Invention Grant
US08792295B2 Method and system for monitoring a transducer array in an ultrasound system
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用于监测超声系统中的换能器阵列的方法和系统
- Patent Title: Method and system for monitoring a transducer array in an ultrasound system
- Patent Title (中): 用于监测超声系统中的换能器阵列的方法和系统
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Application No.: US13362890Application Date: 2012-01-31
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Publication No.: US08792295B2Publication Date: 2014-07-29
- Inventor: Kjell Kristoffersen , Geir Haugen , Morten Lennart Haugen , Anders R. Sornes
- Applicant: Kjell Kristoffersen , Geir Haugen , Morten Lennart Haugen , Anders R. Sornes
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: The Small Patent Law Group
- Agent Dean D. Small
- Main IPC: H04B17/00
- IPC: H04B17/00

Abstract:
Methods and systems for monitoring a transducer array in an ultrasound probe are provided. One method includes acquiring ultrasound data using an ultrasound probe during an imaging mode of operation, wherein the ultrasound data includes echo information. The method further includes comparing the echo information from a plurality of transducer elements of a transducer array of the ultrasound probe during the imaging mode of operation, wherein the echo information is non-beamformed signal data. The method also includes determining non-uniformity information for the transducer array using the compared echo information during the imaging mode of operation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130194891A1 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A TRANSDUCER ARRAY IN AN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2013-08-01
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