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1. 发明申请

US20100063399A1 FRONT END CIRCUITRY FOR IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE 有权
标题翻译：成像系统的前端电路及其使用方法
公开(公告)号：US20100063399A1
公开(公告)日：2010-03-11
申请号：US12543452
申请日：2009-08-18
申请人： William F. Walker , Michael I Fuller , Karthik Ranganathan , John A. Hossack , Travis N. Blalock
发明人： William F. Walker , Michael I Fuller , Karthik Ranganathan , John A. Hossack , Travis N. Blalock
IPC分类号： A61B8/00 , G01N29/36 , G06K9/00
CPC分类号： G01N29/0654 , A61B8/00 , A61B8/4483 , G01N2291/02475 , G01S7/52026 , G01S7/52046 , G01S7/52079 , G01S15/8959
摘要： Pulse-echo imaging systems and methods are provided, including a transmit code sequencer and a pulse generation circuit, The transmit code sequencer is configured to input a transmit code sequence to the pulse generation circuit. A transducer is configured to receive electrical signals provided as pulses using coded excitation according to the transmit code sequence, and to transduce the electrical signals to pulses of energy other than electrical signals. The transducer is further configured to receive echoes of the pulses of energy other than electrical signals and convert the echoes to received electrical signals generate using coded excitation. A receive circuit is configured to receive the received electrical signals generate using coded excitation, perform analog sampling of the received electrical signals generate using coded excitation, and provide a weighted, summed digital signal by processing the analog samples. At least one example of a pulse imaging system described is configured for ultrasonic pulse-echoes. At least one example of a pulse imaging system described is a medical diagnostic imaging system.
摘要翻译：提供脉冲回波成像系统和方法，包括发射码序列器和脉冲发生电路。发送码序列器被配置为向脉冲发生电路输入发射码序列。传感器被配置为接收根据发射码序列使用编码激励的脉冲提供的电信号，并将电信号转换成电信号以外的能量脉冲。换能器还被配置为接收除电信号之外的能量脉冲的回波，并将回波转换成使用编码激励产生的接收电信号。接收电路被配置为接收使用编码激励产生的接收电信号，对使用编码激励产生的接收电信号进行模拟采样，并通过处理模拟采样来提供加权的相加的数字信号。所描述的脉冲成像系统的至少一个示例被配置用于超声脉冲回波。所描述的脉冲成像系统的至少一个示例是医学诊断成像系统。

2. 发明申请

US20090048519A1 Hybrid Dual Layer Diagnostic Ultrasound Transducer Array 有权
标题翻译：混合双层诊断超声波传感器阵列
公开(公告)号：US20090048519A1
公开(公告)日：2009-02-19
申请号：US11840079
申请日：2007-08-16
申请人： John A. Hossack , Travis N. Blalock , William F. Walker
发明人： John A. Hossack , Travis N. Blalock , William F. Walker
IPC分类号： A61B8/00
CPC分类号： B06B1/0629 , A61B8/4483 , A61B8/483 , G01S15/8913 , G01S15/8915 , G10K11/004
摘要： An ultrasound transducer array having a transmit transducer element comprising a transmit transducer material interposed between a transmit electrode and a reference electrode, wherein voltages applied across the transmit electrode and reference electrode induce an acoustic wave to emanate from the transmit transducer material; and a plurality of receive transducer elements positioned in an array on the transmit transducer element, each of the plurality of the receive transducer elements comprising a receive electrode and a receive transducer material interposed between the receive electrode and the reference electrode, and wherein acoustic waves applied to the plurality of receive transducer elements induces receive voltage signals on the receive electrodes with respect to the reference electrode.
摘要翻译：一种具有发射换能器元件的超声换能器阵列，其包括插入在发射电极和参考电极之间的发射换能器材料，其中施加在所述发射电极和参考电极两端的电压引起从所述发射换能器材料发出的声波; 以及多个接收换能器元件，其定位在所述发射换能器元件上的阵列中，所述多个所述接收换能器元件中的每一个包括插入在所述接收电极和所述参考电极之间的接收电极和接收换能器材料，并且其中施加声波到多个接收换能器元件相对于参考电极在接收电极上感应出接收电压信号。

