Ultrasonic Image Processor
    1.
    发明申请
    Ultrasonic Image Processor 审中-公开
    超声波图像处理器

    公开(公告)号:US20100022878A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-28

    申请号:US12373912

    申请日:2007-06-19

    IPC分类号: A61B8/14

    摘要: Non-linear processing is performed in which noise reduction (smoothing) is serially performed for original data to reduce high-frequency noise components, the edge enhancement processing is performed for the smoothed image and, after that, noise components are reduced again. Finally, the created image is weighted-combined with the original image.

    摘要翻译: 执行对原始数据串行执行降噪(平滑)以减少高频噪声分量的非线性处理,对平滑图像执行边缘增强处理,之后再次降低噪声分量。 最后,将创建的图像与原始图像进行加权组合。

    IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION METHOD AND DEVICE
    2.
    发明申请
    IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION METHOD AND DEVICE 有权
    图像重建方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US20130148894A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-13

    申请号:US13811964

    申请日:2011-07-28

    IPC分类号: G06K9/46

    摘要: An objective is to enable calculation of a distribution of a physical property such as a density inside a measurement object, even when the distribution of the physical property value is non-uniform, within a feasible period of time without causing image deterioration due to phenomena such as refraction and multiple-reflections caused by the non-uniformity. To this end, the physical property value that makes an evaluation quantity be an extremum is outputted, where the evaluation quantity is a liner sum or a product of exponential function of: an equation residual quantity that is a residual being a difference between an operator term and an external force term of an equation of motion; a non-uniformity detection equation residual quantity that is a residual of an equation of detecting the non-uniformity of the physical property value from a matching degree of solutions of the equation of motion under two types of boundary conditions; and a conditional equation residual quantity that is a residual of a constraint condition.

    摘要翻译: 目的是能够在可行的时间段内,即使在物理特性值的分布不均匀的情况下,能够计算测量对象内的物理性质(例如密度)的分布,而不会由于诸如此类的现象而导致图像劣化 作为由不均匀性引起的折射和多重反射。 为此,输出使评价量为极值的物理属性值,其中评价量为线性和或指数函数的乘积:作为残差的方程剩余量是运算符项之间的差 和运动方程的外力项; 根据两种类型的边界条件下的运动方程的匹配度,检测物理特性值的不均匀性的方程的残差的不均匀性检测方程残差量; 以及作为约束条件的残差的条件方程残差量。

    Ultrasonographic device for performing luminance correction
    3.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonographic device for performing luminance correction 失效
    用于执行亮度校正的超声波装置

    公开(公告)号:US08353836B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-15

    申请号:US11597325

    申请日:2004-11-10

    IPC分类号: A61B8/00 G06K9/00

    CPC分类号: A61B8/06

    摘要: The present invention provides an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus realizing improved visibility of a contour shape of signal components in an ultrasonic blood flow spectrum display image. The apparatus includes a gray-level correction unit for correcting intensity of an output result of a Doppler processing unit. The Doppler processing unit calculates a Doppler frequency shift in a reception signal output from a receiver and calculates blood flow velocity of a subject on the basis of the Doppler frequency shift. The gray-level correction unit has: a filtering unit for separating a signal and a noise from each other, which are included in a time-varying waveform of the blood flow velocity of the subject obtained by the Doppler processing unit on the basis of continuity on a space defined by the blood flow velocity and time; and a gray-level corrector for performing a gray level correction using, as a parameter, a boundary value between signal intensity and noise intensity obtained by the filtering unit.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种实现超声波血流频谱显示图像中的信号成分的轮廓形状的可视化的超声波诊断装置。 该装置包括用于校正多普勒处理单元的输出结果的强度的灰度级校正单元。 多普勒处理单元计算从接收器输出的接收信号中的多普勒频移,并根据多普勒频移计算被检者的血流速度。 灰度级校正单元具有:滤波单元,用于将信号和噪声彼此分离,所述滤波单元包括在由多普勒处理单元基于连续性获得的对象的血流速度的时变波形中 在由血流速度和时间限定的空间上; 以及灰度级校正器,用于使用由滤波单元获得的信号强度和噪声强度之间的边界值作为参数来执行灰度校正。

