High frequency, high frame-rate ultrasound imaging system
US7255678B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/4245
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for producing an ultrasound image comprises a scan head having a transducer capable of generating ultrasound energy at a frequency of at least 20 megahertz (MHz), and a processor for receiving ultrasound energy and for generating an ultrasound image at a frame rate of at least 15 frames per second (fps).
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