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公开(公告)号：US06789427B2
公开(公告)日：2004-09-14
申请号：US10244637
申请日：2002-09-16
申请人： Thomas James Batzinger , Wei Li , Robert Snee Gilmore , Edward James Nieters , William Thomas Hatfield , Richard Eugene Klaassen , James Norman Barshinger , Bruno Hans Haider , Carl Lawrence Chalek , Robert John McElligott , David Charles Franklin
发明人： Thomas James Batzinger , Wei Li , Robert Snee Gilmore , Edward James Nieters , William Thomas Hatfield , Richard Eugene Klaassen , James Norman Barshinger , Bruno Hans Haider , Carl Lawrence Chalek , Robert John McElligott , David Charles Franklin
IPC分类号： G01N924
CPC分类号： G01N29/4436 , G01N29/069 , G01N29/262 , G01N29/32 , G01N29/341 , G01N29/38 , G01N2291/011 , G01N2291/02836 , G01N2291/044 , G01N2291/048 , G01N2291/106 , G01S15/8913 , G01S15/8918 , G01S15/8925 , G01S15/894 , G01S15/8979 , G10K11/346
摘要： A method for inspecting a component includes exciting a number of transducers forming an array to produce an ultrasonic transmission beam (beam) focused into the component. The array and the component are separated by a standoff. A number of echo signals are generated using the transducers, and the echo signals are processed in a number of channels. The processing includes both dynamical focus and providing a dynamic aperture on receive, both of which compensate for refraction of the beam at the component/standoff interface. A single-turn inspection method includes: (a) positioning the array facing the component, (b) exciting the transducers, (c) generating a number of echo signals, (d) changing the relative angular orientation of the array and the component around an axis and repeating steps (b) and (c), and (e) processing the echo signals to form at least one processed echo signal.
摘要翻译： 用于检查部件的方法包括激励形成阵列的多个换能器以产生聚焦到部件中的超声波传输束（束）。 阵列和组件被间隔分开。 使用换能器产生多个回波信号，并且回波信号在多个通道中被处理。 该处理包括动态聚焦和提供接收的动态孔径，这两者都补偿了在组件/支座界面处的光束的折射。 单圈检查方法包括：（a）将阵列定位成面向组件，（b）激发换能器，（c）产生多个回波信号，（d）改变阵列和组件周围的相对角度取向 轴和重复步骤（b）和（c），以及（e）处理回波信号以形成至少一个经处理的回波信号。
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公开(公告)号：US20110295119A1
公开(公告)日：2011-12-01
申请号：US12786950
申请日：2010-05-25
CPC分类号： G01S7/5208 , A61B8/4488 , A61B8/488 , G01S7/5203 , G01S7/52084 , G01S15/8913 , G01S15/8915 , G01S15/8925 , G01S15/8927 , G10K11/345
摘要： An ultrasound probe and an ultrasound imaging system include a plurality of transducer elements arranged in an array. The plurality of transducer elements are organized to form a transmit aperture and a receive aperture. The ultrasound probe and ultrasound imaging system include a plurality of summing nodes. The ultrasound probe and ultrasound imaging system include a set of receive switches associated with each of the transducer elements in the receive aperture. Each set of receive switches is configured to selectively connect the associated transducer element to any one of the plurality of summing nodes.
摘要翻译： 超声波探头和超声成像系统包括以阵列布置的多个换能器元件。 多个换能器元件被组织以形成发射孔和接收孔。 超声探头和超声成像系统包括多个求和节点。 超声探头和超声成像系统包括与接收孔中的每个换能器元件相关联的一组接收开关。 每组接收开关被配置为选择性地将相关联的换能器元件连接到多个求和节点中的任何一个。
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公开(公告)号：US20110028845A1
公开(公告)日：2011-02-03
申请号：US12534099
申请日：2009-07-31
IPC分类号： A61B8/14
CPC分类号： G10K11/345 , A61B8/08 , A61B8/0883 , A61B8/4483 , A61B8/483 , G01S7/52019 , G01S15/8909 , G01S15/8915
摘要： An ultrasound transducer probe is disclosed comprising: an array of ultrasound transducer elements, each ultrasound transducer element associated with a corresponding unit transducer cell for providing transmit and receive functions, each unit transducer cell including a cell transmit/receive switch connected to a low voltage switch matrix via a low voltage transmit path; and a plurality of microelectronic cross-point switches for switching an externally generated analog transmit signal to one or more of the low voltage transmit paths.
