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Ultrasound imaging device and imaging method thereof

US11231431B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. · CN

Inventors

Zhiwei Shi · Hangzhou City, CN
Ziyan Zhu · Nanhu, CN
Lei Zhu · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 30, 2016
Grant date	Jan 25, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 5, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2035/0413
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A 3D ultrasound imaging device including an ultrasound probe assembly and echo analyzer. The ultrasound probe assembly includes a housing and an acoustic window abutted against the housing to form a sealed chamber, wherein the surface of the acoustic window contacts with the breast of the human body to be examined; an ultrasound transducer moves at a first speed back and forth within the sealed chamber and performs high-speed pre-scanning through the acoustic window to obtain initial ultrasound signals; the echo analyzer analyzes the initial ultrasound signals to determine a quality of a ultrasound image acquired by the high speed pre-scanning; and the ultrasound transducer then moves at a second speed to perform another scan to acquire new ultrasound signals. A 3D ultrasound imaging method is also disclosed.

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