KR100419806B1 - 평면파를 이용하는 초음파 영상의 합성 구경 집속 방법 - Google Patents
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- 다수의 변환자를 갖는 초음파 영상 시스템의 합성 구경 집속 방법에 있어서,상기 다수의 변환자에 서로 다른 편향 시간 지연을 적용하여 평면파를 생성하는 단계,상기 평면파를 상기 다수의 변환자를 통해 대상체로 송신하는 단계,상기 대상체로부터 반사된 에코 신호들을 상기 다수의 변환자를 통해 수신하는 단계, 및상기 수신된 에코 신호들을 동적 집속하는 단계를 포함하고,상기 평면파는 상기 에코 신호들의 수신 시 사용되는 수신 부구경의 중심 위치에 대응하는 전파각도로 상기 대상체에 송신되며,상기 에코 신호들은 상기 전파각도에 대응하도록 상기 수신 부구경의 위치를 이동시킴으로써 수신되는 합성 구경 집속 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 수신된 에코 신호들을 수신 패턴 메모리에 저장하는 단계를 더 포함하는 합성 구경 집속 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 동적 집속된 에코 신호들을 결합하여 빔을 형성하는 단계를 더 포함하는 합성 구경 집속 방법.
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- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 평면파는 펄스 송신 방식 및 코드 송신 방식 중 어느 하나에 의해 생성하는 합성 구경 집속 방법.
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- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 다수의 변환자는 선형 배열 프로브 및 위상 배열 프로브 중 하나인 합성 구경 집속 방법.
- 제 2 항에 있어서,상기 저장된 에코 신호들을 상관기에서 압축하는 단계를 더 포함하는 합성구경 집속 방법.
- 제 3 항에 있어서,상기 결합 단계는 합성 송신 시간 지연과 수신 동적 집속을 위한 시간 지연을 이용하는 합성 구경 집속 방법.
- 제 6 항에 있어서,상기 평면파는 직교 특성을 갖는 Golay 코드 및 주파수 분할된 가중 Chirp 신호 중 어느 하나를 사용하는 합성 구경 집속 방법.
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- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 수신 부구경의 중심 위치를 선택함으로써 집속 깊이를 증가시키는 합성 구경 집속 방법.
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