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    • 1. 发明授权
    • Ultrasonic imaging system adapted for use with ultrasonic probes having
different center frequencies
    • 超声波成像系统适用于具有不同中心频率的超声波探头
    • US5891041A
    • 1999-04-06
    • US977652
    • 1997-11-24
    • Ryuichi ShinomuraYuichi MiwaSatoshi Tamano
    • Ryuichi ShinomuraYuichi MiwaSatoshi Tamano
    • G01S7/52G01S15/89A61B8/00
    • G01S7/52023G01S15/8952
    • Disclosed herein is an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus employing two or more ultrasonic probes each comprising a plurality of ultrasonic transducers each for transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave, the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus further comprising: a first storage means for storing only standard focus data, that is, focus data for forming received ultrasonic beams employed in a predetermined one of the ultrasonic probes; a second storage means for storing a ratio of a center frequency of the predetermined one of the ultrasonic probes to a center frequency of another one of the ultrasonic probes; and a calculation means for calculating focus data for forming received ultrasonic beams employed in the other ultrasonic probe from the standard focus data stored in the first storage means and the ratio stored in the second storage means to form an ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic waves received by the ultrasonic transducers employed in the other ultrasonic probe, wherein focus data for forming received ultrasonic beams employed in any of the ultrasonic probes is used for focusing the ultrasonic waves received by the ultrasonic transducers employed in the ultrasonic probe into pieces of digital received signal data and for delaying the pieces of digital received signal data by a predetermined delay time, and delayed pieces of digital received signal data are finally added up to form an ultrasonic image.
    • 本发明公开了一种超声波诊断装置,其使用两个以上的超声波探头,每个超声波探头均包含多个用于发送和接收超声波的超声波换能器,所述超声波诊断装置还包括:仅存储标准焦点数据的第一存储装置, 用于形成在预定的一个超声波探头中使用的接收的超声波束的聚焦数据; 第二存储装置,用于将超声波探头中的预定的一个的中心频率与另一个超声波探头的中心频率相比较; 以及计算装置,用于从存储在第一存储装置中的标准焦点数据和存储在第二存储装置中的比率计算用于形成在另一个超声波探头中使用的接收超声波束的聚焦数据,以从由第二存储装置中接收的超声波形成超声波图像, 在另一个超声波探头中使用的超声波换能器,其中用于形成在任何超声波探头中使用的接收超声波的聚焦数据用于将由超声波探头中使用的超声波换能器接收的超声波聚焦成数字接收信号数据, 用于将数字接收信号数据延迟预定的延迟时间,并且最后将延迟的数字接收信号数据相加以形成超声波图像。
    • 3. 发明授权
    • Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
    • 超声波诊断仪
    • US06423005B1
    • 2002-07-23
    • US09762954
    • 2001-02-15
    • Yuichi MiwaRyuichi ShinomuraHirotaka BabaSatoshi Tamano
    • Yuichi MiwaRyuichi ShinomuraHirotaka BabaSatoshi Tamano
    • A61B800
    • A61B8/08G01S7/52049
    • An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus in which the distortion of the received wave signal due to the ununiformity of the interior of an human body can be reduced accurately with a small circuit scale and an ultrasonic image of high resolution can be produced. The apparatus comprises a probe including an arrangement of elements for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic pulses to and from the interior of a subject, delay means for delaying the wave signal received from each element of the probe, and a plurality of adder means connected in series to the output of the delay means for adding the output signal of the preceding stages thereby to form an ultrasonic beam. The apparatus further comprises correlation means for calculating the correlation of two or more output signals of any of the adder means, and delay correcting means for estimating as many delay correction amounts as the input signals to the delay means from the time difference between adjacent signals generated from the correlation means thereby to correct the delay time of the received wave signal.
