Portable ultrasound imaging system
US5964709A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 9, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S15/899
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A portable ultrasound imaging system (10) includes a scan head (12) coupled by a cable (16) to a portable battery-powered data processor (14) and display unit. The scan head enclosure (12) houses an array of ultrasonic transducers and the circuitry associated therewith, including pulse synchronizer circuitry used in the transmit mode for transmission of ultrasonic pulses and beam forming circuitry used in the receive mode to dynamically focus reflected ultrasonic signals returning from the region of interest being imaged.
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