摘要翻译： 公开了一种超声换能器探头，其包括：超声波换能器元件阵列，每个超声换能器元件与相应的单元换能器单元相关联，用于提供发射和接收功能，每个单位换能器单元包括连接到低压开关的单元发射/接收开关 矩阵通过低电压发射路径; 以及用于将外部产生的模拟发射信号切换到一个或多个低电压发射路径的多个微电子交叉点开关。
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公开(公告)号：US07443765B2
公开(公告)日：2008-10-28
申请号：US11018238
申请日：2004-12-21
申请人： Kai Erik Thomenius , Rayette Ann Fisher , Robert Gideon Wodnicki , Christopher Robert Hazard , Lowell Scott Smith , Bruno Hans Haider , Kenneth Wayne Rigby
发明人： Kai Erik Thomenius , Rayette Ann Fisher , Robert Gideon Wodnicki , Christopher Robert Hazard , Lowell Scott Smith , Bruno Hans Haider , Kenneth Wayne Rigby
CPC分类号： B06B1/0292 , A61B2562/028 , G01N29/0609 , G01N29/069 , G01N29/245 , G01N2291/0423 , G01N2291/106
摘要： A reconfigurable linear array of sensors (e.g., optical, thermal, pressure, ultrasonic). The reconfigurability allows the size and spacing of the sensor elements to be a function of the distance from the beam center. This feature improves performance for imaging systems having a limited channel count. The improved performance, for applications in which multiple transmit focal zones are employed, arises from the ability to adjust the aperture for a particular depth.
摘要翻译： 传感器的可重构线性阵列（例如光学，热学，压力，超声波）。 可重新配置允许传感器元件的尺寸和间距是与梁中心距离的函数。 该功能提高了具有有限通道数的成像系统的性能。 对于使用多个透射聚焦区域的应用而言，改进的性能来自于为特定深度调整孔径的能力。
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公开(公告)号：US20080183078A1
公开(公告)日：2008-07-31
申请号：US11669235
申请日：2007-01-31
申请人： Bruno Hans Haider , Kjell Kristoffersen , Rayette Ann Fisher , Thomas Halvorsrod , Robert Wodnicki
发明人： Bruno Hans Haider , Kjell Kristoffersen , Rayette Ann Fisher , Thomas Halvorsrod , Robert Wodnicki
IPC分类号： A61B8/00
CPC分类号： A61B8/00 , A61B1/0005 , B06B1/0622 , G01S7/5208 , G01S15/8925 , G01S15/8927 , G03B42/06
摘要： An ultrasound imaging system (100). An exemplary system (100) includes a plurality of transducer elements (136) formed in subarrays (140) and a plurality of subarray circuit units (160′), with each circuit unit (160′) connected to a subarray (140) of the transducer elements (136). The circuitry in each unit (160′) comprises a plurality of integrated circuits (330, 340, 350), with at least a first (340) of the integrated circuits formed over a second (330) of the integrated circuits in a stacked configuration. In an example illustration the first integrated circuit (340) includes a first plurality of first bond pads (345) along a surface (342) thereof and the second integrated circuit (330) includes a second plurality of second bond pads (335) along a surface (331) thereof, with bond wires (344) extending between pairs of first and second bond pads to provide input/output signal connections therebetween.
