Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and ultrasound image generating method
US11751853B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB06B2201/55
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus of the present invention includes: a transmitter that generates and outputs a plurality of drive signals to a transducer of an ultrasound probe, the drive signals causing the transducer to transmit a plurality of transmission ultrasound waves that have different waveforms in a temporally shifted manner, the drive signals being compensated for asymmetry of the transmission sound pressure waveforms of the plurality of transmission ultrasound waves transmitted from the transducer; and a hardware processor configured to extract a harmonic component according to a plurality of reception signals, and generating an ultrasound image based on the extracted harmonic component.
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