DE3163459D1 - Ultrasonic imaging probe with acoustic lens and echographic imaging system comprising such a probe - Google Patents

Ultrasonic imaging probe with acoustic lens and echographic imaging system comprising such a probe

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DE3163459D1
DE3163459D1 DE8181400333T DE3163459T DE3163459D1 DE 3163459 D1 DE3163459 D1 DE 3163459D1 DE 8181400333 T DE8181400333 T DE 8181400333T DE 3163459 T DE3163459 T DE 3163459T DE 3163459 D1 DE3163459 D1 DE 3163459D1
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acoustic lens
echographic
imaging system
imaging
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Jacques Dory
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CGR Ultrasonic SA
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
    • G01S15/88—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications
    • G01S15/89—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
    • G01S15/8906—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques
    • G01S15/8909—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration
    • G01S15/8915—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array
    • G01S15/8922—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array the array being concentric or annular
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/52—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
    • G01S7/52017—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00 particularly adapted to short-range imaging
    • G01S7/52046—Techniques for image enhancement involving transmitter or receiver
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
    • G10K11/18—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
    • G10K11/26—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
    • G10K11/30—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning using refraction, e.g. acoustic lenses
DE8181400333T 1980-03-07 1981-03-04 Ultrasonic imaging probe with acoustic lens and echographic imaging system comprising such a probe Expired DE3163459D1 (en)

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FR8005200A FR2477723A1 (fr) 1980-03-07 1980-03-07 Sonde d'echographie ultrasonore a lentille acoustique et echographe comportant une telle sonde

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DE3163459D1 true DE3163459D1 (en) 1984-06-14

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US (1) US4340944A (de)
EP (1) EP0036353B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS56137263A (de)
DE (1) DE3163459D1 (de)
FR (1) FR2477723A1 (de)

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US4340944A (en) 1982-07-20
FR2477723A1 (fr) 1981-09-11
EP0036353B1 (de) 1984-05-09
JPS56137263A (en) 1981-10-27
EP0036353A1 (de) 1981-09-23
FR2477723B1 (de) 1984-08-03

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