3. 发明申请

US20100168578A1 System and Method for Combined ECG-Echo for Cardiac Diagnosis 审中-公开
标题翻译：用于心脏诊断的组合ECG回波的系统和方法
公开(公告)号：US20100168578A1
公开(公告)日：2010-07-01
申请号：US12664146
申请日：2008-06-12
申请人： Arthur Garson, JR. , William F. Walker , John A. Hossack , Travis N. Blalock
发明人： Arthur Garson, JR. , William F. Walker , John A. Hossack , Travis N. Blalock
IPC分类号： A61B8/14 , A61B5/0402
CPC分类号： A61B8/0858 , A61B8/0883 , A61B8/483
摘要： A system and related method for obtaining volumetric cardiac data of a subject. The data is generated by forming a plurality of focused ultrasound images corresponding to a series of ranges, generating myocardial boundary data for each of the plurality of ultrasound images, calculating the area of the region defined by said myocardial boundary data for each of the plurality of ultrasound images, multiplying the area for each of the plurality of ultrasound images by a slice depth corresponding to said ultrasound image to obtain the slice volume of each slice, and summing the slice volumes to obtain a total volume. In an alternative embodiment the system and related method combine an automated volumetric ultrasound system for finding chamber volumes and myocardial thicknesses, with a diagnostic electrocardiogram system to enable simultaneous diagnosis of mechanical and electrical cardiac problems.
摘要翻译：用于获得受试者体积心脏数据的系统和相关方法。通过形成对应于一系列范围的多个聚焦超声图像来生成数据，为多个超声图像中的每一个生成心肌边界数据，计算由多个超声图像中的每一个的所述心肌边界数据定义的区域的面积超声图像，将所述多个超声图像中的每一个的面积乘以对应于所述超声图像的切片深度，以获得每个切片的切片体积，并且对切片体积求和以获得总体积。在替代实施例中，系统和相关方法结合了用于发现腔室体积和心肌厚度的自动化体积超声系统与诊断心电图系统，以实现机电和电心脏问题的同时诊断。

4. 发明授权

US09989497B2 Front end circuitry with analog sampling and decoding for ultrasound imaging systems and methods of use 有权
公开(公告)号：US09989497B2
公开(公告)日：2018-06-05
申请号：US12543452
申请日：2009-08-18
申请人： William F. Walker , Michael I. Fuller , Karthik Ranganathan , John A. Hossack , Travis N. Blalock
发明人： William F. Walker , Michael I. Fuller , Karthik Ranganathan , John A. Hossack , Travis N. Blalock
IPC分类号： A61B8/00 , G01N29/36 , G06K9/00 , G01N29/06 , G01S7/52 , G01S15/89
CPC分类号： G01N29/0654 , A61B8/00 , A61B8/4483 , G01N2291/02475 , G01S7/52026 , G01S7/52046 , G01S7/52079 , G01S15/8959
摘要： Pulse-echo imaging systems and methods are provided, including a transmit code sequencer and a pulse generation circuit, The transmit code sequencer is configured to input a transmit code sequence to the pulse generation circuit. A transducer is configured to receive electrical signals provided as pulses using coded excitation according to the transmit code sequence, and to transduce the electrical signals to pulses of energy other than electrical signals. The transducer is further configured to receive echoes of the pulses of energy other than electrical signals and convert the echoes to received electrical signals generate using coded excitation. A receive circuit is configured to receive the received electrical signals generate using coded excitation, perform analog sampling of the received electrical signals generate using coded excitation, and provide a weighted, summed digital signal by processing the analog samples. At least one example of a pulse imaging system described is configured for ultrasonic pulse-echoes. At least one example of a pulse imaging system described is a medical diagnostic imaging system.

5. 发明申请

US20120053460A1 Ultrasound Imaging Beam-Former Apparatus and Method 有权
标题翻译：超声成像光束成像装置及方法
公开(公告)号：US20120053460A1
公开(公告)日：2012-03-01
申请号：US13210890
申请日：2011-08-16
申请人： Travis N. Blalock , William F. Walker , John A. Hossack
发明人： Travis N. Blalock , William F. Walker , John A. Hossack
IPC分类号： A61B8/14
CPC分类号： A61B8/4494 , A61B8/00 , A61B8/145 , A61B8/4483 , A61B8/4488 , A61B8/461 , A61B8/5207 , G01S7/52028 , G01S7/52034 , G01S7/5208 , G01S7/52085 , G01S15/8915 , G01S15/8959 , G01S15/8995 , G10K11/346
摘要： In some illustrative embodiments, an incoming signal from a transducer in an ultrasound imaging beam-former apparatus is applied to an in-phase sample-and-hold and a quadrature sample-and-hold. The quadrature sample-and-hold may be clocked a quarter period behind the in-phase sample-and-hold. The output of the sample-and-holds are applied to in-phase and quadrature analog-to-digital converters. A magnitude calculator receives the in-phase and quadrature digital values, and outputs a magnitude. A phase calculator receives the in-phase and quadrature digital values, and outputs a phase. An apodizer applies a difference between an amplitude of the outgoing signal and the magnitude and applies a first illumination to a image point in substantial proportion to the difference, and a phase rotator applies a second illumination to the image point in substantial proportion to the phase.
摘要翻译：在一些说明性实施例中，来自超声波成像束形成装置中的换能器的输入信号被施加到同相采样保持和正交采样保持。正交采样和保持可以在同相采样保持后四分之一时间钟。采样和保持的输出应用于同相和正交模数转换器。幅度计算器接收同相和正交数字值，并输出幅度。相位计算器接收同相和正交数字值，并输出相位。变迹器应用输出信号的振幅和幅度之间的差异，并且以与该差异相当大比例的方式对图像点施加第一照明，并且相位旋转器以与该相位相当比例的图像点施加第二照明。

