Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Acoustic image conversion – With memory means
Patent
1998-07-29
2000-01-18
Pihulic, Daniel T.
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Acoustic image conversion
With memory means
G03B 4206
Patent
active
060162856
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus are provided for imaging an object using a transducer array for transmitting one or more beams that are steered and/or translated to transmit scan lines for multiple excitation events so as to scan a field of view of the object, for sensing received signals reflected from the object after each excitation event on one or more receive beams on receive scan lines, and for transducing those sensed received signals into corresponding electrical signals. The method and apparatus is additionally for acquiring and storing coherent samples retaining both phase and amplitude information of those electrical signals obtained on the receive scan lines throughout at least a portion of the field of view, and for combining stored coherent samples associated with distinct receive beams to synthesize new coherent image samples aligned on synthetic scan lines which are distinct from any one of (1) receive scan lines on which a signal was sensed, (2) transmit scan lines on which a signal was directed, or (3) transmit scan lines and receive scan lines. The method and apparatus is further for detecting the synthesized coherent image samples and displaying or recording the resulting image field.
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Beam Transformation Techniques for Ultra
Finger David J.
Gee Albert
Maslak Samuel H.
Wright J. Nelson
Acuson Corporation
Pihulic Daniel T.
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