Methods and apparatuses for azimuthal summing of ultrasound data
US12130391B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S15/8925
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Aspects of the technology described herein related to controlling, using control circuitry, modulation circuitry to modulate and delay first ultrasound data generated by first ultrasound transducers positioned at a first azimuthal position of an ultrasound transducer array of an ultrasound device and second ultrasound data generated by second ultrasound transducers positioned at a second azimuthal position of the ultrasound transducer array of the ultrasound device, such that the first ultrasound data is delayed by a first delay amount and the second ultrasound data is delayed by a second delay amount that is different from the first delay amount. The first and second ultrasound data received from the modulation circuitry may be filtered and summed. The ultrasound transducer array, the control circuitry, the modulation circuitry, the filtering circuitry, and the summing circuitry may be integrated onto a semiconductor chip or one or more semiconductor chips packaged together.
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