Method and apparatus for controlling acoustic signal bandwidth in an ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system
US5976087A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/52026
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasonic imaging system includes a receive beamformer that generates analog receive signals and a scan converter. A receive signal processing path interconnects the receive beamformer and the scan converter, and this processing path includes both an A/D converter characterized by a selectable sampling rate and at least one filter characterized by at least one filter parameter. The filter parameter is selected as a function of the sampling rate to provide enhanced image quality.
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