发明名称 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BEAM ENHANCEMENT
摘要 Beam enhancement through sidelobe reduction and/or mainlobe sharpening is shown. Embodiments utilize dynamic resolution, improved dynamic resolution, and/or enhanced dynamic resolution techniques to synthesize beams, such as ultrasonic beams used in ultrasonic imaging, having desired attributes. Embodiments simultaneously form a first sample beam and a second or auxiliary sample beam for every sample to synthesize enhanced scan beams. According to a dynamic resolution techniques herein a new beam may be formed from the sum of the two sample beams. A synthesized dynamic resolution beam of embodiments has reduced sidelobes with relatively little or no spread of the mainlobe. An enhanced dynamic resolution beam sharpening function can be applied to provide a further enhanced beam, such as to further narrow the mainlobe.
申请公布号 US2014363068(A1) 申请公布日期 2014.12.11
申请号 US201414466902 申请日期 2014.08.22
申请人 FUJIFILM Sonosite, Inc. 发明人 Hwang Juin-Jet
分类号 A61B8/08 主分类号 A61B8/08
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主权项 1. A method comprising: segmenting a beam signal into a mainlobe component and a sidelobe component; independently processing at least one of the mainlobe component and the sidelobe component; and recombining the mainlobe component and the sidelobe component as independently processed.
地址 Bothell WA US