    • 一种超声波诊断装置,其能够以小的电路规模精确地降低由于人体内部的不均匀性引起的接收波信号的失真,并且能够产生高分辨率的超声波图像。 该装置包括探针,其包括用于向和从对象内部发送和接收超声波脉冲的元件的布置,用于延迟从探头的每个元件接收的波信号的延迟装置,以及串联连接到 延迟装置的输出用于相加前一级的输出信号,从而形成超声波束。 该装置还包括相关装置,用于计算任何加法器装置和延迟校正装置的两个或多个输出信号的相关性,用于从产生的相邻信号之间的时间差估计与延迟装置的输入信号相同的延迟校正量 从而从相关装置校正接收的波信号的延迟时间。
    • 4. 发明授权
    • Ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus including a phase difference computing
unit
    • 超声波诊断装置,包括相位差计算部
    • US6059730A
    • 2000-05-09
    • US202661
    • 1998-12-18
    • Yuichi MiwaRyuichi ShinomuraSatoshi Tamano
    • Yuichi MiwaRyuichi ShinomuraSatoshi Tamano
    • A61B8/00G01S7/52
    • G01S7/52046G01S7/52036
    • To achieve a high resolution, by modifying a delay time distribution of received waves with correlation computations between signals from adjacent elements and by removing influences of inhomogeneities in a living body with a simple computing circuit for correlation factors. A time delay unit 2 for delaying receiving signals from a probe 1, an adder unit 3 for adding outputs of the time delay unit 2 and forming ultrasonic beam, a phase difference computing unit 5 for computing phase differences between signals and a correlation factor computing unit 6 for computing correlation factors are provided, the outputs of the correlation factor computing unit 6 are compared with values of a correlation factor storage unit 8 by a correlation factor comparing unit 9, and when the former is larger than the latter, the outputs of the phase difference computing unit 5 and the outputs of the correlation factor computing unit 6 are respectively stored in a phase difference storage unit 7 and the correlation factor storage unit 8, and at the moment when all of the phase difference computations have been completed, the time delay unit 2 is controlled by making use of the value stored in the phase difference storage unit 7. The phase difference computations and the correlation factor computations are complex number computation, and only when the real part of a complex number which is an object for the phase difference computation is positive, a sign judging unit 10 issues an operation command to the correlation factor comparing unit 9.
    • PCT No.PCT / JP97 / 02118 Sec。 371 1998年12月18日第 102(e)1998年12月18日日期PCT 1997年6月20日PCT公布。 WO97 / 48341 PCT出版物 日期1997年12月24日为了实现高分辨率,通过使用相邻元素的信号之间的相关计算修改接收波的延迟时间分布,并通过用相关因子的简单计算电路去除活体中的不均匀性的影响。 用于延迟来自探针1的接收信号的时间延迟单元2,用于相加时间延迟单元2的输出和形成超声波束的加法器单元3,用于计算信号之间的相位差的相位差计算单元5和相关因子计算单元 提供用于计算相关因子的图6,相关因子计算单元6的输出与相关因子存储单元8的值相关,并且当前者大于后者时, 相位差计算单元5和相关因子计算单元6的输出分别存储在相位差存储单元7和相关因子存储单元8中,并且在所有相位差计算完成的时刻,时间 延迟单元2通过利用存储在相位差存储单元7中的值来控制。相位差计算和相关性 因子计算是复数计算,只有当作为相位差计算的对象的复数的实部为正时,符号判断单元10向相关因子比较单元9发出操作命令。
    • 6. 发明授权
    • Ultrasonograph
    • 超声波检查
    • US07474778B2
    • 2009-01-06
    • US10507327
    • 2003-03-11
    • Ryuichi ShinomuraHiroshi KandaSatoshi Tamano
    • Ryuichi ShinomuraHiroshi KandaSatoshi Tamano
    • G06K9/00
    • G01S7/52085A61B8/13A61B8/4494A61B8/483G01S7/52065G01S15/8922G01S15/8925G01S15/8927G10K11/345Y10S128/922
    • An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasound probe having two-dimensionally arranged transducer elements for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves to an object, a transducer element selector for selecting transducer elements used in transmission and reception, a signal processing unit for applying a delay to a signal received by a selected transducer element, an image processing unit for generating an image based on the output signal of the signal processing unit, and an image display unit. The image processing unit stores a first ultrasound image obtained by a scan of a first transducer arrangement selected by the transducer element selector and a second ultrasound image obtained by a scan of a second transducer arrangement selected by the transducer element selector so as to irradiate an ultrasound beam in a different direction than the beam direction of the first transducer arrangement, and combines the first ultrasound image and the second ultrasound image.
