, wherein the memory stores operational instructions that cause the processing module to map serial data to vector representation, calculate an auto-correlation function of the data, calculate a phase shift of the auto-correlation function to generate a monotonic function covering all values of the phase shift corresponding to a range of Doppler velocities and display the resultant images, for example, as color images.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及用于数据的多普勒处理的超声成像系统和方法。 超声成像系统有效地解决了多普勒处理的数据计算和处理需求。 根据本发明的优选实施例的软件可执行序列确定滤波图像数据的相移和自相关相位。 在优选实施例中,超声成像系统还包括用于多普勒处理的指令序列,其提供用于解调,高斯匹配滤波,自相关计算,相移计算,帧平均和使用单指令多重实现的扫描转换的功能 数据(SIMD)或多指令多数据(MIMD)指令。 在优选实施例中,本发明的超声成像系统包括处理模块; 以及可操作地耦合到所述处理模块的存储器,其中所述存储器存储使所述处理模块将串行数据映射到向量表示的操作指令,计算所述数据的自相关函数,计算所述自相关函数的相移以产生 一个单调函数,覆盖与多普勒速度范围相对应的所有相移值,并显示所得到的图像,例如作为彩色图像。

    Multidimensional beamforming device
    36.
    发明授权
    Multidimensional beamforming device 有权
    多维波束成形装置

    公开(公告)号:US06671227B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-12-30

    申请号:US09921976

    申请日:2001-08-02

    IPC分类号: G03B4206

    摘要: A multidimensional beamforming device that performs consecutive one-dimensional operations. For example, beamsteering for a two-dimensional array can be include a projection of a beam onto each of the respective axes of the array. In such a device, a first beamforming processing element is used to form multiple beams for each array output along a given row. In a preferred embodiment, sequential output vectors from the first processing element are then applied to a transposing or corner turning memory and the data are reformatted such that all elements on a given column of the array are applied to a second beam forming processing element.

    摘要翻译: 执行连续一维操作的多维波束形成装置。 例如,用于二维阵列的波束引导可以包括将波束投影到阵列的每个相应的轴上。 在这种装置中,第一波束成形处理元件用于沿着给定的行为每个阵列输出形成多个波束。 在优选实施例中,来自第一处理元件的顺序输出矢量然后被施加到转置或转角转动存储器,并且重新格式化数据,使得阵列的给定列上的所有元素被施加到第二波束形成处理元件。

    Integrated beam forming and focusing processing circuit for use in an
ultrasound imaging system
    40.
    发明授权
    Integrated beam forming and focusing processing circuit for use in an ultrasound imaging system 失效
    用于超声成像系统的集成波束形成和聚焦处理电路

    公开(公告)号:US5763785A

    公开(公告)日:1998-06-09

    申请号:US496915

    申请日:1995-06-29

    申请人: Alice M. Chiang

    发明人: Alice M. Chiang

    IPC分类号: G01S7/52 G10K11/34 G01N29/06

    CPC分类号: G01S7/52046 G10K11/346

    摘要: A beam forming and focusing processing circuit for use in an ultrasound imaging system. The system incorporates a plurality of the processing circuits which differentially delay imaging signals in order to generate an output in which the imaging signals from each circuit implement the desired differential delay. Each of the processing circuits include a first delay line having a plurality of delay units operable for receiving the imaging signals and converting same into sampled data. A selection control circuit is operable for reading the sampled data from a selected first delay unit of the first delay line so as to correspond to a selected first time delay to accommodate fine delay resolution of the imaging signals. A second delay line having a plurality of delay units is operable for sensing the sampled data from the selected first delay unit. The control circuit is further operable for reading the sampled data from a selected second delay unit of said second delay line so as to correspond to a selected second delay time to accommodate coarse delay resolution of the imaging signals. The processing circuits are preferably integrated onto a single microchip.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于超声成像系统中的波束形成和聚焦处理电路。 该系统包括多个处理电路,其差分地延迟成像信号,以便产生其中来自每个电路的成像信号实现期望的差分延迟的输出。 每个处理电路包括具有多个延迟单元的第一延迟线,其可操作用于接收成像信号并将其转换为采样数据。 选择控制电路可操作用于从所选择的第一延迟线的第一延迟单元读取采样数据,以对应于所选择的第一时间延迟以适应成像信号的精细延迟分辨率。 具有多个延迟单元的第二延迟线可用于感测来自所选择的第一延迟单元的采样数据。 控制电路还可操作用于从所述第二延迟线的所选择的第二延迟单元读取采样数据,以对应于所选择的第二延迟时间以适应成像信号的粗延迟分辨率。 处理电路优选地集成到单个微芯片上。