Transducer array imaging system

摘要

The disclosed embodiments include a method, system, and device for conducting ultrasound interrogation of a medium. The novel method includes transmitting a non-beamformed or beamformed ultrasound wave into the medium, receiving more than one echoed ultrasound wave from the medium, and converting the received echoed ultrasound wave into digital data. The novel method may further transmit the digital data. In some embodiments, the transmitting may be wireless. The novel device may include transducer elements, an analog-to-digital converter in communication with the transducer elements, and a transmitter in communication with the analog-to-digital converter. The transducers may operate to convert a first electrical energy into an ultrasound wave. The first electrical energy may or may not be beamformed. The transducers also may convert an echoed ultrasound wave into a second electrical energy. The analog-to-digital converter may convert the electrical energy into digital data, and the transmitter may transmit the digital data.

主权项

1. A method for conducting ultrasound interrogation of a medium, comprising:
receiving an ultrasound echo wave at a first location; receiving the ultrasound echo wave at a second location;
converting ultrasound echo wave received at the first location to digital data and the ultrasound echo wave received at the second location to digital data;decimating the digital data of the ultrasound echo wave received at the first location and the ultrasound echo wave received at the second location before combining the digital data of the received ultrasound echo wave received at the first location with the digital data of the ultrasound echo wave received at the second location;at least one computer processor, the at least one computer processor configured to reduce the digital data associated with the ultrasound echo wave before the digital data representing the received ultrasound echo wave received at the first ultrasound transducer element and at the second ultrasound transducer element is beamformed, wherein the at least one computer processor reduces a quantity of the digital data by limiting the digital data provided to the wireless transmitter to data representing a displayed area of interest of the region of the medium, the area of interest smaller than the region of the medium;transmitting wirelessly the decimated and uncombined digital data to a main unit; receiving the decimated and uncombined digital data at the main unit;
interpolating the received digital data; andforming an image from the interpolated digital data.