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6506155 |
Data entry and setup system and method for ultrasound imaging
An ultrasound imaging system includes a data entry device that reads storage media that is assigned to each patient on which the system is to be used or the operator of the system to obtain...
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6500126 |
Ultrasound system transducer adapter
An ultrasound imaging system comprising an ultrasound transducer, an ultrasound imaging device incompatible with the transducer and a transducer adapter including an adapter-transducer connector to...
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6500120 |
Beamforming system using analog random access memory
A simple, low cost ultrasound beamforming system uses an analog random access memory (RAM) element for each beamforming channel. The system includes a processor and an ultrasonic transducer array....
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6500119 |
Obtaining images of structures in bodily tissue
An apparatus obtains image data for a structure through bodily tissue. The apparatus includes an imaging sensor that contacts the bodily tissue to obtain image data for a first image of the...
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6500118 |
Three-dimensional ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus including a three-dimensional scanner for carrying out a three-dimensional scanning by ultrasonic waves. The apparatus also includes a three-dimensional image...
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6497660 |
Ultrasound imaging device
An ultrasound imaging device having a bipolar transmitter to generate a bipolar voltage signal, a transducer to emit an ultrasound wave in response to the bipolar voltage signal, and a bias...
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6497662 |
Rendering of a multi-dimensional object data set
A rendering system includes a rendering unit ( 2 ) and a data processing unit ( 1 ) for the processing of a multi-dimensional object data set. The data processing unit is arranged to sample a...
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6497661 |
Portable ultrasound diagnostic device with automatic data transmission
A portable ultrasound diagnostic device dynamically collecting diagnostic data from a patient and, once the portable ultrasound diagnostic device determines that collecting the diagnostic data is...
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6491637 |
Ophthalmological ultrasonography scanning apparatus
An apparatus for ultrasound scanning of the eye is provided comprising a virtual center translocation mechanism that facilitates precise arcuate motion of an ultrasonic transducer to maintain focal...
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6491630 |
Ultrasound imaging device having a soft keyboard for entering data
An ultrasound imaging device including a display which displays an ultrasound image of an object (such as a portion of a body of a patient) and a soft keyboard displayed on the display, which...
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6488625 |
Medical diagnostic ultrasound system and method
A medical diagnostic ultrasound system is provided which is portable and capable of being carried by a built in handle from location to location by single person. The system is provided in a...
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6488626 |
Ultrasonic sensing by induced tissue motion
Radiation pulses from a high energy therapeutic ultrasound system are used to stimulate tissue motion by radiation pressure. The tissue motion is monitored using a diagnostic ultrasound system.
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6488627 |
Ultrasonic image searching apparatus and ultrasonic image transmission and reception system adopting the same
An ultrasonic image searching apparatus is provided, which includes an input unit for inputting a key word for selecting an object to be searched and an ultrasonic image, a feature extraction unit...
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6485421 |
Ultrasonic imaging system and display device
To make it possible to lower the luminance of an LCD to a level suitable for a dark place, either first image data based on which a predetermined image is displayed or second image data based on...
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6485424 |
Image forming method and apparatus, and ultrasonic imaging apparatus
In forming an image without clutters indicative of a dynamic state of an echo source containing a harmonic contrast agent based on the Doppler shift of a ultrasonic echo, the variance T of the...
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6485420 |
Attenuation leveling method and apparatus for improved ultrasonic wave propagation
Improved ultrasonic wave propagation in connection with operation of ultrasonic imaging systems is made possible by the method of attenuation leveling. Attenuation leveling allows effective...
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6487433 |
Method and apparatus using golay-coded excitation for echocardiology
For ultrasound imaging using Golay-coded excitation for echocardiology, at least three focused and coded beams are transmitted at a fundamental frequency to each transmit focal zone during...
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6485427 |
Compressibility probe for monitoring blood volume changes
An apparatus and method to assess the compressibility of blood includes a combination of ultrasound transducers attached to tubing in which blood is flowing. An indicator medium is injected into...
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6482158 |
System and method of ultrasonic mammography
A system for ultrasonic mammography includes an ultrasonic mammography device for constructing an ultrasonic image of a breast having a support structure with an ultrasonic transducer mounted on...
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6482157 |
Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging systems with blended multiline for 2D and 3D applications
Multiline acquisition is used to acquire groups of beams in response to transmit pulses. At least some of the beams from spatially adjacent groups are coaxially aligned. The echo information is...
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6478739 |
Ultrasonic breast examination system
A wearable breast tissue examination device including a support element adapted to fit over at least a portion of a breast of the wearer. The support element has a shell, a measurement apparatus...
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6478740 |
Portable hand-carry satellite diagnostic ultrasound system for general and cardiac imaging
An ultrasound imaging system 18 for the generation of image data at a first location 16 that sends said data to a main ultrasound diagnostic imaging machine 10 for processing or viewing of...
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6480186 |
Apparatus and method for invoking an annotation function for an ultrasound machine
A method and apparatus is provided for annotating an image captured by an ultrasound system, which has an input device with a plurality of console keys for receiving input from an operator. The...
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6475146 |
Method and system for using personal digital assistants with diagnostic medical ultrasound systems
An system and method for incorporating the functionality of a personal digital assistant (“PDA”) with a diagnostic medical ultrasound imaging system is disclosed. The PDA is capable of...
