<p>A system for acquiring an ultrasound signal comprises a signal processing unit adapted for acquiring a received ultrasound signal from an ultrasound transducer having a plurality of elements. The system is adapted to receive ultrasound signals having a frequency of at least 20 megahertz (MHz) with a transducer having a field of view of at least 5.0 millimeters (mm) at a frame rate of at least 20 frames per second (fps). The signal processing can further produce an ultrasound image from the acquired ultrasound signal. The transducer can be a linear array transducer, a phased array transducer, a two-dimensional (2-D) array transducer, or a curved array transducer.</p>
申请公布号
CA2628100(A1)
申请公布日期
2007.05.18
申请号
CA20062628100
申请日期
2006.11.02
申请人
VISUALSONICS INC.
发明人
DAIGLE, RONALD E.;MEHI, JAMES I;PFLUGRATH, LAUREN S.;FOSTER, STUART F.;HIRSON, DESMOND;LIU, KAI WEN;BRASFIELD, LAURENCE C.;WEN, JERROLD;STARKOSKI, BRIAN