公开(公告)号：US20050251045A1

公开(公告)日：2005-11-10

申请号：US10838400

申请日：2004-05-04

申请人： Michael MacDonald ,  Richard Chiao ,  Yadong Li ,  Lihong Pan

发明人： Michael MacDonald ,  Richard Chiao ,  Yadong Li ,  Lihong Pan

IPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/02 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G03B42/06

CPC分类号： G01S7/52096 ,  G01S15/899

摘要： Methods and systems for controlling an ultrasound system are provided. The method includes receiving scanning information from an ultrasound system, with the scanning information including at least one of image information and spectral information. The method further includes controlling power to a transducer of the ultrasound system based on the scanning information.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于控制超声系统的方法和系统。 该方法包括从超声系统接收扫描信息，扫描信息包括图像信息和光谱信息中的至少一个。 该方法还包括基于扫描信息来控制超声系统的换能器的功率。

公开(公告)号：US07037265B2

公开(公告)日：2006-05-02

申请号：US10679542

申请日：2003-10-06

申请人： Xiaohui Hao ,  Richard Chiao ,  Steven Miller ,  Yadong Li

发明人： Xiaohui Hao ,  Richard Chiao ,  Steven Miller ,  Yadong Li

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： G01S15/8959 ,  G01S7/52038 ,  G01S7/52093 ,  G01S7/52095 ,  G01S15/8963

摘要： The present invention relates to a method and apparatus providing tissue harmonic imaging using an ultrasound machine. Coded pulses and the phase inverted version of the said coded pulses with time bandwidth greater than 1 are transmitted into the tissue. Backscattered echoes are received and filtered before or after coherent summation. Decoding/compressing of the received echoes of the coded pulses is implemented naturally through the propagation of the specially designed ultrawide band (>80%) waveforms inside tissue and pulse inversion. Costly decoding/compression filter are not necessary.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及使用超声波机器提供组织谐波成像的方法和装置。 编码脉冲和时间带宽大于1的所述编码脉冲的相位反转版本被传送到组织中。 反向散射回波在相干求和之前或之后被接收和滤波。 编码脉冲的接收回波的解码/压缩通过在组织内部特别设计的超宽带（> 80％）波形的传播和脉冲反转来自然地实现。 经济的解码/压缩滤波器不是必需的。

公开(公告)号：US07153268B2

公开(公告)日：2006-12-26

申请号：US10937529

申请日：2004-09-09

申请人： Yadong Li ,  Richard Chiao ,  David Dubberstein

发明人： Yadong Li ,  Richard Chiao ,  David Dubberstein

IPC分类号： A61B8/06 ,  G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G01S15/8995 ,  G01S7/5205 ,  G01S15/8979

摘要： The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for performing motion adaptive frame averaging for ultrasound color flow images used to overcome lag and smearing alias of color due to motion. One embodiment of the present invention comprises an ultrasound machine for generating an color flow imaging responsive to moving tissue. The ultrasound system comprises a front end and at least one processor. The front-end is arranged to transmit ultrasound waves into the moving tissue, generating received signals in response to the ultrasound waves backscattered from the moving tissue. The processor is responsive to the received signals, calculating a motion factor by comparing at least one current b-mode frame with at least one previous b-mode frame, determining motion using at least the motion factor, increasing a level of frame averaging if the motion factor is below a first predetermined threshold, and decreasing the level of frame averaging if the motion factor is above a second predetermined threshold.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于对超声彩色图像进行运动自适应帧平均的方法和装置，所述超声彩色图像用于克服由于运动引起的颜色的滞后和拖尾别名。 本发明的一个实施例包括用于产生响应于移动组织的彩色流动成像的超声机器。 超声系统包括前端和至少一个处理器。 前端被布置成将超声波传输到移动组织中，响应于从移动组织反向散射的超声波产生接收信号。 所述处理器响应于所接收的信号，通过将至少一个当前b模式帧与至少一个先前b模式帧进行比较来计算运动因子，至少使用运动因子确定运动，如果 运动因子低于第一预定阈值，并且如果运动因子高于第二预定阈值则降低帧平均水平。

公开(公告)号：US20050054925A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-10

申请号：US10679542

申请日：2003-10-06

申请人： Xiaohui Hao ,  Richard Chiao ,  Steven Miller ,  Yadong Li

发明人： Xiaohui Hao ,  Richard Chiao ,  Steven Miller ,  Yadong Li

IPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  G01S7/52 ,  G01S15/89

CPC分类号： G01S15/8959 ,  G01S7/52038 ,  G01S7/52093 ,  G01S7/52095 ,  G01S15/8963

摘要： The present invention relates to a method and apparatus providing tissue harmonic imaging using an ultrasound machine. Coded pulses and the phase inverted version of the said coded pulses with time bandwidth greater than 1 are transmitted into the tissue. Backscattered echoes are received and filtered before or after coherent summation. Decoding/compressing of the received echoes of the coded pulses is implemented naturally through the propagation of the specially designed ultrawide band (>80%) waveforms inside tissue and pulse inversion. Costly decoding/compression filter are not necessary.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及使用超声波机器提供组织谐波成像的方法和装置。 编码脉冲和时间带宽大于1的所述编码脉冲的相位反转版本被传送到组织中。 反向散射回波在相干求和之前或之后被接收和滤波。 编码脉冲的接收回波的解码/压缩通过在组织内部特别设计的超宽带（> 80％）波形的传播和脉冲反转来自然地实现。 经济的解码/压缩滤波器不是必需的。

