Ultrasound image diagnostic apparatus
US10335119B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/52046
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasound image diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasound probe, a transmitter and an image generator. The ultrasound probe transmits ultrasound to a subject and generates a reception signal. The transmitter drives the ultrasound probe to transmit ultrasound that satisfies the following requirements: a wave packet duration is equivalent to or more than the length of 1.5 waveforms at the lower limit frequency of the −6 dB transmission bandwidth of the ultrasound probe; signal intensity of frequency components in the −6 dB transmission bandwidth has a standard deviation of 6 or less; and lower limit frequency components in the −6 dB transmission bandwidth have a signal intensity of −8 [dB] or higher, the signal intensity being normalized with respect to the maximum intensity of 0 [dB]. The image generator extracts harmonic components from the reception signal and generates ultrasound image data.
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