    • 超声波诊断装置包括具有二维布置的用于向对象发送和接收超声波的换能器元件的超声波探头,用于选择在发送和接收中使用的换能器元件的换能器元件选择器,用于向信号施加延迟的信号处理单元 由选择的传感器元件接收的图像处理单元,用于基于信号处理单元的输出信号产生图像的图像处理单元和图像显示单元。 图像处理单元存储通过由换能器元件选择器选择的第一换能器布置的扫描获得的第一超声波图像和通过由换能器元件选择器选择的第二换能器布置的扫描获得的第二超声波图像,以便照射超声波 沿与第一换能器装置的波束方向不同的方向射束,并​​组合第一超声波图像和第二超声波图像。
    • 7. 发明申请
    • Ultrasonograph
    • 超声波检查
    • US20050124880A1
    • 2005-06-09
    • US10507327
    • 2003-03-11
    • Ryuichi ShinomuraHiroshi KandaSatoshi Tamano
    • Ryuichi ShinomuraHiroshi KandaSatoshi Tamano
    • A61B8/00A61B8/13
    • G01S7/52085A61B8/13A61B8/4494A61B8/483G01S7/52065G01S15/8922G01S15/8925G01S15/8927G10K11/345Y10S128/922
    • An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasound probe having two-dimensionally arranged transducer elements for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves to an object, a transducer element selector for selecting transducer elements used in transmission and reception, a signal processing unit for applying a delay to a signal received by a selected transducer element, an image processing unit for generating an image based on the output signal of the signal processing unit, and an image display unit. The image processing unit stores a first ultrasound image obtained by a scan of a first transducer arrangement selected by the transducer element selector and a second ultrasound image obtained by a scan of a second transducer arrangement selected by the transducer element selector so as to irradiate an ultrasound beam in a different direction than the beam direction of the first transducer arrangement, and combines the first ultrasound image and the second ultrasound image.
    • 超声波诊断装置包括具有二维布置的用于向对象发送和接收超声波的换能器元件的超声波探头,用于选择在发送和接收中使用的换能器元件的换能器元件选择器,用于向信号施加延迟的信号处理单元 由选择的传感器元件接收的图像处理单元,用于基于信号处理单元的输出信号产生图像的图像处理单元和图像显示单元。 图像处理单元存储通过由换能器元件选择器选择的第一换能器布置的扫描获得的第一超声波图像和通过由换能器元件选择器选择的第二换能器布置的扫描获得的第二超声波图像,以便照射超声波 沿与第一换能器装置的波束方向不同的方向射束,并​​组合第一超声波图像和第二超声波图像。
    • 9. 发明申请
    • ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS
    • 超声成像设备
    • US20120253198A1
    • 2012-10-04
    • US13524387
    • 2012-06-15
    • Kunio HASHIBAShinichiro UmemuraHiroshi MasuzawaSatoshi Tamano
    • Kunio HASHIBAShinichiro UmemuraHiroshi MasuzawaSatoshi Tamano
    • A61B8/14
    • G10K11/346G01S7/52095G01S15/8922G01S15/8925G01S15/8927G01S15/8993
    • Ultrasound imaging apparatus including a two-dimensional array of plural transducer elements distributed two-dimensionally and transmits and receives ultrasonic waves while scanning an area to be imaged to create an ultrasound three-dimensional image. Transducer elements are divided into plural element blocks including a first element block of which a size in a second direction of an arrangement surface of the two-dimensional array is larger than a size in a first direction of the surface, and a second element block of which a size in the first direction is larger than a size in the second direction. Each of the element blocks is divided into a predetermined number of groups to form a transmit beam and plural receive beams in the area to be imaged. Further included is a selecting means for making transmit/receive channels of the transducer elements grouped to be one channel in each of the groups.
    • 包括二维分布的二维阵列的超声成像装置,并且在扫描要成像的区域的同时发送和接收超声波以产生超声三维图像。 传感器元件被分成多个元件块,其包括其中二维阵列的布置表面的第二方向上的尺寸大于表面的第一方向上的尺寸的第一元件块,以及第二元件块 第一方向上的尺寸大于第二方向的尺寸。 每个元件块被分成预定数量的组,以在待成像的区域中形成发射波束和多个接收波束。 进一步包括用于使换能器元件的发送/接收信道分组为每个组中的一个通道的选择装置。