Ultrasound 3D imaging system
US8348849B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 24, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S15/8993
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to an ultrasound imaging system in which the scan head either includes a beamformer circuit that performs far field subarray beamforming or includes a sparse array selecting circuit that actuates selected elements. When used with second stage beamforming system, three dimensional ultrasound images can be generated.
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