DE3279541D1 - Ultrasonic imaging apparatus - Google Patents

Ultrasonic imaging apparatus

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Publication number
DE3279541D1
DE3279541D1 DE8484113496T DE3279541T DE3279541D1 DE 3279541 D1 DE3279541 D1 DE 3279541D1 DE 8484113496 T DE8484113496 T DE 8484113496T DE 3279541 T DE3279541 T DE 3279541T DE 3279541 D1 DE3279541 D1 DE 3279541D1
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imaging apparatus
ultrasonic imaging
ultrasonic
imaging
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Hiroshi Sasaki
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Toshiba Corp
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Toshiba Corp
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/13—Tomography
    • A61B8/14—Echo-tomography
    • 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
    • G10K11/32—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning characterised by the shape of the source
    • 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
    • G01S15/895—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques characterised by the transmitted frequency spectrum
    • G01S15/8954—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques characterised by the transmitted frequency spectrum using a broad-band spectrum
    • 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
    • G01S7/52023—Details of receivers
    • G01S7/52025—Details of receivers for pulse systems
    • 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
    • G10K11/34—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning using electrical steering of transducer arrays, e.g. beam steering
    • G10K11/341—Circuits therefor
    • G10K11/343—Circuits therefor using frequency variation or different frequencies
DE8484113496T 1981-06-08 1982-06-07 Ultrasonic imaging apparatus Expired DE3279541D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP56086902A JPS57203434A (en) 1981-06-08 1981-06-08 Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
EP82104980A EP0066876B1 (de) 1981-06-08 1982-06-07 Ultraschallabbildungsvorrichtung

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DE3279541D1 true DE3279541D1 (en) 1989-04-20

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US (1) US4437348A (de)
EP (2) EP0140392B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS57203434A (de)
KR (1) KR860000380B1 (de)
AU (1) AU542690B2 (de)
BR (1) BR8203338A (de)
DE (2) DE3279541D1 (de)

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EP0140392B1 (de) 1989-03-15
EP0066876A1 (de) 1982-12-15
US4437348A (en) 1984-03-20
EP0140392A2 (de) 1985-05-08
BR8203338A (pt) 1983-05-24
AU8435482A (en) 1983-01-06
KR860000380B1 (ko) 1986-04-16
KR840000219A (ko) 1984-02-18
JPS57203434A (en) 1982-12-13
EP0140392A3 (en) 1985-07-17
DE3267134D1 (en) 1985-12-05
JPH0360491B2 (de) 1991-09-13
EP0066876B1 (de) 1985-10-30
AU542690B2 (en) 1985-03-07

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