公开(公告)号：US20050075569A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-07

申请号：US10937529

申请日：2004-09-09

申请人： Yadong Li ,  Richard Chiao ,  David Dubberstein

发明人： Yadong Li ,  Richard Chiao ,  David Dubberstein

IPC分类号： A61B20060101 ,  A61B8/02 ,  G01S7/52 ,  G01S15/89

CPC分类号： G01S15/8995 ,  G01S7/5205 ,  G01S15/8979

摘要： The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for performing motion adaptive frame averaging for ultrasound color flow images used to overcome lag and smearing alias of color due to motion. One embodiment of the present invention comprises an ultrasound machine for generating an color flow imaging responsive to moving tissue. The ultrasound system comprises a front end and at least one processor. The front-end is arranged to transmit ultrasound waves into the moving tissue, generating received signals in response to the ultrasound waves backscattered from the moving tissue. The processor is responsive to the received signals, calculating a motion factor by comparing at least one current b-mode frame with at least one previous b-mode frame, determining motion using at least the motion factor, increasing a level of frame averaging if the motion factor is below a first predetermined threshold, and decreasing the level of frame averaging if the motion factor is above a second predetermined threshold.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于对超声彩色图像进行运动自适应帧平均的方法和装置，所述超声彩色图像用于克服由于运动引起的颜色的滞后和拖尾别名。 本发明的一个实施例包括用于产生响应于移动组织的彩色流动成像的超声机器。 超声系统包括前端和至少一个处理器。 前端被布置成将超声波传输到移动组织中，响应于从移动组织反向散射的超声波产生接收信号。 所述处理器响应所接收的信号，通过将至少一个当前b模式帧与至少一个先前b模式帧进行比较来计算运动因子，至少使用运动因子确定运动，如果 运动因子低于第一预定阈值，并且如果运动因子高于第二预定阈值则降低帧平均水平。

公开(公告)号：US20090264760A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-22

申请号：US12182963

申请日：2008-07-30

申请人： Roee Lazebnik ,  Richard Chiao

发明人： Roee Lazebnik ,  Richard Chiao

IPC分类号： A61B8/13

CPC分类号： A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/0816 ,  A61B8/4254 ,  A61B8/4263 ,  A61B8/5238 ,  G01S15/8995

摘要： Information is compounded in medical diagnostic ultrasound. Volumes from multiple acoustic windows for the infant head are aligned and combined. The combination provides a dataset better representing the entire region of interest. Additionally or alternatively, weighted combination of ultrasound data sets is provided. The weights adapt as a function of proximity to the transducer (e.g., near field verses far field), noise level, or other data quality parameters. In the infant head example, the adaptive weights may provide a composite data set better representing the infant head. Adaptive weights for the compounding may be used in situations other than an infant head scan.

摘要翻译： 医学诊断超声信息更加复杂。 来自婴儿头部的多个声学窗口的体积对齐并组合。 该组合提供更好地表示整个感兴趣区域的数据集。 另外或替代地，提供了超声数据集的加权组合。 重量适应于与换能器的接近度（例如，近场对远场），噪声水平或其他数据质量参数的函数。 在婴儿头部示例中，自适应权重可以提供更好地表示婴儿头部的复合数据集。 用于复合的自适应重量可以用于除婴儿头部扫描以外的情况。

公开(公告)号：US20050151844A1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-14

申请号：US10756059

申请日：2004-01-12

申请人： Mamie Chiao ,  Richard Chiao

发明人： Mamie Chiao ,  Richard Chiao

IPC分类号： H04N7/18

CPC分类号： H04N7/183

摘要： The invention comprises of a baby monitoring system that uses an automotive type monitor and a closed circuit camera, preferably a camera having low light capability. The monitor is situated in an area within the driver's line of vision, such as on a console, the dashboard, the rearview mirror, etc. The camera is mounted in an area outside the driver's line of vision, such as the rear seat or trunk or any area that is outside of the driver's view. This arrangement enables the driver to monitor the child, for example, a child who is secured in a rearward-facing child seat, as well as provides the monitor of a disabled person, animals, precious cargo, or other situations where a driver's immediate attention may be required or where constant monitoring may be required, but where it is preferred that the driver not divert his attention away from the operation of the vehicle.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括使用汽车型监视器和闭路摄像机的婴儿监视系统，优选地，具有低光能力的照相机。 显示器位于驾驶员视线范围内，例如控制台，仪表板，后视镜等。摄像机安装在驾驶员视线外的区域，例如后座椅或后备箱 或驾驶员视野之外的任何区域。 这种安排使得驾驶员可以监视儿童，例如，被固定在面向后方的儿童座椅中的儿童，以及提供残疾人，动物，珍贵货物或驾驶员立即注意的其他情况的监视器 可能需要或可能需要持续监控，但是如果驾驶员不希望将其注意力从车辆的操作转移到驾驶员身上。

