KR20100084203A - 다중 펄서를 이용하여 송신펄스신호의 파워를 조절하는 초음파 시스템 - Google Patents
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- 초음파 시스템으로서,초음파 신호를 대상체에 송신하고 상기 대상체로부터 반사되는 초음파 에코신호를 수신하여 수신신호를 형성하도록 동작하는 다수의 변환소자를 포함하는 초음파 프로브; 및상기 다수의 변환소자 각각에 인가될 송신펄스신호를 형성하도록 동작하는 다중 펄서를 포함하고, 송신 제어 클럭(transmit control clock), 송신 주파수(transmit frequency) 및 펄서 개수에 따라 상기 송신펄스신호의 파워를 조절하기 위한 가중치를 상기 다중 펄서에 가하도록 동작하는 송신부를 포함하는 초음파 시스템.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 송신부는,상기 송신 제어 클럭, 상기 송신 주파수(transmit frequency) 및 상기 펄서 개수에 따라, 상기 다중 펄서에 가해지는 가중치를 산출하도록 동작하는 가중치 산출부; 및상기 산출된 가중치를 상기 다중 펄서에 가하여 상기 송신펄스신호의 파워를 조절하도록 동작하는 가중치 설정부를 포함하는 초음파 시스템.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 송신부는 상기 다중 펄서를 이용하여 다중 레벨 송신 파형(multi-level transmit waveform)을 형성하도록 더 동작하는 초음파 시스템.
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EP10150041A EP2209019A1 (en) | 2009-01-16 | 2010-01-04 | Power control of transmit pulses in an ultrasound system |
US12/686,970 US20100185098A1 (en) | 2009-01-16 | 2010-01-13 | Power control of transmit pulses in an ultrasound system |
JP2010006207A JP2010162351A (ja) | 2009-01-16 | 2010-01-14 | 多重パルサを用いて送信パルス信号のパワーを調節する超音波システム |
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