公开(公告)号：US20120238876A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-20

申请号：US13313647

申请日：2011-12-07

申请人： Tsuyoshi TANABE ,  Yuji OHSHIMA

发明人： Tsuyoshi TANABE ,  Yuji OHSHIMA

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： G01S7/5205 ,  A61B8/4461 ,  A61B8/4494 ,  A61B8/483 ,  A61B8/546 ,  G01S7/52063 ,  G01S15/8918 ,  G01S15/8945 ,  G01S15/8993

摘要： An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: an ultrasound probe which has a one-dimensional array-type transducer array and an array moving unit moving the transducer array in a direction substantially orthogonal to the array direction of the transducer array; a transmission and reception circuit which electronically scans the transducer array, and transmits and receives an ultrasonic beam toward a subject to acquire two-dimensional image data; and a controller which, when the internal temperature of the ultrasound probe is equal to or higher than a first set value, controls the transmission and reception circuit such that the transmission and reception or the reception of an ultrasonic beam for at least a part of a region other than a region of interest is paused.

摘要翻译： 超声波诊断装置包括：具有一维阵列型换能器阵列的超声波探头和将阵列移动单元沿与换能器阵列的阵列方向大致正交的方向移动换能器阵列; 电子扫描换能器阵列的发送和接收电路，并且向被摄体发送和接收超声波束以获取二维图像数据; 以及控制器，当所述超声波探头的内部温度等于或高于第一设定值时，控制所述发送和接收电路，使得对于所述超声波探头的至少一部分的发送和接收或接收， 区域以外的区域被暂停。

公开(公告)号：US20120232392A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-13

申请号：US13371970

申请日：2012-02-13

申请人： Tsuyoshi TANABE ,  Yuji OHSHIMA

发明人： Tsuyoshi TANABE ,  Yuji OHSHIMA

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： A61B8/546 ,  A61B8/4281 ,  A61B8/4472 ,  A61B8/469 ,  A61B8/5253 ,  A61B8/56 ,  G01S7/52085 ,  G01S15/8995

摘要： An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus is provided which includes an ultrasound probe performing ultrasound transmission and reception in different directions and a diagnostic apparatus body combining images different in the direction of transmission and reception to produce an ultrasound image. At least one of ultrasound images to be combined is changed depending on the set region of interest (ROI) to an image of the depth corresponding to the ROI. When an acoustic coupler is attached, the depth of at least one of ultrasound images to be combined is increased. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus is capable of improving the image quality of the ROI and obtaining efficient high-definition ultrasound images reaching a predetermined depth when the acoustic coupler is attached.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种超声波诊断装置，其包括在不同方向上执行超声波发送和接收的超声波探头和组合发送和接收方向不同的图像的诊断装置主体，以产生超声波图像。 要组合的超声图像中的至少一个根据感兴趣的设置区域（ROI）改变为与ROI相对应的深度的图像。 当附接声学耦合器时，要组合的超声图像中的至少一个的深度增加。 超声波诊断装置能够提高ROI的图像质量，并且当附接声学耦合器时获得达到预定深度的有效的高分辨率超声图像。

公开(公告)号：US20120203109A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-09

申请号：US13361449

申请日：2012-01-30

申请人： Tsuyoshi TANABE ,  Kimito KATSUYAMA

发明人： Tsuyoshi TANABE ,  Kimito KATSUYAMA

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： A61B8/463 ,  A61B8/14

摘要： An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: a controller for controlling a transmission circuit and a reception circuit to obtain reception data for measuring a sound speed and to obtain first reception data for producing a B mode image; a sound speed map producer for producing a sound speed map for the inside of the region of interest based on the reception data for measuring a sound speed; and an image producer for producing a B mode image based on the first reception data for producing a B mode image and second reception data for producing a B mode image, the second reception data for producing a B mode image being reception data for measuring a sound speed obtained by transmitting and receiving ultrasonic beams with forming transmission focuses at points having a depth closest to the given depth on sound rays passing inside the region of interest.