    Ultrasonographic Device
    4.
    发明申请
    Ultrasonographic Device 失效
    超声波装置

    公开(公告)号:US20090163816A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-25

    申请号:US11597325

    申请日:2004-11-10

    IPC分类号: A61B8/06

    CPC分类号: A61B8/06

    摘要: The present invention provides an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus realizing improved visibility of a contour shape of signal components in an ultrasonic blood flow spectrum display image. The apparatus includes a gray-level correction unit for correcting intensity of an output result of a Doppler processing unit. The Doppler processing unit calculates a Doppler frequency shift in a reception signal output from a receiver and calculates blood flow velocity of a subject on the basis of the Doppler frequency shift. The gray-level correction unit has: a filtering unit for separating a signal and a noise from each other, which are included in a time-varying waveform of the blood flow velocity of the subject obtained by the Doppler processing unit on the basis of continuity on a space defined by the blood flow velocity and time; and a gray-level corrector for performing a gray level correction using, as a parameter, a boundary value between signal intensity and noise intensity obtained by the filtering unit.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种实现超声波血流频谱显示图像中的信号成分的轮廓形状的可视化的超声波诊断装置。 该装置包括用于校正多普勒处理单元的输出结果的强度的灰度级校正单元。 多普勒处理单元计算从接收器输出的接收信号中的多普勒频移,并根据多普勒频移计算被检者的血流速度。 灰度级校正单元具有:滤波单元,用于将信号和噪声彼此分离,所述滤波单元包括在由多普勒处理单元基于连续性获得的对象的血流速度的时变波形中 在由血流速度和时间限定的空间上; 以及灰度级校正器,用于使用由滤波单元获得的信号强度和噪声强度之间的边界值作为参数来执行灰度校正。

    Ultrasonographic Device
    5.
    发明申请
    Ultrasonographic Device 有权
    超声波装置

    公开(公告)号:US20080027318A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-01-31

    申请号:US11719770

    申请日:2005-07-15

    IPC分类号: A61B8/00

    摘要: An ultrasonographic technique capable of forming a transmission beam enabling multi-beam transmission/reception of identical transmission sensitivity. An ultrasonographic device for imaging inside of an examinee includes a transmitter for transmitting an ultrasonic pulse signal from an ultrasonic element array to the examinee, and a receiver for receiving the ultrasonic pulse reflected from the examinee. The transmitter transmits an ultrasonic pulse signal having a plurality of peaks of substantially equal transmission intensity in the azimuth direction and a trace in the depth direction of each peak as a substantially straight line, from a transmission opening of the ultrasonic element array to the examinee.

    摘要翻译: 一种能够形成能够实现相同传输灵敏度的多波束发射/接收的传输波束的超声波技术。 用于在受检者内部成像的超声波诊断装置包括用于从超声波元件阵列向受检者发送超声波脉冲信号的发射器,以及用于接收从受检者反射的超声波脉冲的接收器。 发射机从超声波元件阵列的传输开口向受检者发送具有在方位方向上具有基本相等的传输强度的多个峰值和超过每个峰值深度方向的迹线作为基本上直线的超声波脉冲信号。

    Ultrasonic treatment equipment
    6.
    发明申请
    Ultrasonic treatment equipment 失效
    超声波处理设备