摘要翻译： 超声成像系统（100）。 示例性系统（100）包括形成在子阵列（140）中的多个换能器元件（136）和多个子阵列电路单元（160'），每个电路单元（160'）连接到子阵列 换能器元件（136）。 每个单元（160'）中的电路包括多个集成电路（330,340,350），其中至少第一（340）个集成电路以堆叠配置形成在第二（330）集成电路上 。 在示例图中，第一集成电路（340）包括沿着其表面（342）的第一多个第一接合焊盘（345），并且第二集成电路（330）包括沿着第一多个第二接合焊盘 其具有在成对的第一和第二接合焊盘之间延伸的接合线（344），以在它们之间提供输入/输出信号连接。
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公开(公告)号：US20080146924A1
公开(公告)日：2008-06-19
申请号：US11639891
申请日：2006-12-15
申请人： Lowell Scott Smith , Robert Stephen Lewandowski , Bruno Hans Haider , Charles Edward Baumgartner , George Charles Sogoian , Christopher Stephen Yetter , Douglas Glenn Wildes , Stephen Royal Kaiser , Svein Bergstoel , Reinhold Bruestle , Tunc Icoz , Steinar Bjaerum , Chester Frank Saj
发明人： Lowell Scott Smith , Robert Stephen Lewandowski , Bruno Hans Haider , Charles Edward Baumgartner , George Charles Sogoian , Christopher Stephen Yetter , Douglas Glenn Wildes , Stephen Royal Kaiser , Svein Bergstoel , Reinhold Bruestle , Tunc Icoz , Steinar Bjaerum , Chester Frank Saj
CPC分类号： G01S7/52079 , G01S7/52017 , G10K11/004
摘要： An ultrasound system is provided for imaging an object. The ultrasound system includes an ultrasound probe for acquiring ultrasound data and a cooling subsystem for actively removing heat from the ultrasound probe. The cooling subsystem includes a pump disposed within a reservoir containing a coolant and configured to circulate the coolant through the ultrasound probe via a conduit.
摘要翻译： 提供用于对物体成像的超声系统。 超声波系统包括用于获取超声数据的超声波探头和用于主动地从超声波探头去除热量的冷却子系统。 冷却子系统包括设置在容纳冷却剂的储存器内的泵，并且构造成通过导管使冷却剂循环通过超声波探头。
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7.发明授权Method and apparatus for servicing remote ultrasound beamformer from central service facility 有权从中央服务设施维修远程超声波波束形成器的方法和装置公开(公告)号：US06565510B1
公开(公告)日：2003-05-20
申请号：US09532316
申请日：2000-03-22
申请人： Bruno Hans Haider
发明人： Bruno Hans Haider
IPC分类号： A61B800
CPC分类号： A61B8/00 , A61B5/0002 , G06F19/00 , G16H40/40
摘要： A remotely located ultrasound beamformer is serviced from a central service facility via a network in a manner that compensates for defective beamformer channels in an ultrasound imaging system at the remote location. The central service facility produces beamformer control software (i.e., beamforming parameters) that is optimized for the existing functional channels. The optimized beamformer control software is generated based on diagnostic feedback received from the remotely located system via the network, and is downloaded to the remote system via the same network.
摘要翻译： 远程定位的超声波波束成形器从中央服务设施经由网络以在远程位置处的超声成像系统中补偿有缺陷的波束成形器信道的方式来服务。 中央服务设施产生针对现有功能通道优化的波束成形器控制软件（即波束成形参数）。 优化的波束形成器控制软件基于通过网络从位于远程的系统接收的诊断反馈生成，并通过相同的网络下载到远程系统。
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公开(公告)号：US08764662B2
公开(公告)日：2014-07-01
申请号：US13537109
申请日：2012-06-29
摘要： A temperature management system and a method of monitoring temperature in an ultrasound imaging system is provided. The system includes an ultrasound probe. The ultrasound probe includes at least one ultrasound transducer and a plurality of application specific integrated circuits. Further, the system includes at least one temperature sensing device disposed on at least one of the plurality of application specific integrated circuits. The temperature sensing devices are disposed in such a way that the sensing devices are in thermal contact with at least one heat producing region of the ultrasound probe.
