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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE43048 | Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging with harmonic contrast agents Apparatus and methods are disclosed for the detection and imaging of ultrasonic harmonic contrast agents. The harmonic echo effect is detected through alternate polarity acquisition of harmonic contrast agent effects, which provides the benefits of suppressing the h... | 12/27/2011 |
| 6315729 | Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging with contrast agents Apparatus and methods are disclosed for the detection and imaging of ultrasonic contrast agents. Ultrasonic apparatus is provided for coherent imaging of ultrasonic contrast agents, and for detecting harmonic contrast agents. The inventive apparatus inclu... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6104126 | Composite transducer with connective backing block A backing block for an ultrasonic array transducer comprises a flex circuit embedded in a body of acoustic backing material, with conductive traces on the flex circuit terminating at the surface of the body at which an array transducer is mounted and exte... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6036643 | Ultrasonic harmonic doppler imaging An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system and method are described by which a fundamental frequency signal is transmitted into the body and harmonic (nonlinear) echo returns are received from the transmission. The harmonic echo signals are Doppler processed... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5951478 | Two pulse technique for ultrasonic harmonic imaging Apparatus and methods are disclosed for the detection and imaging of ultrasonic harmonic contrast agents. The harmonic echo effect is detected through alternate polarity acquisition of harmonic contrast agent effects, which provides the benefits of suppre... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5916168 | Three dimensional M-mode ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system A three dimensional M-mode imaging system and techniques are described for acquiring and forming three dimensional ultrasonic M-mode images from ultrasonic data acquired over time from a stationary scanhead. The resultant images exhibit two spatial dimens... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5860924 | Three dimensional ultrasonic diagnostic image rendering from tissue and flow images A medical diagnostic ultrasound system is described in which ultrasonic B mode tissue information and Doppler flow information is acquired from a volumetric region of the body and processed in an interleaved sequence to render a three dimensional image. T... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5846200 | Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system for analysis of left ventricular function An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is provided for measuring the volume of a chamber of the heart or other organ or vessel. An ultrasonic transducer probe is used to scan the chamber with a plurality of spatially distinct scan planes. The pixels of t... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5833613 | Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging with contrast agents Apparatus and methods are disclosed for the detection and imaging of ultrasonic contrast agents. Ultrasonic apparatus is provided for coherent imaging of ultrasonic contrast agents, and for detecting harmonic contrast agents. The inventive apparatus inclu... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5800356 | Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system with doppler assisted tracking of tissue motion A method and apparatus are presented for tracing the border of tissue through temporally acquired scanlines comprising the steps of reducing noise in the scanlines, producing a map of tissue edges from the scanlines, denoting a tissue border to be traced,... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5782769 | Ultrasonic diagnostic image flash suppression technique A flash suppresser for a diagnostic ultrasonic imaging system which processes Doppler signals is provided which eliminates flash artifacts by means of a min-max filter.... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5762067 | Ultrasonic endoscopic probe An ultrasonic endoscopic probe is provided with an articulating distal tip at which and ultrasonic transducer is located. The articulating section of the probe can be locked in an articulated position by a lock control located at a control section of the ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5752517 | Intraoperative ultrasound probes for ultrasonic examination during surgery Intraoperative ultrasound probes are described having contoured side surfaces which enable the probe to be held between the fingers of a surgeon during a surgical ultrasound procedure. The probes advantageously permit the surgeon to conduct a tactile exam... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5722412 | Hand held ultrasonic diagnostic instrument A hand held ultrasonic instrument is provided in a portable unit which performs both B mode and Doppler imaging. In a preferred embodiment an array transducer, digital beamformer, digital filter, and image processor are packaged in one or more enclosures ... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5720291 | Three dimensional medical ultrasonic diagnostic image of tissue texture and vasculature A medical diagnostic ultrasound system is described in which ultrasonic B mode tissue information and Doppler flow information is acquired from a volumetric region of the body and processed together to render a three dimensional image. The three dimension... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5718229 | Medical ultrasonic power motion imaging An ultrasonic imaging system is provided which produces signals representative of tissue motion through amplitude detection of echo signals from which stationary clutter has been removed. Tissue motion may be distinguished from noise and flow signals on t... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5715823 | Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system with universal access to diagnostic information and images A medical ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is provided which is capable of being accessed over data communication networks such as the Internet, making the ultrasonic images, diagnostic reports, and ultrasound system diagnostics information and operat... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5706819 | Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging with harmonic contrast agents Apparatus and methods are disclosed for the detection and imaging of ultrasonic harmonic contrast agents. The harmonic echo effect is detected through alternate polarity acquisition of harmonic contrast agent effects, which provides the benefits of suppre... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5669385 | Ultrasonic scanning of tissue motion in three dimensions An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is provided which utilizes a multivariate processor to discriminate between Doppler power signals which were produced by moving tissue, and Doppler power signals which were produced by fluid flow. Discriminated movi... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5648942 | Acoustic backing with integral conductors for an ultrasonic transducer A two phase composite acoustic backing for an ultrasonic transducer array is formed of a first composite material which is electrically conductive and relatively attenuative to acoustic energy and forms a plurality of isolated conductive paths between ind... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5645066 | Medical ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system with scanning guide for three dimensional imaging An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is provided with a scanning guide which assists a user in conducting three dimensional ultrasonic scanning of a patient. The guide is visual or audible or both, and gives the physician a real time indicator by which... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5636631 | Ultrasonic image data formats A format for ultrasonic image data storage is described that utilizes a standard data formatting system to provide information specific to ultrasonic images and, in particular, sequences of ultrasonic images. The format utilizes a technique of tagged data... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5634466 | Ultrasonic transesophageal probe with detachable transducer tip A multiplane TEE probe is provided for the imaging and diagnosis of multiple scan planes from within a cavity of the body. The probe includes an articulation section formed of a plurality of interconnected links. The articulation section is controlled fro... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634465 | Continuous display of cardiac blood flow information A technique for continuously determining and displaying the peak velocities of spectral Doppler information is disclosed. A Doppler noise threshold level is determined from operating characteristics of the ultrasound system, probe, or both. Received spect... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5617863 | Ultrasonic diagnostic image scanning techniques A technique for scanning an image field with adjacent beams of ultrasonic energy is provided in which initially transmitted beams are transmitted along beam directions at the lateral sides of the image field. Subsequent beams are alternately transmitted o... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5606972 | Ultrasonic doppler measurement of blood flow velocities by array transducers A Doppler signal processor is provided for an ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system which identifies the peak and mean flow velocities by Doppler interrogation of a sample volume within the body. The effects of spectral broadening resulting from the use of... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5603323 | Medical ultrasonic diagnostic system with upgradeable transducer probes and other features A remotely upgradeable medical diagnostic ultrasound system is described which is upgradeable with a new transducer probe by means of air shipment of the upgrade hardware and remote transmission of upgrade data which controls operation of the probe. The u... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5555887 | Ultrasonic transducer probe with heat dissipating lens A multiplane TEE probe is provided in which an aluminum sheet is embedded in the acoustic lens in front of the transducer to dissipate heat which accumulates in the lens. The embedded aluminum foil sheet in front of the transducer helps reduce such heat b... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5546946 | Ultrasonic diagnostic transducer array with elevation focus An ultrasonic diagnostic transducer array is provided for providing electronic focusing in the longitudinal plane and elevational focusing. Elements of the array are subdiced in the elevational direction to provide subelements with aspect ratios varying i... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5529070 | Acquisition and display of ultrasonic images from sequentially oriented image planes An ultrasonic imaging system is disclosed which produces a sequence of images of planes of a subject including both image and spatial positional information of the image plane. In one embodiment the positional information is developed from a plurality of ... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5517994 | Self diagnostic ultrasonic imaging systems A method and apparatus are described for testing the integrity of an ultrasonic transducer probe or the ultrasound system connected to the probe. The elements of the transducer are pulsed at a time when the probe is not in contact with a patient and the s... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5485842 | Ultrasonic diagnostic scan conversion for three dimensional display processing A method and apparatus are provided for processing ultrasonic diagnostic image information acquired in a plurality of scan planes for presentation as a three dimensional display of a volumetric region of the body. The image points in each scan plane are r... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5482045 | Ultrasonic diagnostic system gain control An ultrasonic diagnostic system is provided which automatically sets up the TGC characteristic to be used for a given ultrasound examination. Upon user selection of a particular ultrasound application, a setup controller accesses a predetermined TGC chara... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5482047 | Intraoperative ultrasound probe An intraoperative ultrasonic transducer probe is described comprising a handle section and a transducer section which resemble a tiny leg and foot. The two sections are obtusely angled relative to each other so that the physician may continue to clearly v... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5479930 | Ultrasonic transesophageal probe with articulation control for the imaging and diagnosis of multiple scan planes A multiplane TEE probe is provided for the imaging and diagnosis of multiple scan planes from within a cavity of the body. The probe includes an articulation section formed of a plurality of interconnected links. The articulation section is controlled fro... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5476097 | Simultaneous ultrasonic imaging and Doppler display system An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is provided by which an ultrasonic image and Doppler flow information are simultaneously displayed from echo acquisition sequences alternating between image signal acquisition and Doppler signal acquisition. To cont... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5474073 | Ultrasonic diagnostic scanning for three dimensional display An ultrasonic diagnostic system and scanning technique are described for producing three dimensional ultrasonic image displays utilizing power Doppler signal information. In a preferred embodiment the power Doppler signal information is displayed in the a... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5471990 | Ultrasonic doppler power measurement and display system An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is provided which calibrates and quantifies colors of a color power Doppler display to produce quantified measurements of Doppler power intensity. The colors of a color power Doppler image are divided into discrete ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5471989 | Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging with enhanced zoom An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is provided in which a portion of an ultrasonic image can be selected for enlarged display as a "zoom" image. When the image portion is displayed in its enlarged format, the bandwidth of a filter in the ultrasonic i... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5456257 | Ultrasonic detection of contrast agents An ultrasonic diagnostic system is provided which detects the presence of coated microbubble contrast agents in the body of a patient by transmitting ultrasonic energy which causes the destruction of the coated microbubbles and detects the microbubble des... | 10/10/1995 |
