公开(公告)号：US20110263985A1

公开(公告)日：2011-10-27

申请号：US12674500

申请日：2008-08-14

申请人： Thomas Gauthier ,  Aline Criton ,  Matthew Bruce ,  Robert Entrekin ,  Jeffry E. Powers

发明人： Thomas Gauthier ,  Aline Criton ,  Matthew Bruce ,  Robert Entrekin ,  Jeffry E. Powers

IPC分类号： A61B8/06

CPC分类号： G01S15/8979 ,  A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/0833 ,  A61B8/0841 ,  A61B8/13 ,  A61B8/488 ,  A61B2017/3413 ,  G01S7/52026 ,  G01S7/52084

摘要： An ultrasound imaging system (10) is disclosed for creating simultaneous needle and vascular blood flow color Doppler imaging. A B mode image of an anatomical area of interest is created. A first set of Doppler image data optimized for the visualization of vascular blood flow is created along one Doppler image processing path. A second set of Doppler image data optimized for the visualization of a needle or other invasive device is created along another, parallel Doppler image processing path. A color Doppler image is created, and then displayed, by combining some or all of the B mode image, the first Doppler image data and the second Doppler image data based on a plurality of user selectable modes.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于创建同时针和血管血流彩色多普勒成像的超声成像系统（10）。 创建感兴趣的解剖区域的B模式图像。 沿着一个多普勒图像处理路径创建针对血管血流可视化优化的第一组多普勒图像数据。 沿着另一个并行的多普勒图像处理路径创建针对针或其他侵入性设备的可视化优化的第二组多普勒图像数据。 通过基于多个用户可选择模式组合B模式图像，第一多普勒图像数据和第二多普勒图像数据中的一些或全部来创建彩色多普勒图像，然后显示。

公开(公告)号：US06589179B2

公开(公告)日：2003-07-08

申请号：US09997229

申请日：2001-11-27

申请人： Aline Criton ,  Helen Routh

发明人： Aline Criton ,  Helen Routh

IPC分类号： A61B802

CPC分类号： G01S15/8993 ,  A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/0858 ,  A61B8/13 ,  G01S7/52079 ,  G01S15/8925 ,  G01S15/8927 ,  G01S15/8984 ,  G01S15/899 ,  Y10S128/916

摘要： An ultrasonic imaging system uses a specially configured scanhead to provide ultrasound return signals that are processed by an imaging unit to generate a three-dimensional Doppler ultrasound image. One embodiment of the scanhead includes a first pair of apertures aligned along a first axis, and a second pair of apertures aligned along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis. All of the apertures lie in a common plane. Respective signals from the apertures along each axis are processed to generate two-dimensional Doppler motion vectors. The resulting pairs of two-dimensional Doppler motion vectors are then processed to generate three-dimensional Doppler motion vectors that are used to generate a three-dimensional Doppler image. In another embodiment, three co-planar apertures are arranged equidistantly from each other about a common center, and the three-dimensional Doppler image is generated from respective signals from the apertures.

摘要翻译： 超声成像系统使用专门配置的扫描头来提供由成像单元处理以产生三维多普勒超声图像的超声波返回信号。 扫描头的一个实施例包括沿着第一轴线对准的第一对孔和沿着垂直于第一轴线的第二轴线对准的第二对孔。 所有的孔都在一个共同的平面上。 来自沿着每个轴的孔的相应信号被处理以产生二维多普勒运动矢量。 然后对所得到的二维多普勒运动矢量对进行处理以产生用于产生三维多普勒图像的三维多普勒运动矢量。 在另一个实施例中，三个共面孔相对于公共中心彼此等距地布置，并且三维多普勒图像是从孔的相应信号产生的。

公开(公告)号：US20080242992A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-02

申请号：US12065153

申请日：2006-08-30

申请人： Aline Criton

发明人： Aline Criton

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： G01S7/52095 ,  A61B8/44 ,  G01S7/52077 ,  G01S15/8927 ,  G01S15/8984 ,  G01S15/8995

摘要： A method for reducing speckle in an ultrasound image includes generating a transmit scan beam from a single aperture defined on a face of a transducer element array, such that the transmit scan beam originates from the single aperture, generating a first set of ultrasound response scan beams, originating from a first receive aperture, defined as a first set of transducer elements symmetrically across the center of the transmit aperture, generating at least a second set of ultrasound response scan beams, originating from at least a second receive aperture contiguous with the first receive aperture. The at least second receive aperture is defined by at least a second set of transducer elements disposed symmetrically across the center of the transmit aperture. The response scan beams are received simultaneously by the first and the at least second receive apertures, and compounded.

摘要翻译： 一种用于减少超声图像中的斑点的方法包括从定义在换能器元件阵列的表面上的单个孔产生发射扫描光束，使得发射扫描光束源于单个孔径，产生第一组超声波应答扫描束 ，源自第一接收孔径，被定义为对称地跨过发射孔径的中心的第一组换能器元件，产生至少第二组超声波响应扫描光束，源自与第一接收相邻的至少第二接收孔径 光圈。 所述至少第二接收孔径由至少第二组换能器元件限定，所述第二组换能器元件对称地布置在所述发射孔的中心。 响应扫描光束被第一和至少第二接收孔同时接收并复合。