公开(公告)号：US4413630A

公开(公告)日：1983-11-08

申请号：US239251

申请日：1981-03-02

申请人： Weston A. Anderson ,  Lloyd D. Clark ,  William L. Beaver

发明人： Weston A. Anderson ,  Lloyd D. Clark ,  William L. Beaver

IPC分类号： A61B5/0456 ,  A61B8/08 ,  G01S7/52 ,  A61B10/00

CPC分类号： A61B5/0456 ,  A61B8/08 ,  G01S7/52063

摘要： Improvements are disclosed in an ultrasonic display and recording system of the type utilized in diagnostic medicine with particular applicability in cardiovascular diagnosis. The system includes a multi-element transducer for generating and receiving ultrasonic energy which is propagated into and reflected back from the cardiovascular region of the patient being examined, and also includes means for generating a two-dimensional real time display and/or image of the zone of examination. TM recording means are associated with the system and may be actuated to effect a TM recording corresponding to a preselected region of the real time image being observed. An ECG output signal is also displayed in real time with the two-dimensional image, and photographs of the displays may be produced at selected points in the ECG cycle in accordance with a setting made by the system operator. The system includes provision for generating video recordings; and means for imposing various identification and time data upon the displays.

摘要翻译： 在诊断医学中使用的类型的超声波显示和记录系统中公开了改进，其特别适用于心血管诊断。 该系统包括用于产生和接收超声能量的多元件换能器，该超声波能量被传播到正在检查的患者的心血管区域并从其被反射回来，并且还包括用于产生二维实时显示和/或 考试区。 TM记录装置与系统相关联并且可以被致动以实现对应于所观察到的实时图像的预选区域的TM记录。 ECG输出信号也与二维图像实时显示，并且可以根据系统操作者所做的设置在ECG周期的选定点产生显示照片。 该系统包括用于生成视频录像的规定; 以及用于在显示器上施加各种识别和时间数据的装置。

公开(公告)号：US4290310A

公开(公告)日：1981-09-22

申请号：US55721

申请日：1979-07-09

申请人： Weston A. Anderson

发明人： Weston A. Anderson

IPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  G01S7/52 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G10K11/34 ,  G01N29/04

CPC分类号： G10K11/345 ,  G01S15/8918 ,  G01S7/52028

摘要： A real-time ultrasonic imaging system is disclosed which includes an array of transducers adapted for propagating ultrasonic energy into a body to be ultrasonically examined and for receiving reradiated energy from points within the body. A plurality of signal channels each includes a transmitter branch and a receiver branch associated with respective transmit and receive transducers, or both branches may share a single transducer. A transmitter branch activates a transducer to propagate the sonic energy and a receiver branch receives from the transducer electrical signals corresponding to the reradiated energy. Memory means in each receiver branch receive and store data indicative of the signal level passed to the channel by its associated transducer. Display means are provided for receiving the data from the memory means in each of the channels and for combining and processing such data to effect a real-time display of the bodily portion being examined. Timing generator means in each of channels, connected to the transmitter and memory means associated with that channel, activate the respective transducers at predetermined times to phase the transducers to enable steering and focusing of the array. The timing generator means also function to gate data into the memory and at a later time to gate out the data from the memory (at predetermined intervals), thereby controlling the bodily points from which the reradiated sonic energy is received and to enable steering and focusing of the transducer array during the receiving operation of such array. Control logic means are connected to the timing generator means for enabling the former to provide signals to the memory means and transmitters in each of the said channels.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种实时超声成像系统，其包括适于将超声波能量传播到身体中以进行超声波检查并用于从身体内的点接收再辐射的能量的换能器阵列。 多个信号通道各自包括与相应的发射和接收换能器相关联的发射机分支和接收机分支，或者两个分支可以共享单个换能器。 发射机分支激活换能器以传播声能，并且接收器分支从换能器接收对应于再辐射能量的电信号。 每个接收器分支中的存储器装置接收并存储指示通过其相关联的传感器传送到信道的信号电平的数据。 提供了显示装置，用于在每个通道中从存储装置接收数据，并且用于组合和处理这些数据以实现被检查的身体部分的实时显示。 定时发生器装置在连接到与该通道相关联的发射器和存储器装置的每个通道中，在预定时间激活相应的换能器以使换能器相位，以实现阵列的转向和聚焦。 定时发生器装置还用于将数据门控到存储器中，并且稍后将其从存储器中以预定间隔对数据进行栅极输出，从而控制从其接收再发射的声波能量的身体点，并实现转向和聚焦 在这种阵列的接收操作期间的换能器阵列。 控制逻辑装置连接到定时发生器装置，以使得前者能够向每个所述通道中的存储装置和发射器提供信号。