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6471649 |
Method and apparatus for storing image information in an ultrasound device
In accordance with the present invention, a compact flash technology is utilized in an ultrasound device for storing digital images. The digital images preferably are stored in a standard format,...
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6471648 |
Medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system with a rotatable user interface element having a non-rotatable indicator
The preferred embodiments described herein provide a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system with a rotatable user interface element having a non-rotatable indicator. In one preferred...
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6471651 |
Low power portable ultrasonic diagnostic instrument
A portable ultrasonic diagnostic instrument including an array transducer, a beamformer, signal processing and imaging circuitry, and a display for the processed echo signals operates on no more...
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6468212 |
User control interface for an ultrasound processor
The virtual control user interface for an ultrasound processor includes a software driven display obtained from a memory unit in the ultrasound processor and displayed on a display monitor (part of...
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6468214 |
Apparatus for human interfaces of an ultrasonic diagnostic system
The present invention discloses an apparatus for human interfaces of an ultrasonic diagnostic system based on a personal computer. The apparatus can be applied in the input end and output end of...
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6464636 |
Configuration tool for use in ultrasound imaging device
A software program executing externally to an ultrasound imaging device. The software program enters user control values for the ultrasound imaging device and calculates parameters based on the...
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6464639 |
Method for modeling an internal object of a human body and apparatus thereof
A method for modeling an internal object of a human body includes the step of obtaining the original three-dimensional volume data of the internal object of a human body utilizing an ultrasonic...
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6461300 |
Ultrasonic imaging apparatus and method of indicating the next scanning start time
An ultrasonic imaging apparatus indicates the preceding time length which lasts until the next scanning start time on a bar graph or the like, thereby relieving the operator's duty in carrying out...
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6461301 |
Resonance based pressure transducer system
The invention relates to a resonance based pressure transducer system, insertable into a living body for the in vivo measurement of pressure. It comprises a pressure sensor ( 2 ) having a...
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6458081 |
Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
A workflow representing an operation procedure is displayed on a monitor as a status window to notify a user of the operation procedure. The workflow is defined by a workflow protocol in which...
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6456867 |
Three-dimensional reconstruction of intrabody organs
A method of reconstructing a map of a volume, including determining coordinates of a plurality of locations on a surface of the volume having a configuration, generating a grid of points defining a...
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6454712 |
Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic image measuring apparatus
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention comprises an ultrasonic probe, a transmitting/receiving unit for transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave to and from a...
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6450958 |
Portable ultrasound system with efficient shutdown and startup
An ultrasound system is described which can be turned off quickly and restarted to be ready for scanning in a matter of seconds. This is accomplished by allowing a processor and/or memory within...
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6447450 |
ECG gated ultrasonic image compounding
An ECG gated ultrasonic imaging compounding system and method for synthesizing a cineloop of a compound ultrasonic image such as a cardiac cycle is presented. In real-time operation, a series of...
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6447451 |
Mobile ultrasound diagnostic instrument and docking stand
A mobile ultrasound diagnostic instrument including a self-powered ultrasound console having electronics for driving a transducer array and processing reflected ultrasound waves, and a visual...
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6440072 |
Medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system and method for transferring ultrasound examination data to a portable computing device
The preferred embodiments described herein provide a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system and method for transferring ultrasound examination data to a portable computing device. In one...
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6440071 |
Peripheral ultrasound imaging system
A peripheral ultrasound imaging system for connection to a personal computing device or a computer network which enables real time ultrasound imaging without additional modules and without the need...
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6440073 |
Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system with automatic restart and response
An ultrasound system is described which will automatically turn on at predetermined times and condition itself for a specific scanning procedure. The system can also respond to remote queries even...
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6442289 |
Extended field of view ultrasonic diagnostic imaging
An extended field of view image is formed by combining a plurality of spatially offset ultrasonic images which have been spatially aligned. Images which are to be aligned are processed to produce...
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6436040 |
Intuitive user interface and control circuitry including linear distance measurement and user localization in a portable ultrasound diagnostic device
An ultrasound diagnostic device includes a console portion and a display portion. The console portion includes a control panel, which includes a plurality of input keys. A user may input commands...
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6436039 |
Medicial diagnostic ultrasound system and method
The preferred embodiments described herein provide a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system and method in which at least two image components of an image are separately stored in the...
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6436041 |
Medical ultrasonic imaging method with improved ultrasonic contrast agent specificity
An improved method for suppressing fundamental or desired harmonic orders in an ultrasonic medical imaging system transmits at least one reverberation-suppression pulse prior to the transmission of...
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6436051 |
Electrical connection system for ultrasonic receiver array
A connector assembly for a thin film acoustic receiver array provides a spring support block having a plurality of holes each aligning one helical compression spring which serves as a conduit...
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6438258 |
Ultrasound image processing employing non-linear tissue response backscatter signals
A method for processing ultrasound signal samples obtains enhanced images of a body structure through use of both harmonic and fundamental image processing. The method includes the steps of first...
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6432053 |
Process for non-invasively determining the dimensions of a lesion
There is disclosed a method for non-invasively determining dimensions of a lesion within soft tissue, comprising: (a) ultrasonically imaging soft tissue in an apparatus having an acoustic...
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6432055 |
Medical ultrasonic imaging system with three-state ultrasonic pulse and improved pulse generator
A three-state, pulse width modulated, bipolar waveform is constructed by summing a first component with an inverted, time-shifted version of the first component. By properly selecting the time...
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