    公开(公告)号:US20070161897A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-12

    申请号:US10557237

    申请日:2004-05-18

    IPC分类号: A61B8/00

    摘要: Ultrasonic treatment equipment is provided which repeats therapeutic ultrasound exposure while measuring a degree of vessel constriction on a therapeutic ultrasound exposure basis. This equipment includes: a therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 2 which exposes a blood vessel of an affected part to a focused therapeutic ultrasonic wave for a specified period of exposure time; an imaging ultrasonic probe 3 which images an ultrasound tomographic image of the affected part; a display unit 24 which displays the ultrasound tomographic image; means 21 for detecting a blood flow signal from a signal received by the imaging ultrasonic probe and determining the blood flow velocity of the blood vessels of the affected part; means 21 for calculating a rate of change in blood flow velocity during the exposure to the therapeutic ultrasonic wave or before and after the exposure to the therapeutic ultrasonic wave; and means 23 for controlling exposure conditions of the therapeutic ultrasonic wave on the basis of the rate of change in blood flow velocity, and thereby controlling the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer.

    摘要翻译: 提供超声波处理设备,其在治疗超声暴露基础上测量血管收缩程度时重复治疗性超声波暴露。 该设备包括:治疗超声波换能器2,其将受影响部分的血管暴露于聚焦的治疗超声波达指定的曝光时间; 成像超声波探头3,其对受影响部分的超声断层图像进行成像; 显示单元24,其显示超声断层图像; 用于从由成像超声波探头接收的信号中检测血流信号并确定受影响部分的血管的血流速度的装置21; 用于计算暴露于治疗超声波期间或暴露于治疗超声波之前和之后的血流速度变化率的装置21; 以及基于血流速度变化率来控制治疗超声波的暴露条件的装置23,由此控制治疗用超声波换能器。

    Blood flow measuring and evaluating apparatus
    7.
    发明授权
    Blood flow measuring and evaluating apparatus 有权
    血流量测仪器

    公开(公告)号:US08323197B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-04

    申请号:US12039344

    申请日:2008-02-28

    IPC分类号: A61B8/00

    CPC分类号: A61B8/06 A61B8/4472

    摘要: Means for measuring and evaluating a dynamic property of a blood flow in a superficial blood vessel of a living body are constructed.A physical stimulus is given to the blood flow, and an ultrasonic response from the blood flow to the physical stimulus is measured and evaluated, which allows the blood property to be evaluated noninvasively and dynamically. Therefore, a medical check and a lifestyle-related diseases prevention effect are promising.

    摘要翻译: 构建用于测量和评价生物体的浅表血管中的血液流动性的手段。 对血流进行物理刺激,并测量和评估从血流到物理刺激的超声波响应,从而可以非侵入性地和动态地评估血液性质。 因此,医疗检查和与生活方式有关的疾病预防效果是有希望的。

    Doppler velocity detection device and ultrasonographic device using the same
    8.
    发明授权
    Doppler velocity detection device and ultrasonographic device using the same 失效
    多普勒速度检测装置及其使用的超声波装置

    公开(公告)号:US07942821B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-17

    申请号:US10580225

    申请日:2004-07-09

    IPC分类号: A61B8/00

    CPC分类号: G01S15/8981 G01S15/8977

    摘要: The present invention realizes a Doppler velocity detecting technique capable of performing velocity detection and analysis with a suppressed error while excellently distinguishing a clutter signal, and provides an ultrasonographic device using the technique. In a Doppler velocity detection device comprising means for transmitting/receiving pulse waves to/from a subject a plurality of times, and velocity analyzing means for analyzing a velocity of a moving reflector in the subject on the basis of a reception echo signal, the velocity analyzing means obtains a complex expansion coefficient by linearly connecting an expansion coefficient of an even-numbered degree term and an expansion coefficient of an odd-numbered degree term which is different from the even-numbered degree term by one degree, derived when reception echo time-series signals obtained by arranging reception echo signals of equal lapse time from pulse transmission times in order of the transmission times are expanded as components of a Legendre polynomial starting from the 0th degree, by using an imaginary unit as a coefficient, and obtains a signed velocity signal of a moving reflector in the subject on the basis of-the ratio between the magnitude of each complex expansion coefficient and the magnitude of an interval between the complex expansion coefficients.

