Operatively adaptive ultrasound imaging system
US12059306B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/44
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasound imaging system includes an ultrasound probe including transducers, a digital acquisition board including electronic circuits adapted to control the transducers to emit ultrasound waves and to convert signals sensed by transducers into digital data; a real-time sequencer adapted to control the electronic circuits to drive the emission and reception of ultrasound signals, based on working parameters and sequence parameters; and a computer connected to the digital acquisition board and including a computer's memory, the parameters being stored in the computer's memory. The digital acquisition board further includes a DMA controller adapted to access the computer's memory in reading and writing by implementation of DMA protocols, and the sequencer is adapted to send requests to the DMA controller to recover the parameters from the computer's memory in real time.
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