| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and a method, probing a material under investigation using an ultrasound beam. SOLUTION: Echolocation data are generated using a multi-dimensional transform capable of using phase and amplitude information to distinguish echoes resulting from ultrasound beam components produced using different ultrasound transducers 530. Since the multi-dimensional transform does not depend on using receive or transmit beam lines, a multi-dimensional area can be imaged using a single ultrasound transmission line. In some embodiments, this ability increases image frame rate and reduces the amount of ultrasound energy required to generate an image. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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