摘要翻译： 超声波诊断装置包括：控制发送电路的控制器和接收电路，以获得用于测量声速的接收数据，并获得用于产生B模式图像的第一接收数据; 用于基于用于测量声速的接收数据产生用于感兴趣区域内部的声速图的声速图生成器; 以及用于产生B模式图像的图像生成器，用于产生B模式图像的第一接收数据和用于产生B模式图像的第二接收数据，用于产生B模式图像的第二接收数据是用于测量声音的接收数据 在通过感兴趣区域内的声线上具有最接近于给定深度的深度的点处，通过在成形传播中发送和接收超声波束而获得的速度。

公开(公告)号：US20110224532A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-15

申请号：US13016350

申请日：2011-01-28

申请人： Tsuyoshi TANABE

发明人： Tsuyoshi TANABE

IPC分类号： A61B5/05

CPC分类号： A61B5/0095 ,  A61B5/0091 ,  A61B5/4312 ,  G01N21/1702

摘要： A photoacoustic breast-image capturing apparatus has an image capturing stage on which a breast C1 is placed and a detector provided to the image capturing stage. The detector is constituted of a plurality of capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (cMUT) and light exit surfaces of optical fibers arranged in matrix in X and Y directions with predetermined pitch. The optical fibers are inclined to a side of a patient H by a predetermined angle, and the light exit surfaces of the optical fibers are faced to the patient H. The light beams emitted from the optical fibers on the side of the patient H reach not only the breast C1 but also to the depth of a chest wall C2. A photoacoustic image which is generated from acoustic waves includes information of not only the breast C1 but also the chest wall C2.

摘要翻译： 光声乳房摄影装置具有放置乳房C1的摄像台和设置在摄像台上的检测器。 检测器由多个电容微加工超声波换能器（cMUT）和光纤的光出射表面以预定间距沿X和Y方向布置成矩阵。 光纤以患者H的一侧倾斜预定角度，光纤的光出射面与患者H相对。从患者H一侧的光纤射出的光束未到达 只有乳房C1还可以到胸壁的深度C2。 从声波产生的光声图像不仅包括乳房C1以及胸壁C2的信息。

公开(公告)号：US20120238878A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-20

申请号：US13396133

申请日：2012-02-14

申请人： Tsuyoshi TANABE

发明人： Tsuyoshi TANABE

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： A61B8/4461 ,  A61B8/483 ,  A61B8/546 ,  G01S7/5205 ,  G01S7/52085 ,  G01S15/8915 ,  G01S15/8945 ,  G01S15/8993

摘要： An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes a transmission and reception circuit which electronically scans with a transducer array in an ultrasound probe for acquiring two-dimensional image data; an image producer which produces a three-dimensional ultrasound image using the acquired two-dimensional image data while mechanically scanning with the transducer array in a direction substantially orthogonal to the array direction of the transducer array; and a controller which, when the internal temperature of the ultrasound probe is equal to or higher than a first set value, controls the transmission and reception circuit such that a composite scan including two different electronic scans is performed.

摘要翻译： 一种超声波诊断装置包括：发射和接收电路，其利用用于获取二维图像数据的超声波探头中的换能器阵列进行电子扫描; 图像生成器，其使用所获取的二维图像数据生成三维超声图像，同时在与换能器阵列的阵列方向大致正交的方向上用换能器阵列机械扫描; 以及控制器，当超声波探头的内部温度等于或高于第一设定值时，控制发送和接收电路，使得执行包括两个不同电子扫描的复合扫描。

公开(公告)号：US20120078111A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-29

申请号：US13247297

申请日：2011-09-28

申请人： Tsuyoshi TANABE ,  Masafumi NOGUCHI

发明人： Tsuyoshi TANABE ,  Masafumi NOGUCHI

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： A61B8/4455 ,  A61B8/429 ,  A61B8/4472 ,  A61B8/485 ,  A61B8/56

摘要： An ultrasound probe comprises: a transducer array having an ultrasound transmission/reception surface; a housing for containing a transducer array, a transmission/reception board, a wireless communication board and a battery; and a puncture guide fixed to the housing and having a puncture needle insertion port located on a line extending in a direction of arrangement of the transducer array, wherein when the ultrasound transmission/reception surface of the transducer array is in a horizontal posture, the probe has a center of gravity lying between a center of arrangement of the transducer array and the puncture needle insertion port of the puncture guide in the direction of arrangement of the transducer array and, at the same time, being almost in accordance with a centerline of arrangement of the transducer array in a direction orthogonal to the direction of arrangement of the transducer array.

