Probe for electronic scanning type ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
    1.
    发明授权
    Probe for electronic scanning type ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 失效
    电子扫描型超声波诊断仪探头

    公开(公告)号:US4644214A

    公开(公告)日:1987-02-17

    申请号:US880353

    申请日:1986-06-26

    摘要: A probe for an electronic scanning type ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus in which a plurality of real transducers and one or more pseudo-transducers are arranged in a row on a supporting plate. In order to equalize the ultrasonic directivity characteristics of each of the real transducers, the pseudo-transducers are arranged adjacent to the real transducers which are located at the ends of the row, and have approximately the same shape and dimensions as the real transducers.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于电子扫描型超声波诊断装置的探针,其中多个实数换能器和一个或多个伪换能器在支撑板上排成一列。 为了均衡每个实际换能器的超声方向性特性,伪换能器被布置成与位于行末端的实际换能器相邻,并且具有与实际换能器大致相同的形状和尺寸。

    Ultrasound hyperthermia apparatus
    2.
    发明授权
    Ultrasound hyperthermia apparatus 失效
    超声热疗仪

    公开(公告)号:US4620546A

    公开(公告)日:1986-11-04

    申请号:US749546

    申请日:1985-06-27

    摘要: An ultrasound hyperthermia apparatus has a tomographic ultrasound probe for obtaining a tomographic image and a heating applicator for heating a tumor portion. A position detector is provided to detect the positional relationship of the tomographic ultrasound probe and the heating applicator with respect to a living organism, and a hot spot detector detects the position of a focusing point, i.e., a hot spot of the ultrasound radiated from the heating applicator in accordance with position data from the position detector, thereby generating an image signal indicating the hot spot. The image signal indicating the hot spot is superimposed on a tomographic image signal, and the hot spot is displayed on a TV monitor together with the tomographic image.

    摘要翻译: 超声波热疗装置具有用于获得断层图像的断层摄影超声波探头和用于加热肿瘤部分的加热施加器。 提供位置检测器来检测断层摄影超声波探头和加热器相对于生物体的位置关系,热点检测器检测聚焦点的位置,即从 根据位置检测器的位置数据加热涂敷器,从而产生指示热点的图像信号。 指示热点的图像信号叠加在断层图像信号上,并且热点与断层图像一起显示在电视监视器上。

    Diagnostic ultrasound imaging using two-dimensional transducer array
probe
    3.
    发明授权
    Diagnostic ultrasound imaging using two-dimensional transducer array probe 失效
    诊断超声成像采用二维换能器阵列探针

    公开(公告)号:US5655536A

    公开(公告)日:1997-08-12

    申请号:US668184

    申请日:1996-06-21

    申请人: Kinya Takamizawa

    发明人: Kinya Takamizawa

    CPC分类号: G01S15/8925 G10K11/346

    摘要: A diagnostic ultrasound system capable of electronically controlling a beam width not only in a scan direction but also in a slice direction orthogonal to the scan direction despite a relatively small circuit scale. The system is provided with an ultrasonic probe having a plurality of ultrasonic transducers arranged two-dimensionally, and a transmitting/receiving unit for use in scanning an ultrasonic beam, which is transmitted and received by selectively driving the ultrasonic transducers, in the scan direction, and focusing the ultrasonic beam in the slice direction. A driving signal is supplied in common to a plurality of transducers elements adjoining in the slice direction. An echo signal converted by transducers is not only subjected to control of a specified delay time in the scan direction but also received in time sequence and then subjected to control of at least a specified delay time in the slice direction. The echo signal thus-processed is produced into an ultrasound image.

    摘要翻译: 一种诊断超声系统,其能够不仅在扫描方向上而且在垂直于扫描方向的切片方向上电子地控制波束宽度,尽管电路规模相对较小。 该系统设置有具有二维布置的多个超声换能器的超声波探头,以及用于扫描通过选择性地驱动超声换能器而沿扫描方向发送和接收的超声波束的发送/接收单元, 并将超声波束在切片方向上聚焦。 驱动信号被共同地供给到与切片方向相邻的多个换能器元件。 由换能器转换的回波信号不仅在扫描方向上受到指定延迟时间的控制,而且以时间顺序接收,然后在切片方向上进行至少指定的延迟时间的控制。 将如此处理的回波信号产生为超声图像。

    Ultrasonic diagnostic equipment
    4.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic diagnostic equipment 失效
    超声波诊断设备

    公开(公告)号:US4253338A

    公开(公告)日:1981-03-03

    申请号:US791401

    申请日:1977-04-27

    摘要: An ultrasonic diagnostic equipment of linear electric scanning type includes a plurality of pulse generators for supplying electric pulses to a plurality of ultrasonic transducers disposed on a plane, gate circuits for driving the pulse generator, a plurality of analogue switching circuits for selecting the reflected ultrasonic pulse signals received by the ultrasonic transducers, and a control circuit for controlling these pulse generators and switching circuits. The control circuit synchronizingly controls the operations of the gate circuits and analogue switching circuits in order to operate a given number of ultrasonic transducers of the plural of the ultrasonic transducers. The pulse generator and switching circuit are provided corresponding to each transducer.

