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Ultrasound image diagnosis apparatus and drive voltage setting method for ultrasound probe thereof

US8267867B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · JP
TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Yoshihito Abe · Nasushiobara, JP
Tomohisa Imamura · Nasushiobara, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 10, 2011
Grant date	Sep 18, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 15, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S15/8918
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ultrasound image diagnosis apparatus and a method for setting an ultrasound drive voltage by which appropriate probe motion parameters are established by individually estimating temperature changes which occur due to a plurality of heat sources existing within the probe. By individually storing or correcting relative temperature change data associated with motion parameters due to a plurality of heat source elements, an optimum driving voltage for the ultrasound transducers is set. Since a transmission drive voltage is larger than the conventional drive voltage can be set under a permissible probe temperature, image diagnosis can be improved.

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