    摘要翻译: 本发明实现了一种多普勒速度检测技术,其能够在抑制误差的同时进行速度检测和分析,同时优异地区分杂波信号,并提供使用该技术的超声波装置。 在多普勒速度检测装置中,包括用于多次向对象发送/接收脉搏波的装置,以及速度分析装置,用于根据接收回波信号分析被检体内的移动反射器的速度,速度 分析装置通过将偶数度项的展开系数和与偶数度项不同的奇数项的展开系数线性连接一度获得复数展开系数,当接收回波时间 通过使用虚数单位作为系数,将从发送时间的顺序的脉冲发送时间的等待通过时间的接收回波信号作为从第0度开始的勒让德多项式的分量扩展得到的系列信号, 基于每个复合扩张系数的大小之间的比例,对象中的移动反射器的速度信号 有效率和复合扩张系数间隔的大小。

    Electro-acoustic transducer device
    9.
    发明授权
    Electro-acoustic transducer device 有权
    电声换能器装置

    公开(公告)号:US07860258B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-28

    申请号:US11491198

    申请日:2006-07-24

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00

    CPC分类号: B06B1/0292 H04R19/005

    摘要: A transducer for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves to a diaphragm-based ultrasonic transducer device using silicon as a base material. An electro-acoustic transducer device which can have a first electrode formed on top of, or inside, a substrate and having a thin film provided on top of the substrate. The device can also have a second electrode formed on top of, or inside, the thin film. A void layer can be provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. A charge-storage layer can be provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. A source electrode and a drain electrode can also be provided for measuring a quantity of electricity stored in the charge-storage layer.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于将超声波发送和接收到使用硅作为基材的基于隔膜的超声波换能器装置的换能器。 一种电声换能器装置,其可以具有形成在基板的顶部或内部并且具有设置在基板顶部上的薄膜的第一电极。 该器件还可以具有形成在薄膜的顶部或内部的第二电极。 可以在第一电极和第二电极之间设置空隙层。 可以在第一电极和第二电极之间设置电荷存储层。 还可以提供源电极和漏电极来测量存储在电荷存储层中的电量。

    Ultrasonic Imaging Device
    10.
    发明申请
    Ultrasonic Imaging Device 有权
    超声波成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US20080228076A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-09-18

    申请号:US10586665

    申请日:2005-01-06

    IPC分类号: A61B8/14

    摘要: This invention provides an ultrasonic imaging system that implements imaging by distinguishing sharply and definitely the echo components generated by scattering in a microbubble contrast medium, from the tissue harmonic components generated by nonlinear propagation of a transmitted pulse. This ultrasonic imaging system, constructed to transmit/receive ultrasonic pulses to/from a living body and form a contrast image of the inside of the living body by using the contrast-imaging microbubbles, repeats the transmitting/receiving operations four times in all, under the same transmitting/receiving focus conditions at different phase angles [(a)=0°, (b)=120°, (c)=−120°, (d)=180°] of the carrier of a transmitted pulse wave including a common envelope signal, sums up three time-series receive echo signals associated with (a), (b), (c), forms the contrast image, sums up two time-series receive echo signals associated with (a), (d), forms an image of the living body having a nonlinear pulse propagation property, and makes a superimposed display of the two kinds of images.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种超声成像系统,其通过从由发射脉冲的非线性传播产生的组织谐波分量中清楚地和明确地区分由微泡造影剂中的散射产生的回波分量来实现成像。 该超声波成像系统被构造成通过使用对比度成像微泡将生物体的超声波脉冲发送/接收生物体内部的对比图像,全部重复发送/接收操作四次 发射脉冲波的载波的不同相位角[(a)= 0°,(b)= 120°,(c)= - 120°,(d)= 180°)的相同发射/接收对焦条件包括 共同的包络信号,与(a),(b),(c)相关联的三个时间序列接收回波信号相加形成对比度图像,将与(a),(d)相关联的两个时间序列接收回波信号相加 ),形成具有非线性脉冲传播特性的活体的图像,并且叠加显示两种图像。