摘要翻译： 超声探头包括：具有超声波发射/接收表面的换能器阵列; 用于容纳换能器阵列的壳体，发射/接收板，无线通信板和电池; 以及穿刺引导件，其固定到所述壳体，并且具有位于沿所述换能器阵列的布置方向延伸的线上的穿刺针插入口，其中，当所述换能器阵列的超声波发送/接收表面处于水平姿态时，所述探针 具有位于换能器阵列的布置中心与穿刺引导件的穿刺针插入口之间的重心位于换能器阵列的布置方向上，并且同时几乎符合排列的中心线 在与换能器阵列的布置方向正交的方向上的换能器阵列。

公开(公告)号：US20110245670A1

公开(公告)日：2011-10-06

申请号：US13017782

申请日：2011-01-31

申请人： Rika TASHIRO ,  Tomohiro NISHINO ,  Tsuyoshi TANABE

发明人： Rika TASHIRO ,  Tomohiro NISHINO ,  Tsuyoshi TANABE

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： A61B8/54 ,  A61B8/462 ,  A61B8/463 ,  A61B8/466 ,  A61B8/467 ,  A61B8/483 ,  G01S7/52074 ,  G01S7/52084 ,  G01S15/899

摘要： An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is provided with an ultrasonic probe, an ultrasonic image generating section, a head mounted display (HMD), and an orientation measurement section. The ultrasonic probe has two-dimensionally arranged ultrasonic transducers. The ultrasonic image generating section generates a 2D ultrasonic image representing a cross section of a three-dimensional area inside of a patient's body. The HMD has an orientation sensor for outputting signals corresponding to motion of the HMD and a projector for projecting images and the like within the view of an operator Op. The orientation measurement section measures rotation direction and rotation angle of the operator Op's head (HMD). A plurality of cross sections of the three-dimensional area inside of the patient's body for which the 2D image is generated is preliminary set, and the generated 2D ultrasonic image is switched according to the rotation direction and the rotation angle of the HMD.

摘要翻译： 超声波诊断装置设置有超声波探头，超声波图像生成部，头戴显示器（HMD）以及取向测定部。 超声波探头具有二维布置的超声波换能器。 超声波图像生成部生成表示患者体内的三维区域的截面的2D超声波图像。 HMD具有用于输出对应于HMD的运动的信号的定向传感器和用于在操作者视野内投影图像等的投影仪。 方向测量部分测量操作员Op的头部（HMD）的旋转方向和旋转角度。 预先设定生成2D图像的患者身体内部的三维区域的多个横截面，根据HMD的旋转方向和旋转角度切换生成的2D超声波图像。

公开(公告)号：US20120310093A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-06

申请号：US13484306

申请日：2012-05-31

申请人： Tsuyoshi TANABE ,  Kimito KATSUYAMA

发明人： Tsuyoshi TANABE ,  Kimito KATSUYAMA

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： G01S7/52049 ,  A61B8/463 ,  A61B8/469 ,  A61B8/54 ,  G01S7/52074

