Ultrasonic imaging system having isonification and display functions integrated in an easy-to-manipulate probe assembly
US6139496A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/467
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasonic imaging system having an electronic control and signal processing circuit section interconnected with an improved probe assembly suitable for use in varied applications of ultrasonic imaging, especially in medicine, and in other fields of use. The probe assembly indudes an operator interface and a sensor head, both of which are structurally integrated within a compact housing according to a predetermined spatial relationship, such that an operator can position the probe assembly so as to locate the display adjacent the physical structure that is subject to isonification while simultaneously viewing, on the operator interface, an ultrasonic image of the physical structure. The ultrasonic image is thereby considered to be observable through an "acoustic window" that is implemented in the view provided in the operator interface.
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