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Ultrasonographic method and ultrasonographic device

US7354400B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 26, 2003
Grant dateApr 8, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S15/8959
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ultrasonographic method includes: a first encoding transmission/reception step for transmitting an ultrasonic beam encoded by an encoding set consisting of a plurality of modulation codes in which at least two are in complementary relationship and demodulating reception signals corresponding to the ultrasonic beam; a step for obtaining a first synthesis signal by synthesizing the demodulation signals demodulated by the first encoding transmission/reception step; a second encoding transmission/reception step for transmitting an ultrasonic beam encoded by a reverse encoding set consisting of a plurality of modulation codes in which the arrangement order of modulation codes of the encoding set is reversed and demodulating the reception signals corresponding to the ultrasonic beam; a step for obtaining a second synthesis signal by synthesizing the demodulated signals demodulated by the second encoding transmission/reception step; a step for obtaining a third synthesis signal by synthesizing the first synthesis signal and the second synthesis signal; and a step for reconstructing the ultrasonograph according to the third synthesis signal.

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