摘要:
Pixel data stored in a display memory of an ultrasonic scanning system is updated in response to weighted new pixel data generated from a reflected ultrasonic wave averaged with weighted stored pixel data. A measure of difference between the new pixel data and the stored pixel data is obtained, and the weighting factor for the new pixel data increases as a function of the difference while the weighting factor for the stored data decreases as a function of the difference whereby small differences in the signals due to noise are suppressed while large differences in the pixel values due to fast moving echogenic targets such as a heart valve are enhanced. The weighting of the two pixel values can further include a factor depending on the selected display dynamic range of the ultrasonic scanner. The weighted values of the pixels are stored in memories that are addressed by the pixel value and the measure of difference between the present intensity value and the stored intensity value, and the outputs of the memories are then combined such as by averaging to obtain an updated pixel value for storage in the image memory.
摘要:
A system for converting A-scan signals in r, .theta. co-ordinates into display data for x, y co-ordinate display locations, in which, for each A-scan signal, signal values for which the r co-ordinate is greater than a predetermined value contribute to the display data and values for which the r co-ordinate is less do not, and the predetermined values of r are different for different A-scans. FIG. 2 shows pixels, or display locations, close to the origin of an x, y rastor display. The lines radiating from the origin show the r, .theta. co-ordinates of A-scan signals derived from a radar antenna, superposed for purposes of illustration on the grid of pixels. The display data used to brighten an individual pixel is taken only from some, and not from all, of the A-scans which intercept that pixel. In particular, no data is taken from the portions of the A-scans which lie radially inwardly of the points 28 to 36, but data is taken from the portions of the A-scans that lie radially outwardly.
摘要:
A digital scan converter with an initialization circuit. The initialization circuit, for example, a dedicated circuit or a computer, relates each pixel in a converted image to two or more respective pixels which lie adjacent to it and which are selected from an original image which is generated by a scanner. The initialization circuit also calculates and makes available interpolation constants to be used in deriving the value of a given pixel in terms of its respective, adjacently lying, group of pixels. When the converted image has a raster scan format, a satisfactory image is obtained when the respective group of pixels consists of two pixels between which lies the pixel whose value is to be calculated. By predefining the relationship between the pixels in the converted and original images before actual conversion begins real time operation is achieved.
摘要:
A digital scan converter comprises an A/D converter; an input buffer; a random access memory; a write address generator; a plurality of read address generators; an address switch circuit composed of a first address switch means for switching the addresses from the write address generator and the read address generators and delivering the addresses via an address signal line to the random access memory, and alternately switching a first address signal line for transmitting the address from the write address generator and a common signal line for commonly transmitting the addresses from the plurality of the read address generators for connecting one of said switched lines with the address signal line, and a second switch means for switching in succession the connection between the common signal line and a plurality of second signal lines respectively connected with the plurality of the read address generators for transmitting the addresses; a plurality of output buffer; an output switch circuit having a third switch means cooperating with the second switch means for switching the connection between the first data line for transmitting the digital data from the random access memory and the plurality of the second data lines for transmitting the digital data to the output buffers, the output switch circuit being adapted to receive the digital data from the random access memory and switch the connections from the output switch circuit to the plurality of the output buffers; and a plurality of D/A converters.
摘要:
A visual display process of objects identified by a classification sonar consisting of modifying the visual display cathode ray tube scan laws in order to obtain a representation which is modified according to a perspective mode where the ratio of their height to their width is constant whatever their range, or to a normalized dimension mode where identical objects of the same orientation have the same representation whatever their range.
摘要:
In a digital scan converter, a vector data generator is provided. When the scanning mode is selected, the predetermined vector data adapted to the selected scanning mode is generated from the vector data generator. This vector data is temporarily stored and then used when the actual scanning commences.
摘要:
Apparatus for interpolating data along radial lines so that it can be displayed at display points arranged in orthogonal rows and columns by recursively adding stored values to derive signals indicative of the radial position of each display point along the radial data lines and its angular position between the radial data lines. Interpolation is done along each radial line to derive first and second intermediate interpolated values, and these values are interpolated so as to derive the final data value for the display point at its angular position. Alternatively, the intermediate interpolated values can be attained by angular interpolation and the final data value by radial interpolation.
摘要:
Imaging information characterizable as a pixel grid or matrix of 256 image columns and 512 image rows is supplied by a scanning transducer means delivering a series of ray lines of information where each ray corresponds to an image column. The incoming pixels of the rays are converted into digitized data words, and stored for scan conversion by being routed, in simultaneous blocks of eight words, to a respective one of eight different page memories, in accordance with an image memory organization scheme assigning a different page routing number to each pixel of a block for the entire image matrix, to enable parallel memory access for both input and output operations. The first page for the first pixel of each incoming ray is determined by logic which subtracts the ray or column number from eight, modulo 8. Subsequent pages are generated by incrementing repetitively within the range 0, 1, 2 . . . for each subsequent incoming pixel, after being set to said first page number. Each page is associated with a corresponding element of an input buffer, to receive the corresponding pixel for each incoming column block. All elements of the full buffer are dumped in parallel to the eight page memories simultaneously. This occurs repetitively for all blocks of each ray/column until each pixel of a frame is stored at an individually separate page address determined by simple arithmetical logic. For output, the page memories are read out in rows, in simultaneous parallel row blocks of eight, one block element from each page, to an output buffer having an element connected to each page, with the page address for each pixel of a row block determined by a simple arithmetical operation. The output buffer elements are fed serially to a video display subsystem in an order determined by the page routing numbers of the rows of the image memory organization scheme. Simple circuitry determines the order of buffer element readout, with the first page/buffer element number being simply the number of the image row being read out, (Modulo 8), and subsequent page/buffer element numbers of that row being generated incrementing repetitively within the range 0, 7, 6 . . . 1, after being set to said row first page number. Such readout in successive rows of course effects conversion to a conventional video format for display.
摘要:
A high resolution, ultrasound imaging system is disclosed having a transducer which produces a diverging beam of ultrasound energy of sufficiently large angle so as to impinge on the sound-reflecting object from substantially all positions along the transducer scan path.
摘要:
A Scan Converter for use with an Ultrasonic Imaging System is disclosed, which permits the buffering of sweep address and video data with relatively fewer bits of information. In essence, the propogation path of the ultrasonic pulses is resolved into a pair of vectoral components while the propogation path media is defined by successive contiguous body segments which are to be respectively displayed as video picture elements. A series of first signals indicate the crossing of segment boundaries in the vectoral direction having the faster rate of boundary crossings. A second signal is produced having a unique valve which indicates a boundary crossing by the pulse in the other vectoral direction. Reflections of the ultrasonic pulse are sampled at a rate determined by the first signals; i.e., the rate at which segment boundaries are crossed in the first vectoral direction. The sample values are held for storage in memory. The memory includes a matrix of memory location associated with respective picture elements. The one coordinate of the memory address is successively incremented with the storage of the respective successive values. The second coordinate of the address is incremented by the unique value of the forementioned second signal; in other words, when a segment boundary is crossed in the slower vectoral direction.