Extended Field of View Ultrasound Imaging with 2D Array Probes
A two-dimensional array and array technology, applied in the field of medical diagnostic ultrasound systems, can solve problems such as expensive systems
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[0024] first reference figure 1 , shows in block diagram form an ultrasound system constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention. The probe is coupled to the system comprising a two-dimensional array transducer 500 and a microbeamformer 502 . The microbeamformer includes circuitry that controls the signals applied to groups of elements ("patches") of the array transducer 500 and performs some processing on the echo signals received by each group of elements. A microbeamformer in the probe advantageously reduces the number of conductors in the cable 503 between the probe and the ultrasound system, and is described in US Patent 5,997,479 (Savord et al.) and US Patent 6,436,048 (Resque).
[0025]The probe is coupled to the scanner 310 of the ultrasound system. The scanner includes a beamforming controller 312 that is responsive to the user controls 36 and provides control signals to the microbeamformer 502 to instruct the probe as to the timing, frequen...
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