Ultrasound system and method for variable transmission of ultrasonic signals
US5935069A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00703
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasound system and method for variable transmission of ultrasonic signals are presented. With this method and system, ultrasonic beams can be transmitted into a region in response to a selected event in a reference signal by predicting a future occurrence of a selected event in a reference signal, transmitting a first set of ultrasonic beams into the region at the predicted future occurrence, and transmitting a second set of ultrasonic beams into the region at a selected time interval preceding the predicted future occurrence. Additional applications of the method and system are presented.
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