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Ultrasound imaging device

A technology of ultrasonic imaging and ultrasonic image, which is applied in the direction of sound wave re-radiation, measuring devices, instruments, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2021-04-16
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However, the known devices have limitations, in particular due to the limited possibilities of configuration of the link between the transducer array and the transmission and / or reception circuits of the device

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[0040] In different figures, the same features are indicated by the same reference numerals. In particular, common structural and / or functional features between various embodiments may have the same reference numerals, and may be provided with the same structural, dimension and material properties.

[0041] For the sake of clarity, only those steps and elements that are useful for understanding the embodiments described herein have been shown and described in detail. In particular, the various possible applications of the described imaging device are not described in detail, the described embodiments are compatible with usual applications of ultrasound imaging devices. Further, the properties (frequency, shape, amplitude, etc.) of the electrical excitation signal applied to the ultrasound transducer by the control circuit are not described in detail, and the described embodiments are compatible with excitation signals currently used in ultrasound imaging systems, which can Th...

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The present invention concerns an ultrasound imaging device comprising a plurality of ultrasound transducers (103) arranged in an array (100) with a plurality of rows (Ri) and of columns (Cj), the array (100) being divided into a plurality of sub-arrays (105) of neighboring transducers, each comprising a plurality of rows and of columns, the device comprising, for each subarray (105): a transmission and / or reception circuit (123); and a selector-combiner and / or selector-distributor circuit (125) that can be configured to connect any, one only, of the transducers (103) of the sub-array (105) to the transmission and / or reception circuit (123) of the subarray (105), or to simultaneously connect a plurality of transducers (103) of the subarray (105) to the transmission and / or reception circuit (123) of the subarray (105), the device further comprising a control circuit (CTRL) capable of individually controlling the selector-combiner and / or selector-distributor circuits (125) of the various subarrays (105).

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of ultrasound imaging, and more particularly, to ultrasound imaging devices comprising a plurality of ultrasound transducers and electronic circuitry for controlling the transducers. Background technique [0002] Ultrasound imaging devices conventionally include a plurality of ultrasound transducers and electronic control circuitry connected to the transducers. In operation, the transducer assembly is placed in front of a subject of which it is desired to acquire images. The electronics are configured to apply an electrical excitation signal to the transducer such that ultrasonic waves are transmitted by the transducer towards the subject to be analyzed. The ultrasonic waves transmitted by the transducer are reflected by the body to be analyzed (via its internal and / or surface structures) and then return to the transducer which converts them back into electrical signals. The electrical response signals are ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B06B1/02B06B1/06G01S15/89
CPCG01S15/8925G01S15/8927B06B1/0215B06B1/0629B06B2201/20B06B2201/51B06B2201/55B06B2201/76G06T11/003
Inventor 阿德里安·巴伊
Owner モジューレウス