摘要翻译： 提供了一种超声成像系统中的温度管理系统和温度监视方法。 该系统包括超声波探头。 超声探头包括至少一个超声换能器和多个专用集成电路。 此外，该系统包括设置在多个专用集成电路中的至少一个的至少一个温度感测装置。 温度感测装置以这样的方式设置，使得感测装置与超声波探头的至少一个发热区域热接触。
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9.发明授权公开(公告)号：US08582865B2
公开(公告)日：2013-11-12
申请号：US12769497
申请日：2010-04-28
IPC分类号： G06K9/00
CPC分类号： A61B8/523 , A61B8/4488 , G01S7/52023 , G01S15/8993
摘要： Systems and methods are presented for increasing the frame rate of real-time 3D ultrasound imaging. In one embodiment, the frame rate for generating a pseudo-shaded 2D projection image may be increased by controlling the image reconstruction process. Rather than beamforming, scan converting, and interpolating a 3D voxelized data set of an entire scanned volume, only samples required for generating the 2D projection image may be reconstructed. The element data measured from each transducer array element may be combined to directly reconstruct those 3D image samples required by the volume rendering algorithm to generate the 2D projection image.
摘要翻译： 提出了提高实时3D超声成像帧速率的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，可以通过控制图像重建处理来增加用于产生伪着色的2D投影图像的帧速率。 扫描转换和内插整个扫描体积的3D体素数据集而不是波形成形，而不是重建生成2D投影图像所需的样本。 可以将从每个换能器阵列元件测量的元素数据组合以直接重建由体绘制算法所需的3D图像样本，以生成2D投影图像。
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公开(公告)号：US07687976B2
公开(公告)日：2010-03-30
申请号：US11669235
申请日：2007-01-31
申请人： Bruno Hans Haider , Kjell Kristoffersen , Rayette Ann Fisher , Thomas Halvorsrod , Robert Wodnicki
发明人： Bruno Hans Haider , Kjell Kristoffersen , Rayette Ann Fisher , Thomas Halvorsrod , Robert Wodnicki
CPC分类号： A61B8/00 , A61B1/0005 , B06B1/0622 , G01S7/5208 , G01S15/8925 , G01S15/8927 , G03B42/06
摘要： An ultrasound imaging system (100). An exemplary system (100) includes a plurality of transducer elements (136) formed in subarrays (140) and a plurality of subarray circuit units (160′), with each circuit unit (160′) connected to a subarray (140) of the transducer elements (136). The circuitry in each unit (160′) comprises a plurality of integrated circuits (330, 340, 350), with at least a first (340) of the integrated circuits formed over a second (330) of the integrated circuits in a stacked configuration. In an example illustration the first integrated circuit (340) includes a first plurality of first bond pads (345) along a surface (342) thereof and the second integrated circuit (330) includes a second plurality of second bond pads (335) along a surface (331) thereof, with bond wires (344) extending between pairs of first and second bond pads to provide input/output signal connections therebetween.
摘要翻译： 超声成像系统（100）。 示例性系统（100）包括形成在子阵列（140）中的多个换能器元件（136）和多个子阵列电路单元（160'），每个电路单元（160'）连接到子阵列 换能器元件（136）。 每个单元（160'）中的电路包括多个集成电路（330,340,350），其中至少第一（340）个集成电路以堆叠配置形成在第二（330）集成电路上 。 在示例图中，第一集成电路（340）包括沿着其表面（342）的第一多个第一接合焊盘（345），并且第二集成电路（330）包括沿着第一多个第二接合焊盘 其具有在成对的第一和第二接合焊盘之间延伸的接合线（344），以在它们之间提供输入/输出信号连接。
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