    摘要翻译: 线性电扫描型超声波诊断装置包括多个用于向设置在平面上的多个超声换能器提供电脉冲的脉冲发生器,用于驱动脉冲发生器的门电路,用于选择反射的超声波脉冲的多个模拟切换电路 由超声波换能器接收的信号,以及用于控制这些脉冲发生器和开关电路的控制电路。 控制电路同步地控制门电路和模拟开关电路的操作,以操作多个超声波换能器的给定数量的超声换能器。 对应于每个换能器提供脉冲发生器和开关电路。

    Ultrasonic imaging apparatus
    5.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic imaging apparatus 失效
    超声波成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US5050611A

    公开(公告)日:1991-09-24

    申请号:US417023

    申请日:1989-10-04

    摘要: An ultrasonic imaging apparatus comprises an ultrasonic transducer for outputting ultrasonic beams and converting echo waves of the ultrasonic beams to a B-mode echo signal corresponding to a B-mode for obtaining a tomographic image and a D-mode echo signal corresponding to a D-mode for obtaining Doppler data, a transmitter circuit for driving the transducer for generating the ultrasonic beams for scanning a subject, a receiver circuit including a gain control circuit for controlling the gain of the B-mode and D-mode echo signals output from the ultrasonic transducer so that the level of the B-mode echo signal is made to equal to that of the D-mode echo signal and for outputting gain-controlled echo signals, and A/D converter for converting the gain-controlled signals to digital signals, and a delay/addition circuit for delaying the digital signals and adding them to output a received signal, a B-mode processor circuit for producing a B-mode image signal from the received signal, a D-mode processor circuit for producing Doppler data from the received signal, and a display for displaying the B-mode image signal and D-mode data.

    Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
    6.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 失效
    超声波诊断仪

    公开(公告)号:US4318413A

    公开(公告)日:1982-03-09

    申请号:US84170

    申请日:1979-10-12

    摘要: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus has a probe for transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave and an amplitude-detecting circuit, and in operation transmits an ultrasonic wave into an organism while the organism is scanned by the probe and amplitude-detects a received signal reflected from the inside of the organism, thereby to obtain a tomographic image of the organism. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus further includes a phase detecting circuit and an ultrasonic drive circuit. The ultrasonic drive circuit alternately supplies to the probe a first drive signal for obtaining tomographic image information and a second drive signal for obtaining blood flow information, scans in a direction of the ultrasonic wave transmission according to the first drive signal and sets the ultrasonic wave transmitting direction according to the second drive signal to a desired direction for obtaining blood flow information. Blood flows information may be obtained for a specific point, a specific line, a specific area, or for a specific area in synchronism with the organism's heartbeat. Thereby, the tomographic image information of the organism and the blood flow information as well are simultaneously obtained.

    摘要翻译: 超声波诊断装置具有用于发送和接收超声波的探头和振幅检测电路,并且在通过探针扫描生物体的同时,将超声波传输到有机体,并且对从内部反射的接收信号进行振幅检测 从而获得生物体的断层图像。 超声波诊断装置还包括相位检测电路和超声波驱动电路。 所述超声波驱动电路向所述探针交替地向所述探针供给用于获取断层图像信息的第一驱动信号和用于获取血流信息的第二驱动信号,根据所述第一驱动信号扫描所述超声波发送的方向,并且设定所述超声波发送 根据第二驱动信号的方向到达用于获得血液流动信息的期望方向。 可以针对特定点,特定线,特定区域或与生物体心跳同步的特定区域获得血流信息。 因此,同时获得生物体的断层图像信息和血流信息。

    Probe for ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
    7.
    发明授权
    Probe for ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 失效
    超声波诊断仪探头

    公开(公告)号:US4217516A

    公开(公告)日:1980-08-12

    申请号:US790743

    申请日:1977-04-25

    CPC分类号: G10K11/02 B06B1/0622

    摘要: A probe for an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is provided which has a supporting plate and a plurality of electro-acoustic transducers arranged in a line on the supporting plate. A thin film with flexibility and watertightness is attached to the electro-acoustic transducers so that the spaces between the adjacent electro-acoustic transducers are hermetically sealed. The result is a reduction in the acoustic coupling between the adjacent transducers.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于超声波诊断装置的探针,其具有支撑板和在支撑板上排成一行的多个电声换能器。 具有柔性和水密性的薄膜附接到电声换能器,使得相邻的电声换能器之间的空间被气密密封。 结果是相邻换能器之间的声耦合的减小。

    Ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving apparatus
    8.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving apparatus 失效
    超声波发射和接收装置

    公开(公告)号:US4019169A

    公开(公告)日:1977-04-19

    申请号:US616390

    申请日:1975-09-24

    申请人: Kinya Takamizawa

    发明人: Kinya Takamizawa

    摘要: An ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving apparatus includes a control pulse generator for sequentially generating control pulses from its output terminals with a cyclically varied delay time. The control pulses are controlled in such a delay time relation as to enable the beams of ultrasonic waves to be deflected in left and right directions. The output pulse signals of deflection control units are controlled in such a delay time relation as to permit the beams of ultrasonic waves to be brought into focus by electron focussing control units. By the output pulses of the electron focussing control units, drive pulse generators are driven to supply drive pulses to electroacoustic conversion elements for generating the above-mentioned beams of ultrasonic waves. Some of the ultrasonic waves radiated in a medium is reflected at a boundary between two objects different in physical property (acoustic impedance) from each other and converted through the electroacoustic conversion elements to electric signals. The reflection wave signals so converted are sequentially stored in memory units, the contents of which are read out in response to the output pulse signals of the electronic focussing control units. The readout signals are, after being added together, supplied to a cathode ray tube.

    摘要翻译: 超声波发送和接收装置包括控制脉冲发生器,用于以周期性变化的延迟时间从其输出端子顺序产生控制脉冲。 以这样的延迟时间关系控制控制脉冲,使得超声波束能够在左右方向上偏转。 偏转控制单元的输出脉冲信号以这样的延迟时间关系被控制,以允许超声波束通过电子聚焦控制单元聚焦。 通过电子聚焦控制单元的输出脉冲,驱动脉冲发生器被驱动以向用于产生上述超声波束的电声转换元件提供驱动脉冲。 在介质中辐射的一些超声波在物理特性(声阻抗)彼此不同的物体之间的边界处被反射,并且通过电声转换元件转换成电信号。 这样转换的反射波信号依次存储在存储单元中,其内容响应于电子聚焦控制单元的输出脉冲信号被读出。 读出信号在加到一起后被提供给阴极射线管。

    Method and system for acquiring flow velocities in ultrasound diagnosis
apparatus
    9.
    发明授权
    Method and system for acquiring flow velocities in ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 失效
    超声波诊断装置获取流量的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US5231573A

    公开(公告)日:1993-07-27

    申请号:US516909

    申请日:1990-04-30

    申请人: Kinya Takamizawa

    发明人: Kinya Takamizawa

    IPC分类号: A61B8/06 G01P5/24 G01S15/58

    摘要: In an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus, a plurality of transducers arranged in an ultrasound probe are classified into two transducer groups. By using a parallel simultaneous reception method, ultrasound beams from an observation point of an object to be examined along a transmitting direction of an ultrasound beam are received by the transducer groups. In other words, echo signals from different directions at the observation point are received. Flow velocities are respectively calculated on the basis of the echo signals received by the transducer groups, and the calculated flow velocities are added and averaged.

    摘要翻译: 在超声波诊断装置中,配置在超声波探头中的多个换能器分为两个换能器组。 通过使用并行同时接收方法,由换能器组接收来自沿着超声波束的发送方向的被检体物体的观察点的超声波束。 换句话说,接收来自观察点的来自不同方向的回波信号。 基于由换能器组接收的回波信号分别计算流速,并且计算出的流速被加和平均。

    Ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US4136325A

    公开(公告)日:1979-01-23

    申请号:US699227

    申请日:1976-06-23

    摘要: An ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving apparatus comprises a plurality of electrical-acoustic converting elements arranged in the same plane; a clock pulse generator; a plurality of first switching circuits coupled between the clock pulse generator and each of the electrical-acoustic converting elements; a data signal receiving circuit; a plurality of second switching circuits coupled between the data signal receiving circuit and each of the electrical-acoustic converting elements; a first control circuit adapted to control the first switching circuit so as to radiate a beam of ultrasonic wave from the electrical-acoustic converring element into a to-be-measured subject by sequentially supplying the clock pulse of the clock pulse generator; and to control the second switching circuit so as to sequentially supply to the data signal receiving circuit an electric signal generated from the electrical-acoustic converring element which receives a beam of ultrasonic wave reflected from the subject; three memories coupled to the data signal receiving circuit; a second control circuit adapted to control the memories so as to sequentially write at a predetermined rate data signals from the data signal receiving circuit into the memories and, when the data signal is being written into one of the memories, read data at a rate higher than the predetermined rate from the remaining memories; and an addition circuit adapted to add together the readout data signal from the memories so as to deliver an output.