摘要： Provided are an ultrasound image producing method and an ultrasound image diagnostic apparatus that can quickly decide the presence or the absence of influence of refraction, can shorten the time taken for measurement or calculation, can perform measurement or calculation with a small error, and can calculate accurate local sound velocity values. A lattice is set in a region-of-interest, environmental sound velocity values of two or more lattice points located at different positions in a scanning direction of ultrasonic waves are measured as preliminary sound velocity measurement, and main sound velocity measurement that calculates local sound velocity values in lattice points is performed when the difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of the measured environmental sound velocity values is equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供能够快速地判定有无折射影响的超声波图像生成方法和超声波图像诊断装置，能够缩短测定或计算所需的时间，能够以小的误差进行测定或计算，能够计算出 准确的本地声速值。 将格子设置在感兴趣区域中，测量位于超声波的扫描方向上的不同位置的两个以上格子点的环境声速值作为初步声速测量，并且计算局部声音的主声速测量 当测量的环境声速值的最大值和最小值之间的差等于或低于预定阈值时，执行格点中的速度值。

公开(公告)号：US20120232396A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-13

申请号：US13402463

申请日：2012-02-22

申请人： Tsuyoshi TANABE

发明人： Tsuyoshi TANABE

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： A61B8/5253 ,  A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/145 ,  A61B8/4444 ,  A61B8/4472 ,  A61B8/5207 ,  A61B8/54 ,  A61B8/546 ,  A61B8/56 ,  G01S7/5205 ,  G01S7/52079 ,  G01S7/52085 ,  G01S15/8915 ,  G01S15/8995

摘要： The ultrasound probe transmits and receives ultrasonic waves in different directions and the diagnostic apparatus body combines a plurality of images captured in the different directions of transmission and reception to produce an ultrasound image. In this process, the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus measures the temperature of the ultrasound probe to change the ultrasound transmission and reception for producing a composite ultrasound image or makes the directions of transmission and reception in the last ultrasound image in one composite ultrasound image coincide with those in the first ultrasound image in its temporally adjacent composite ultrasound image. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus thus enables consistent ultrasound diagnosis against heat generated in the integrated circuit board of the ultrasound probe while simplifying the control of the ultrasound transmission and reception.

摘要翻译： 超声波探头在不同方向上发送和接收超声波，并且诊断装置本体组合在不同发送和接收方向上捕获的多个图像以产生超声波图像。 在该过程中，超声波诊断装置测量超声波探头的温度以改变用于产生复合超声波图像的超声波发射和接收，或者使得一个复合超声波图像中的最后超声波图像中的发送和接收方向与 在其时间上相邻的复合超声图像中的第一超声图像。 因此，超声波诊断装置能够对超声波探头的集成电路板中产生的热进行一致的超声诊断，同时简化超声波发送和接收的控制。

公开(公告)号：US20120101389A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-26

申请号：US13279403

申请日：2011-10-24

申请人： Tsuyoshi TANABE

发明人： Tsuyoshi TANABE

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： A61B8/4472 ,  A61B8/4405 ,  A61B8/4438 ,  A61B8/4477 ,  A61B8/56

摘要： An ultrasound diagnostic system includes at least one oscillator unit, at least one communication unit which processes and wirelessly transmits reception signals outputted from the at least one oscillator unit and from which the at least one oscillator unit is detachable, and a diagnostic apparatus body which acquires the reception signals through wireless communication with the at least one communication unit to generate an ultrasound image of the reception signals. The diagnostic apparatus body acquires identification information of the at least one oscillator unit and the at least one communication unit to establish the wireless communication with the at least one wireless communication unit so that the reception signals of a probe are wirelessly transmitted to the diagnostic apparatus body. The ultrasound diagnostic system has replaceable oscillator units and is capable of flexible and smooth wireless connection between the diagnostic apparatus body and a probe having desired settings.

摘要翻译： 超声诊断系统包括至少一个振荡器单元，至少一个通信单元，其处理并无线发送从至少一个振荡器单元输出的接收信号，并且至少一个振荡器单元从该振荡器单元可拆卸;以及诊断装置主体， 接收信号通过与至少一个通信单元的无线通信来产生接收信号的超声波图像。 诊断装置主体获取至少一个振荡器单元和至少一个通信单元的识别信息，以建立与至少一个无线通信单元的无线通信，使得探测器的接收信号被无线地发送到诊断装置主体 。 超声诊断系统具有可替代的振荡器单元，并且能够在诊断装置主体和具有所需设置的探头之间灵活且平滑地进行无线连接。