Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090005684 | TRANSMIT BEAMFORMING IN 3-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND - An ultrasound system comprises a probe including a two-dimensional (2D) array of transducer elements that form an aperture having a plurality of receive elements that are configured to receive ultrasound signals. The transducer elements form at least one transmit sub-aperture that is configured to be interconnected with a fixed group of the transducer elements within the aperture. Transmitters generate electrical transmit signals, and at least one transmit sub-aperture processor (tx SAP) maps the transducer elements within the fixed group of the transducer elements to the transmitters in a transmit configuration based on a beam steering direction. | 01-01-2009 |
20090096327 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING SIZE OF ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER CABLE - Ultrasound transducer comprises an array of elements forming rows and columns and wires within a transducer cable configured to connect at least a portion of the elements to an ultrasound system. The array comprises a central row and at least first and second outer rows positioned along opposite sides of the central row. First set of lines electrically connects elements within a first portion of the central row to one of the wires. First portion comprises less than a total number of elements within the central row. Second set of lines electrically connects at least a portion of the elements within first and second outer rows that are in the same column and electrically connects elements within a second portion of the central row to elements that are in the same column. Each line within the second set of lines is connected to one of the wires. | 04-16-2009 |
20090099453 | STAND-ALONE CW DOPPLER PROBE INTERFACE FOR PHASED ARRAY ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - A stand-alone continuous wave (CW) Doppler probe (CW probe) comprises a scanning end that has a single transmit element and a single receive element. A connector has probe connecting elements configured to interface with port connecting elements of a probe port that is provided on an ultrasound system. The port connecting elements are configured to connect with system channels of the ultrasound system. Transmit circuitry connects a first set of the probe connecting elements in parallel, and the transmit circuitry is interconnected with the transmit element. Receive circuitry connects a second set of the probe connecting elements in parallel, and the receive circuitry is interconnected with the receive element. | 04-16-2009 |
20090247872 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A PATIENT DIAGNOSIS - A system for generating a diagnosis is disclosed herein. The system includes a controller, an electrocardiograph connected to the controller, and an ultrasound device connected to the controller. The electrocardiograph is configured to generate a diagnostic electrocardiogram. The controller is configured to generate a diagnosis based on data from the electrocardiograph or the ultrasound device. | 10-01-2009 |
20100113926 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLUTTER FILTER PROCESSING FOR IMPROVED ADAPTIVE BEAMFORMING - A method for clutter filter processing is provided. The method provides for extracting a blood component from an element signal produced by an element to obtain a filtered element signal, and extracting a blood component from a beamsum signal to obtain a filtered beamsum signal, calculating a time delay estimate between the filtered element signal and the filtered beamsum signal, or between the filtered element signal and the beam sum signal, or between the element signal and the filtered beamsum signal and applying the time delay estimate to correct transmit and receive beamforming time delays for the element. Systems and apparatus that afford functionality of the type defined by this method may be provided by the present technique. | 05-06-2010 |
20100174195 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM - An ultrasound imaging system ( | 07-08-2010 |
20100305448 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INDICATING ULTRASOUND PROBE ORIENTATION AND ACTIVATION STATUS - An ultrasound probe has a probe casing and a light emitting diode (LED). The probe casing has an inner surface and an outer surface. The LED is mounted and contained entirely within the probe casing and the LED is configured to be illuminated when the probe is active. | 12-02-2010 |
20120010508 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION OF DATA IN AN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - Methods and systems for controlling communication of data in an ultrasound system are provided. One method includes receiving ultrasound data from a plurality of channels of an ultrasound probe in an ultrasound system and digitally demodulating the received ultrasound data such that a data transfer rate of the digitally demodulated ultrasound data is lower than a data transfer rate of the received ultrasound data. The method further includes processing the digitally demodulated ultrasound data, wherein the processing is performed using a processor of the ultrasound system. | 01-12-2012 |
20120095344 | TRANSMIT BEAMFORMING IN 3-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND - An ultrasound system comprises a probe including a two-dimensional (2D) array of transducer elements that form an aperture having a plurality of receive elements that are configured to receive ultrasound signals. The transducer elements form at least one transmit sub-aperture that is configured to be interconnected with a fixed group of the transducer elements within the aperture. Transmitters generate electrical transmit signals, and at least one transmit sub-aperture processor (tx SAP) maps the transducer elements within the fixed group of the transducer elements to the transmitters in a transmit configuration based on a beam steering direction. | 04-19-2012 |
20120130246 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CORRECTING ULTRASOUND DATA - A method for correcting ultrasound data includes acquiring ultrasound data using an ultrasound probe having a plurality of transducer elements associated with a plurality of channels that include conductive pathways and communicating the ultrasound data as received ultrasound signals along the conductive pathways of the channels. The method further includes determining a crosstalk signal that is generated in one or more of the channels by at least one of communication of the received ultrasound signals along the channels or vibration of one or more of the transducer elements. In one aspect, the method also includes modifying one or more subsequently acquired ultrasound signals that are communicated along the channels based on the crosstalk signal. | 05-24-2012 |
20130012819 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ULTRASOUND ELEVATION COMPOUNDING - A method for generating a spatially compounded image includes acquiring ultrasound information from two or more scan planes, wherein the scan planes are mutually offset by a spatial distance, and wherein at least one of the scan planes is non-planar such that the spatial distance between the scan planes is a function of depth, and combining the information from the scan planes to generate a compounded image. A system and non-transitory computer readable medium are also described herein. | 01-10-2013 |
20130194891 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A TRANSDUCER ARRAY IN AN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - Methods and systems for monitoring a transducer array in an ultrasound probe are provided. One method includes acquiring ultrasound data using an ultrasound probe during an imaging mode of operation, wherein the ultrasound data includes echo information. The method further includes comparing the echo information from a plurality of transducer elements of a transducer array of the ultrasound probe during the imaging mode of operation, wherein the echo information is non-beamformed signal data. The method also includes determining non-uniformity information for the transducer array using the compared echo information during the imaging mode of operation. | 08-01-2013 |