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Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system configured by probe firmware

A technology of ultrasonic system and firmware, which is applied in the directions of ultrasonic diagnosis, infrasonic diagnosis, ultrasonic/sonic/infrasonic diagnosis, etc., and can solve problems such as restrictive nature

Active Publication Date: 2012-06-13
KONINK PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV
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But if the system beamformer uses a run-time algorithm to generate the beamformer delay value, the probe software must have the required algorithm format
The fixed hardware requirements of an ultrasound system and limits the nature of the software carried by the probe, and the probe in turn can only operate with a system that has hardware designed to receive and use its on-board software

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[0013] see first figure 1 , which shows in block diagram form an ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention. The ultrasound probe 10 transmits and receives ultrasound waves from piezoelectric elements of an array of transducer elements 12 . One-dimensional (1-D) element arrays can be used for imaging planar regions of the body and two-dimensional (2-D) element arrays can be used for imaging volumetric regions of the body to steer and focus ultrasound waves over the imaging region bundle. The transmit beamformer excites the array elements to transmit ultrasonic waves into the subject. Signals generated in response to the reception of ultrasound waves are coupled to a receive beamformer 14 . The beamformer delays and combines the signals from the individual transducer elements to form coherently beamformed echo signals. When the probe contains a 2-D array for 3D imaging, it may also contain a microbeamformer th...

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An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system includes analog and / or digital components which are configurable by firmware data. An ultrasound probe contains firmware data for configuring the programmable devices of an ultrasound system for operation with the probe. The firmware data is uploaded from the probe and used to configure the analog and / or digital components for operation with the probe at runtime.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to ultrasonic diagnostic imaging systems, and more particularly to ultrasound systems having a processing structure configured by firmware stored in an ultrasound probe. Background technique [0002] The versatility of a diagnostic ultrasound system is largely determined by the types of probes that can be used with the system. Linear array transducer probes are generally preferred for abdominal and small parts imaging, while phased array transducer probes are preferred for cardiac imaging. Probes may have 1D or 2D array transducers for 2D or 3D imaging. Indwelling probes such as IVT and TEE probes are routinely used, as well as specialized probes such as surgical probes. Each type of probe can operate over a specific frequency range and has a specific aperture and number of array elements. Some transducers are designed for grayscale operation or to operate at transmit frequencies, while others can perform color Doppler ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61B8/00G01S15/89
CPCA61B8/4433G01S15/899A61B2560/0271A61B8/4411G01S7/52079A61B8/4405A61B8/00A61B2560/0456A61B8/4427G01S7/52096
Inventor M·D·波兰
Owner KONINK PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV