公开(公告)号：US20130158404A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-20

申请号：US13673987

申请日：2012-11-09

申请人： Orison Corporation

发明人： Farhad Towfiq ,  Lawrence J. Busse ,  Stephen J. Douglas ,  Mark L. Stribling

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/4494 ,  A61B5/7264 ,  A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/13 ,  A61B8/145 ,  A61B8/406 ,  A61B8/4461 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B8/483 ,  A61B8/5207 ,  A61B8/5253 ,  A61B2560/0475 ,  B06B1/0629 ,  G01S7/52046 ,  G01S7/52085 ,  G01S15/892 ,  G01S15/8925 ,  G01S15/894 ,  G01S15/8993 ,  G10K11/30

摘要： Under one aspect, an ultrasound system for producing a representation of an object includes: a concave transducer array configured to transmit ultrasonic pulses into the object and to receive ultrasonic pulses from the object, the ultrasonic pulses from the object containing structural information about the object, each transducer in the array generating an output signal representative of a portion of the structural information about the object; a multi-focal lens structure for focusing the transmitted ultrasonic pulses; a multiplexing structure in operable communication with the concave transducer array and including logic for coupling the output signals from at least one pair of transducers in the concave transducer array; and a beamformer in operable communication with the multiplexing structure and including logic for constructing a representation of structural information about the object based on the coupled output signals from the multiplexing structure.

公开(公告)号：US08273026B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-25

申请号：US11334286

申请日：2006-01-18

申请人： Marino Cerofolini

发明人： Marino Cerofolini

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/4461 ,  A61B8/483 ,  G01S15/8918 ,  G01S15/892 ,  G01S15/894 ,  G01S15/8993

摘要： An ultrasonic imaging method particularly for 3D gynaecologic inspections provides an ultrasound probe having a number of transducers forming a linear array. An imaging scanning unit connected to the transducers alternatively generates electric driving signals for each transducer. The probe is oscillated in a direction transversal to the longitudinal extension of the linear array of transducers and around an axis coinciding or parallel to the longitudinal extensions of the linear array of transducers to modify the orientation of the direction of propagation of the ultrasound signals. The ultrasound beams are steered so that the linear array of transducers generates a trapezoidal scanning slice or plane diverging in the direction of propagation of the beams.

摘要翻译： 特别用于3D妇科检查的超声成像方法提供了具有形成线性阵列的多个换能器的超声探头。 连接到换能器的成像扫描单元交替地产生用于每个换​​能器的电驱动信号。 探头在与换能器的线性阵列的纵向延伸方向横向的方向上振荡，并围绕与换能器的线性阵列的纵向延伸线重合或平行的轴线，以改变超声信号的传播方向的取向。 超声波束被转向，使得换能器的线性阵列产生在波束传播方向上发散的梯形扫描切片或平面。

公开(公告)号：US08257263B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-04

申请号：US12486401

申请日：2009-06-17

申请人： Haruka Ikegame ,  Youichi Nakamura

发明人： Haruka Ikegame ,  Youichi Nakamura

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/4455 ,  A61B8/4472 ,  G01S7/52079 ,  G01S15/8918 ,  G01S15/892 ,  G01S15/8929

摘要： An ultrasonic probe having a combination of plural types of functions and thereby easy to carry. The ultrasonic probe includes: a housing part for housing a first group of ultrasonic transducers and a second group of ultrasonic transducers in a first edge part and a second edge part having different curvatures from each other, respectively, the first and second groups of ultrasonic transducers transmitting ultrasonic waves according to drive signals and receiving ultrasonic echoes to output reception signals; and a grip part rotatable relative to the housing part.

摘要翻译： 一种具有多种功能组合的便携式的超声波探头。 超声波探头包括：分别在第一边缘部分和第二边缘部分中容纳第一组超声波换能器和第二组超声波换能器的壳体部分，所述第二组超声波换能器和第二组超声换能器分别具有彼此不同的曲率，第一组和第二组超声换能器 根据驱动信号发送超声波并接收超声回波以输出接收信号; 以及相对于壳体部分可旋转的把手部分。

公开(公告)号：US20110046484A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-24

申请号：US12678346

申请日：2008-08-27

申请人： Darwin Adams

发明人： Darwin Adams

IPC分类号： A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  G01S15/8918 ,  G01S15/892 ,  G01S15/8927 ,  G10K11/346

摘要： A curved array ultrasound transducer is described which is usable in both sector and curved linear modes. The transducer includes a central portion (40) of elements and lateral portions (44) of elements on either side of the central portion. In the sector mode the central portion of elements is operated to perform phased array scanning. In the curved linear mode both the central and lateral portions of elements are operated to perform curved linear array scanning. The transducer elements of the central portion have a finer pitch than the pitch of the transducer elements of the lateral portions. In the sector mode, the elements of the central portion are operated individually, and in the curved linear mode the transducer elements of the central portion are operated in pairs. In the sector mode, the number of transducer elements of the central portion that participate in the active aperture of the transducer may be varied according to the number of transducer elements in acoustic contact with the patient.

