DE69529376T2 - Vielfachlinien-Ultraschallbundelerregung mit verschachtelter Intervallabtastung - Google Patents

Vielfachlinien-Ultraschallbundelerregung mit verschachtelter Intervallabtastung

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DE69529376T2
DE69529376T2 DE69529376T DE69529376T DE69529376T2 DE 69529376 T2 DE69529376 T2 DE 69529376T2 DE 69529376 T DE69529376 T DE 69529376T DE 69529376 T DE69529376 T DE 69529376T DE 69529376 T2 DE69529376 T2 DE 69529376T2
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sampling signal
signal samples
interleaved
line
sequences
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Ronald E Daigle
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Advanced Technology Laboratories Inc
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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
    • 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
    • G01S7/52085—Details related to the ultrasound signal acquisition, e.g. scan sequences
    • G01S7/52095—Details related to the ultrasound signal acquisition, e.g. scan sequences using multiline receive beamforming
    • 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
    • G10K11/345—Circuits therefor using energy switching from one active element to another
DE69529376T 1994-09-16 1995-09-15 Vielfachlinien-Ultraschallbundelerregung mit verschachtelter Intervallabtastung Expired - Fee Related DE69529376T2 (de)

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US08/307,124 US5544655A (en) 1994-09-16 1994-09-16 Ultrasonic multiline beamforming with interleaved sampling

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EP (1) EP0702349B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH08103444A (de)
AT (1) ATE231275T1 (de)
DE (1) DE69529376T2 (de)

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