Ultrasonic imaging apparatus and method of controlling the same
US11408996B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 29, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S15/8997
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided is an ultrasonic imaging apparatus including: an inputter configured to receive an input of a region of interest (ROI) from a user; a beamformer configured to perform transmission/reception focusing with respect to a virtual source to be used for a synthetic aperture focusing method; a display; and a main controller configured to determine a position of the virtual source on the basis of an image quality in the received ROI and control the display to display the determined position of the virtual source.
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