Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and image data generating method
US9532770B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/52063
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises a driving unit, a nonlinear component extracting unit, a first image data generating unit, a second image data generating unit and a control unit. The driving unit drives an ultrasonic transducer to transmit an ultrasonic wave to a subject. The nonlinear component extracting unit extracts a nonlinear component corresponding to the ultrasonic wave from a reception signal received by the ultrasonic transducer. The first image data generating unit generates a first image data based on the nonlinear component. The second image data generating unit generates a second image data based on the reception signal. The control unit arbitrarily distributes a sound output for transmission in a definite period of time to a first ultrasonic transmission for generating the first image data and a second ultrasonic transmission for generating the second image data.
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