公开(公告)号：US09554770B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-31

申请号：US12240044

申请日：2008-09-29

申请人： Liexiang Fan ,  Richard Chiao

发明人： Liexiang Fan ,  Richard Chiao

IPC分类号： A61B8/08 ,  G01S7/52 ,  G01S15/89

CPC分类号： A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/485 ,  G01S7/52036 ,  G01S15/8959

摘要： Detection of tissue response is provided with a high pulse repetition frequency. A sequence of separable signals is transmitted in one event. For example, pulses at different frequencies are transmitted as separate waveforms, but in rapid succession. As another example, coded transmit pulses are used. After transmission of the pulses, signals are received. Based on the different frequencies or coding, tissue response is measured at different times based on the receive event. Instead of one measure, a plurality of measures are provided for a given transmit and receive event pair, increasing the effective pulse repetition frequency for shear or elasticity imaging.

摘要翻译： 组织反应的检测具有高脉冲重复频率。 在一个事件中发送可分离信号的序列。 例如，不同频率的脉冲作为单独的波形传输，但是以快速连续的方式传输。 作为另一示例，使用编码的发送脉冲。 在发送脉冲之后，接收信号。 基于不同的频率或编码，基于接收事件在不同时间测量组织响应。 代替一种措施，为给定的发射和接收事件对提供多个测量，增加用于剪切或弹性成像的有效脉冲重复频率。

公开(公告)号：US07672849B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-02

申请号：US11761488

申请日：2007-06-12

申请人： Laurence M. Yudkovitch ,  Farshid Farrokhnia ,  Richard Chiao

发明人： Laurence M. Yudkovitch ,  Farshid Farrokhnia ,  Richard Chiao

IPC分类号： G10L21/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/467 ,  A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/461

摘要： The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing voice control of a device, an ultrasound device for example. One embodiment of the present invention comprises an apparatus for providing voice control of the ultrasound device having a plurality of features. The apparatus comprises a memory device adapted to store a plurality of voice commands for controlling the ultrasound device, where the plurality of voice commands has at least two different voice commands that active a single feature of the ultrasound device; a selection module adapted to selecting at least one of the at least two different voice commands; and a translator module adapted to derive a signal from the selected voice command and transmit it to the ultrasound device.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于提供设备的语音控制，例如超声波设备的方法和装置。 本发明的一个实施例包括一种用于提供具有多个特征的超声装置的语音控制的装置。 所述装置包括适于存储用于控制所述超声装置的多个语音命令的存储装置，其中所述多个语音命令具有至少两个不同的声音命令，所述至少两个不同的声音命令有助于所述超声装置的单个特征; 选择模块，适于选择所述至少两个不同语音命令中的至少一个; 以及翻译器模块，其适于从所选择的语音命令导出信号并将其发送到超声装置。

公开(公告)号：US08187187B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-29

申请号：US12174011

申请日：2008-07-16

申请人： Liexiang Fan ,  Paul Freiburger ,  Richard Chiao ,  Greg Sherwin ,  Thomas Edward Cezeaux

发明人： Liexiang Fan ,  Paul Freiburger ,  Richard Chiao ,  Greg Sherwin ,  Thomas Edward Cezeaux

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/463 ,  A61B8/485 ,  G01S7/52042

摘要： Shear wave imaging is provided in medical diagnostic ultrasound. A region is imaged to determine a location in which to calculate shear velocity. The shear velocity is estimated for the location. The imaging may guide the identification of the location, reducing the time to determine useful shear information. The estimate of shear may be validated, such as using cross-validation, to indicate the confidence level of the shear value. The shear velocity may be displayed relative to a scale of shear velocities associated with a type of tissue, such as tissue for an organ. The location on a scale may be more intuitive for a user.

摘要翻译： 医学诊断超声波提供剪切波成像。 成像一个区域以确定计算剪切速度的位置。 估计剪切速度的位置。 成像可以指导位置的识别，减少确定有用剪切信息的时间。 可以验证剪切的估计，例如使用交叉验证来指示剪切值的置信水平。 剪切速度可以相对于与一种类型的组织（例如器官的组织）相关联的剪切速度的尺度显示。 比例尺上的位置对用户来说可能更直观。