摘要翻译： 描述了可用于扇形和弯曲线性模式的弯曲阵列超声换能器。 换能器包括元件的中心部分（40）和位于中心部分两侧的元件的侧向部分（44）。 在扇区模式中，元件的中心部分被操作以执行相控阵扫描。 在弯曲线性模式中，元件的中心部分和侧面部分都被操作以执行弯曲的线性阵列扫描。 中心部分的换能器元件具有比横向部分的换能器元件的间距更细的节距。 在扇区模式中，中心部分的元件单独操作，并且在弯曲线性模式中，中心部分的换能器元件成对地操作。 在扇区模式中，参与换能器的有效孔径的中心部分的换能器元件的数量可以根据与患者的声学接触的换能器元件的数量而变化。

公开(公告)号：US20100268082A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-21

申请号：US12684084

申请日：2010-01-07

申请人： Glen McLaughlin ,  Ting-Lan Ji ,  David Napolitano

发明人： Glen McLaughlin ,  Ting-Lan Ji ,  David Napolitano

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： G03B42/06 ,  A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/0833 ,  A61B8/13 ,  A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/4438 ,  A61B8/4455 ,  A61B8/462 ,  A61B8/488 ,  G01N29/06 ,  G01N29/0609 ,  G01N29/11 ,  G01N29/14 ,  G01N29/348 ,  G01N2291/017 ,  G01N2291/02416 ,  G01N2291/02466 ,  G01S7/52023 ,  G01S7/52046 ,  G01S15/8915 ,  G01S15/8918 ,  G01S15/892 ,  G01S15/8954 ,  G01S15/8981

摘要： Methods of probing a material under investigation using an ultrasound beam. Echolocation data is generated using a multi-dimensional transform capable of using phase and magnitude information to distinguish echoes resulting from ultrasound beam components produced using different ultrasound transducers. Since the multi-dimensional transform does not depend on using receive or transmit beam lines, a multi-dimensional area can be imaged using a single ultrasound transmission. In some embodiments, this ability increases image frame rate and reduces the amount of ultrasound energy required to generate an image.

摘要翻译： 使用超声波束探测材料的方法。 使用能够使用相位和幅度信息的多维变换来生成回波定位数据，以区分由使用不同的超声换能器产生的超声波束分量产生的回波。 由于多维变换不依赖于使用接收或发射波束线，所以可以使用单个超声波传输来成像多维区域。 在一些实施例中，该能力增加图像帧速率并减少生成图像所需的超声能量。

公开(公告)号：US20090187104A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-23

申请号：US12353482

申请日：2009-01-14

申请人： Hitoshi Yamagata

发明人： Hitoshi Yamagata

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： A61B8/483 ,  A61B8/0833 ,  A61B8/0841 ,  A61B8/14 ,  G01S7/52073 ,  G01S7/52074 ,  G01S7/52085 ,  G01S15/892 ,  G01S15/894 ,  G01S15/8993

摘要： A controller makes a scan part scan a three-dimensional first scanning region so as to acquire volume data in the first scanning region and makes the scan part to consecutively scan a second scanning region that is smaller than the first scanning region and is included in the first scanning region more than once so as to consecutively acquire the volume data in the second scanning region. An image generator generates ultrasound image data in the first scanning region including the second scanning region based on the volume data in the first scanning region. Further, the image generator generates new ultrasound image data by updating the volume data in the second scanning region every time volume data in the second scanning region is acquired. The display controller causes a display to update and causes to display an ultrasound image every time new ultrasound image data is generated.

摘要翻译： 控制器使扫描部分扫描三维第一扫描区域，以获取第一扫描区域中的体数据，并使扫描部分连续地扫描比第一扫描区域小的第二扫描区域，并将其包括在 第一扫描区域多次，以连续地获取第二扫描区域中的体数据。 图像发生器基于第一扫描区域中的体积数据，在包括第二扫描区域的第一扫描区域中生成超声图像数据。 此外，图像生成器通过每当获取第二扫描区域中的体积数据时更新第二扫描区域中的体积数据来生成新的超声图像数据。 每当产生新的超声图像数据时，显示控制器使得显示器更新并导致显示超声波图像。

公开(公告)号：US20090093725A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-09

申请号：US12331933

申请日：2008-12-10

申请人： Sunao SATO ,  Katsuhiro WAKABAYASHI ,  Akiko MIZUNUMA ,  Takanao FUJIMURA ,  Yukihiko SAWADA ,  Takuya IMAHASHI ,  Hideo ADACHI

发明人： Sunao SATO ,  Katsuhiro WAKABAYASHI ,  Akiko MIZUNUMA ,  Takanao FUJIMURA ,  Yukihiko SAWADA ,  Takuya IMAHASHI ,  Hideo ADACHI