6. 发明申请

US20100268086A1 Intuitive Ultrasonic Imaging System and Related Method Thereof 审中-公开
标题翻译：直观超声成像系统及其相关方法
公开(公告)号：US20100268086A1
公开(公告)日：2010-10-21
申请号：US12762135
申请日：2010-04-16
申请人： William F. Walker , John A. Hossack , Travis N. Blalock
发明人： William F. Walker , John A. Hossack , Travis N. Blalock
IPC分类号： A61B8/14
CPC分类号： A61B8/5215 , A61B5/415 , A61B5/418 , A61B5/4818 , A61B8/06 , A61B8/08 , A61B8/0833 , A61B8/0841 , A61B8/13 , A61B8/14 , A61B8/4427 , A61B8/4455 , A61B8/462 , A61B8/466 , A61B8/483 , A61B8/488 , A61B2562/028 , G01S7/52038 , G01S7/52061 , G01S7/52071 , G01S7/5208 , G01S15/8925 , G01S15/8979 , G01S15/8993 , G01S15/8995
摘要： A hand held ultrasonic instrument (10) is provided in a portable unit that performs C-Mode imaging and collects 3D image data. In a preferred embodiment a transducer array (60), display unit (20), beamformer (40), power system, and image processor are integrated in one enclosure weighing less than three pounds. In operation, the portable unit is scanned across a target and the displayed image is conveniently presented to the operator whereby the displayed image corresponds exactly to the target, or a scaled fashion if desired.
摘要翻译：手持式超声波仪器（10）设置在执行C模式成像并收集3D图像数据的便携式单元中。在一个优选的实施例中，换能器阵列（60），显示单元（20），波束形成器（40），电力系统和图像处理器集成在重量小于3磅的一个外壳中。在操作中，便携式单元被扫描穿过目标，并且所显示的图像被方便地呈现给操作者，由此显示的图像精确地对准目标，或者如果需要，则按比例缩放。

7. 发明授权

US08057392B2 Efficient architecture for 3D and planar ultrasonic imaging—synthetic axial acquisition and method thereof 有权
标题翻译：用于3D和平面超声成像 - 合成轴向采集的高效架构及其方法
公开(公告)号：US08057392B2
公开(公告)日：2011-11-15
申请号：US11245266
申请日：2005-10-05
申请人： John A. Hossack , Travis N. Blalock , William F. Walker
发明人： John A. Hossack , Travis N. Blalock , William F. Walker
IPC分类号： A61B8/00
CPC分类号： A61B8/4483 , A61B8/00 , A61B8/483 , G01S7/52025 , G01S7/52088
摘要： An improved device and method for collecting data used for ultrasonic imaging. The data is gathered over numerous transmit and echo receive cycles, or iterations and combined into a synthetic acquisition representing a complete echo characteristic acquisition. At each iteration, only a portion, or subset, of the echo characteristic is sampled and stored. During the iterations, the portion of the echo characteristic that is measured and sampled is varied by changing the relative sampling instants. That is, the time offset from the transmission to the respective sampling instant is varied. The sample sets representative of the entire echo characteristic are then compiled from the multiple subsets of the ultrasonic transmissions.
摘要翻译：一种用于收集用于超声成像的数据的改进的装置和方法。数据在多个发送和回波接收周期或迭代中被收集，并被组合成代表完整回波特征采集的合成采集。在每次迭代中，仅对回波特性的一部分或子集进行采样和存储。在迭代期间，通过改变相对采样时刻来改变测量和采样的部分回波特性。也就是说，从发送到相应采样时刻的时间偏移是变化的。然后，从超声波传输的多个子集编译表示整个回波特性的样本集合。

