Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ultrasound imaging apparatus and method having two dimensional focus
- Patent Title (中): 具有二维焦点的超声成像装置和方法
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Application No.: US11125174Application Date: 2005-05-10
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Publication No.: US07972270B2Publication Date: 2011-07-05
- Inventor: Kenji Hamada
- Applicant: Kenji Hamada
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo JP Otawara-shi
- Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba,Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
- Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba,Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo JP Otawara-shi
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2004-141432 20040511
- Main IPC: A61B8/00
- IPC: A61B8/00

Abstract:
An ultrasound imaging apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe configured to transmit an ultrasonic beam to an object and receive a reflective ultrasonic signal, a controller configured to control the ultrasonic probe such that the ultrasonic beam is focused on focus positions in at least two directions, each of which is substantially perpendicular to a transmission and reception direction, an image generation unit configured to generate an ultrasonic image based on the reflective ultrasonic signal and a display unit configured to display the at least two focus positions or the focus position in the direction which is substantially perpendicular to the ultrasonic image with the ultrasonic image.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050256407A1 Ultrasound imaging apparatus and method of ultrasound imaging Public/Granted day:2005-11-17
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