DE60239785D1 - Kontrastverbesserter ultraschall-bildgeber - Google Patents

Kontrastverbesserter ultraschall-bildgeber

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DE60239785D1
DE60239785D1 DE60239785T DE60239785T DE60239785D1 DE 60239785 D1 DE60239785 D1 DE 60239785D1 DE 60239785 T DE60239785 T DE 60239785T DE 60239785 T DE60239785 T DE 60239785T DE 60239785 D1 DE60239785 D1 DE 60239785D1
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ultrasonic images
improved ultrasonic
contrast improved
contrast
images
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Hiroshi Kanda
Tatsuya Hayashi
Tsuyoshi Mitake
Minoru Yoshida
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Hitachi Healthcare Manufacturing Ltd
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Hitachi Medical Corp
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Priority claimed from JP2001025778A external-priority patent/JP4269131B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP2001025783A external-priority patent/JP4232134B2/ja
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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
    • A61B8/48—Diagnostic techniques
    • A61B8/481—Diagnostic techniques involving the use of contrast agent, e.g. microbubbles introduced into the bloodstream
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/46—Ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic devices with special arrangements for interfacing with the operator or the patient
    • A61B8/461—Displaying means of special interest
    • A61B8/463—Displaying means of special interest characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display
    • 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
    • G01S15/8952—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques characterised by the transmitted frequency spectrum using discrete, multiple frequencies
    • 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
    • G01S7/52036—Details of receivers using analysis of echo signal for target characterisation
    • G01S7/52038—Details of receivers using analysis of echo signal for target characterisation involving non-linear properties of the propagation medium or of the reflective target
DE60239785T 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Kontrastverbesserter ultraschall-bildgeber Expired - Lifetime DE60239785D1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2001025778A JP4269131B2 (ja) 2001-02-01 2001-02-01 超音波造影描画装置
JP2001025783A JP4232134B2 (ja) 2001-02-01 2001-02-01 超音波造影描画装置
PCT/JP2002/000839 WO2002060326A1 (en) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Ultrasonic enhanced-contrast imager and its method

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DE60239785D1 true DE60239785D1 (de) 2011-06-01

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EP (2) EP2305121B1 (de)
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WO (1) WO2002060326A1 (de)

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