8. 发明授权

US07699776B2 Intuitive ultrasonic imaging system and related method thereof 有权
标题翻译：直观超声成像系统及其相关方法
公开(公告)号：US07699776B2
公开(公告)日：2010-04-20
申请号：US10506722
申请日：2003-03-06
申请人： William F. Walker , John A. Hossack , Travis N. Blalock
发明人： William F. Walker , John A. Hossack , Travis N. Blalock
IPC分类号： A61B8/00
CPC分类号： A61B8/5215 , A61B5/415 , A61B5/418 , A61B5/4818 , A61B8/06 , A61B8/08 , A61B8/0833 , A61B8/0841 , A61B8/13 , A61B8/14 , A61B8/4427 , A61B8/4455 , A61B8/462 , A61B8/466 , A61B8/483 , A61B8/488 , A61B2562/028 , G01S7/52038 , G01S7/52061 , G01S7/52071 , G01S7/5208 , G01S15/8925 , G01S15/8979 , G01S15/8993 , G01S15/8995
摘要： A hand held ultrasonic instrument (10) is provided in a portable unit that performs C-Mode imaging and collects 3D image data. In a preferred embodiment a transducer array (60), display unit (20), beamformer (40), power system, and image processor are integrated in one enclosure weighing less than three pounds. In operation, the portable unit is scanned across a target and the displayed image is conveniently presented to the operator whereby the displayed image corresponds exactly to the target, or a scaled fashion if desired.
摘要翻译：手持式超声波仪器（10）设置在执行C模式成像并收集3D图像数据的便携式单元中。在一个优选的实施例中，换能器阵列（60），显示单元（20），波束形成器（40），电力系统和图像处理器集成在重量小于3磅的一个外壳中。在操作中，便携式单元被扫描穿过目标，并且所显示的图像被方便地呈现给操作者，由此显示的图像精确地对准目标，或者如果需要，则按比例缩放。

9. 发明授权

US07402136B2 Efficient ultrasound system for two-dimensional C-scan imaging and related method thereof 有权
标题翻译：用于二维C扫描成像的高效超声系统及其相关方法
公开(公告)号：US07402136B2
公开(公告)日：2008-07-22
申请号：US10542242
申请日：2004-01-15
申请人： John A. Hossack , William F. Walker , Travis N. Blalock
发明人： John A. Hossack , William F. Walker , Travis N. Blalock
IPC分类号： A61B8/00
CPC分类号： G01S15/8925 , A61B8/13 , A61B8/483 , G01S7/52085 , G01S7/52095 , G01S15/8993
摘要： An ultrasound system and related method for forming 2D C-scan images and/or collecting 3D image data from 2D transducer arrays. The system including in part a 2D transducer array of elements, transmit voltage generation means for each element, a memory buffer with or part of channels for each element, and a receive beamformer. On a time serial or sequential basis, several times for each line of firing, the contents of the per element memory buffer are read into the beamformer with different focusing values for each buffer reading cycle. In this way, the beamformer can calculate beamformed image values for multiple points per line firing cycle—or per each line of signals between the transducer array and receive beamformer.
摘要翻译：用于形成2D C扫描图像和/或从2D换能器阵列收集3D图像数据的超声系统和相关方法。该系统部分地包括2D换能器元件阵列，为每个元件传输电压产生装置，具有用于每个元件的通道的一部分的存储器缓冲器和接收波束形成器。在时间序列或顺序的基础上，对于每一次触发行，几次，每个缓冲区读取周期将每个元素存储器缓冲器的内容读入波束形成器，具有不同的聚焦值。以这种方式，波束形成器可以计算每行发射周期的多个点的波束形成图像值，或者计算换能器阵列和接收波束形成器之间的每一行信号。

10. 发明授权

US09244160B2 Ultrasonic transducer drive 有权
标题翻译：超声波换能器驱动
公开(公告)号：US09244160B2
公开(公告)日：2016-01-26
申请号：US11160914
申请日：2005-07-14
申请人： Travis N. Blalock , William F. Walker , John A. Hossack
发明人： Travis N. Blalock , William F. Walker , John A. Hossack
IPC分类号： A61B8/00 , G01S7/52
CPC分类号： G01S7/52017 , A61B8/4427 , A61B8/4483 , G01S7/5208
摘要： In some illustrative embodiments, an ultrasonic transducer drive includes a signal generator for producing an outgoing signal and a transducer for converting the outgoing signal to outgoing ultrasound. The transducer may also convert at least a portion of ultrasound reflected by an object to an incoming signal. The transducer may have a transmit side connected conductably to the signal generator during at least a first predetermined period of time and a receive side connected conductably to a signal receiver during at least a second predetermined period of time. A shunt may be connectable between the receive side and a reference potential. The signal generator may generate the outgoing signal during at least substantially the first predetermined period of time while the shunt connects the receive side to the reference potential. The signal receiver may receive the incoming signal during substantially the second predetermined period of time while the shunt is substantially open.
摘要翻译：在一些说明性实施例中，超声换能器驱动器包括用于产生输出信号的信号发生器和用于将输出信号转换为输出超声的换能器。换能器还可以将由物体反射的超声波的至少一部分转换为输入信号。换能器可以具有在至少第一预定时间段内可传导地连接到信号发生器的发射侧，并且在至少第二预定时间段内可接收地连接到信号接收器的接收侧。分流器可以在接收侧和参考电位之间连接。信号发生器可以在至少基本上第一预定时间段期间产生输出信号，而分流器将接收侧连接到参考电位。信号接收器可在基本上在分路基本上打开的基本上第二预定时段期间接收输入信号。

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