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： A61B8/12 ,  A61B1/0051 ,  A61B1/015 ,  A61B1/042 ,  A61B8/4416 ,  A61B8/445 ,  A61B8/4455 ,  A61B2562/028 ,  A61B2562/222 ,  G01S7/52079 ,  G01S15/892 ,  H05K1/147 ,  H05K2201/09236 ,  H05K2201/09245 ,  H05K2201/10083

摘要： A transducer wiring pad group provided in a distal end portion of an ultrasound transducer printed circuit board provided with signal patterns that transmit and receive signals to and from a plurality of ultrasound transducers, a flexible printed circuit board wiring pad group arranged in a longitudinal axis direction of the ultrasound transducer printed circuit board, a second signal pattern group that is connected between the transducer wiring pad group and the flexible printed circuit board wiring pad group and bends at substantially degrees in the middle thereof, and a relay flexible printed circuit board that is connected to the flexible printed circuit board wiring pad group and changes a direction of a signal pattern into the longitudinal axis direction are provided.

摘要翻译： 一种设置在超声换能器印刷电路板的远端部分中的传感器布线垫组，其设置有向多个超声换能器发送信号和从多个超声波换能器接收信号的信号图案，沿纵轴方向布置的柔性印刷电路板布线垫组 所述第二信号图案组连接在所述传感器布线焊盘组和所述柔性印刷电路板布线焊盘组之间，并且在其中间大致弯曲;以及继电器柔性印刷电路板，其为 连接到柔性印刷电路板布线焊盘组并且将信号图案的方向改变为纵轴方向。

公开(公告)号：US20090069679A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-12

申请号：US12174268

申请日：2008-07-16

申请人： Yasushi HIBI

发明人： Yasushi HIBI

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/4488 ,  A61B8/0833 ,  A61B8/0841 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/145 ,  A61B8/445 ,  A61B8/461 ,  A61B8/463 ,  G01S7/52063 ,  G01S7/52074 ,  G01S15/892 ,  G01S15/8929

摘要： An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus of the invention includes: a plurality of transducer groups provided to a distal end portion of a probe, for scanning in planes that are orthogonal to each other; display portion including a display screen capable of simultaneously displaying a plurality of ultrasound images obtained by the scanning by the respective transducer groups; and image synthesis portion for displaying, on the display screen, selected one of a plurality of aspects of display wherein the positional relation of the plurality of transducer groups on the probe and the positional relation of the plurality of ultrasound images on the display screen are the same. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus can thus provide simultaneous display of a plurality of ultrasound images and good operability.

摘要翻译： 本发明的超声波诊断装置包括：设置在探头的远端部分的多个换能器组，用于在彼此正交的平面中进行扫描; 显示部分，包括能够同时显示通过各个换能器组进行的扫描获得的多个超声波图像的显示屏幕; 以及图像合成部分，用于在显示屏幕上显示多个显示方面中的一个，其中探针上的多个换能器组的位置关系与显示屏上的多个超声波图像的位置关系是 相同。 因此，超声波诊断装置可以提供多个超声图像的同时显示和良好的可操作性。

公开(公告)号：US20080119735A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-22

申请号：US11601991

申请日：2006-11-20

申请人： Shengtz Lin ,  Hue Phung

发明人： Shengtz Lin ,  Hue Phung

IPC分类号： A61B8/12

CPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  G01S7/52066 ,  G01S15/892 ,  G01S15/8979

摘要： A method for generating a dedicated M beam profile which allows the user to offset the beam origin or steering angle for the cardiology application; display the M line with or without the B mode on the screen; and the M line does not use any of the same beam profile from B line, or is created out of the acquired B lines as a virtual M line.

摘要翻译： 一种用于产生专用M光束轮廓的方法，其允许用户偏移心脏病应用的束原点或转向角; 在屏幕上显示带有或没有B模式的M行; 并且M线不使用来自B线的任何相同的光束轮廓，或者从所获取的B线中创建为虚拟M线。

公开(公告)号：US20060264753A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-23

申请号：US10529794

申请日：2003-10-08

申请人： Hiroshi Fukukita

发明人： Hiroshi Fukukita

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： G01S15/8918 ,  A61B8/4494 ,  G01S7/5202 ,  G01S15/892 ,  G10K11/346

摘要： An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus which is capable of generating a pulse sound field with high sensitivity and high resolution, particularly in short distances, is disclosed. In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention, a hyperbola operation section 4 derives the distance from each of a plurality of arranged transducer elements 1 to the convergence positions from a hyperbolic function wherein the gradient “a” of an asymptote is 0

摘要翻译： 公开了能够产生具有高灵敏度和高分辨率，特别是短距离的脉冲声场的超声波诊断装置。 在根据本发明的超声波诊断装置中，双曲线操作部分4从双曲线函数导出从多个布置的换能器元件1中的每一个到收敛位置的距离，其中渐近线的渐变“a”为0 < a | <1，其中超声波换能器元件的水平方向上的位置为变量，并且延迟数据生成部3和驱动电路2产生根据下述延迟的多个超声波换能器元件中的每一个的驱动脉冲 由双曲线操作部分计算的距离。