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Calibration method and system for an ultrasonic probe

A technology of correction system and correction method, which is applied in the field of ultrasonic detection, can solve problems such as inaccurate transmission and reception focus, poor image resolution and contrast, and achieve the effect of ensuring accuracy and improving detection effect

Active Publication Date: 2021-07-02
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[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a calibration method and system for ultrasonic probes, which can solve the technical problems of inaccurate transmitting and receiving focus, poor image resolution and contrast caused by differences in the flatness or linearity of ultrasonic probe arrays

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[0038] The invention provides a method for calibrating an ultrasonic probe, which determines the calibration information according to the measurement result, so as to provide the basis for calculating the transmitting and receiving beams of the ultrasonic system. Such as figure 1 As shown, due to the limited process capability of the ultrasonic probe, there are differences between the planes or line planes formed by the array elements of the probe. Taking a one-dimensional linear array probe with N array elements as an example, the arrangement of the array elements is not actually distributed in a straight line. At this time, it is necessary to determine the real distribution parameter a of the plane error through measurement, and perform calculations based on a to obtain correction information b, which can be provided to the ultrasonic system for compensation calculation c, after compensation and correction, the array elements present an ideal linear or planar arrangement d. ...

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[0059] Figure 3A and 3B It is a structural diagram of the correction system of the ultrasonic probe 311 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The present invention provides a calibration system 30 for an ultrasonic probe 311 , which determines calibration information based on measurement results to provide a basis for calculation of transmitting and receiving beams of the ultrasonic system. The system includes: a measurement module 31 , a control processing module 32 and a compensation module 33 , the measurement module 31 is coupled to the ultrasonic probe 311 , and the control processing module 32 is coupled to the compensation module 33 . The ultrasonic probe 311 to be tested can be a linear array, a phased array or other types of probes, and can be a one-dimensional or more than one-dimensional array.

[0060] The measurement module 31 is used to measure the time-of-flight of the ultrasonic signals emitted by all the array elements in the ultrason...

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The invention provides a method and system for calibrating an ultrasonic probe, which includes measuring the flight time of ultrasonic signals emitted by all array elements in the ultrasonic probe at a set distance or set time, selecting a reference array element, and calculating the relationship between each array element and the reference The time-of-flight difference / ratio / product between the array elements; the compensation parameters of each array element are calculated according to the time-of-flight difference / ratio / product, and the transmission or reception of the ultrasonic signal of each array element is compensated according to the compensation parameters. The method and system realize the compensation and correction of the process error of the ultrasonic probe array, and provide a basis for the compensation calculation of the transmitting and receiving beams of the ultrasonic system.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of ultrasonic detection, in particular to a correction of an ultrasonic probe. Background technique [0002] An ultrasound system includes an array of transducer elements for transmitting a set of ultrasound beams into an imaged subject and receiving a set of reflected ultrasound signals. In the current technology, the calculation of the transmitting beam and the receiving beam is based on the assumption that the ultrasonic probe has ideal flatness or linearity; in fact, due to the limited process capability of the ultrasonic probe, there are differences between the planes or line planes where the elements of the probe are located , the ideal flatness or linearity of the probe array cannot be guaranteed. If the beamforming calculation is performed without considering the actual process error of the ultrasonic probe, the focus of transmission and reception will be deteriorated, and the resolution and contrast of the fi...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G01S7/52G01N29/30
CPCG01N29/30G01S7/52004
Inventor 蒋富升
Owner QISDA SUZHOU