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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120108974 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND PROGRAM An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: an ultrasound probe; a transmission section which supplies the probe with a drive signal; a receiving section which receives a reception signal sent from the probe; an image generation section which generates frame image data... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120053459 | ALIGNMENT AND IMAGING OF AN EYE WITH AN ULTRASONIC SCANNER A method and apparatus are disclosed for generating accurate and precise ultrasonic images of biological materials or animate objects, such as the cornea and lens of the eye, and, in particular, to an ultrasonic scanning apparatus that can position its virtual center of... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20110319763 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED MEASURING OF THE INTERVENTRICULAR SEPTUM THICKNESS A method for automatically measuring interventricular septum thickness is provided. The method in one embodiment comprises acquiring a series of ultrasound images of a heart, acquiring a septum mask by applying a septum segmentation algorithm on the series of ultrasound... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110301465 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ELASTIC IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD An elastic image suitable for diagnosis is easily acquired without depending on the examiner's pressure technique. The displacement of tissue in a tomographic portion of an object is measured on the basis of a pair of RF signal frame data items regarding the tomographic... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110282208 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS The present disclosure provides an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a fastening part having a band shape and wound around a diagnosis object; and an examination part connected to the fastening part and allowing a probe to mov... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110224551 | Ultrasound Imaging Probe and Method An ultrasound probe is provided having an ultrasound module received in a housing thereof, the ultrasound module including a plurality of transducers longitudinally spaced apart within the housing and a control and processing system electrically coupled to the transduce... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110218441 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS In an examination section of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, an ultrasonic transducer (UT) unit, a shape measurement unit, and a belt conveyor for moving the UT unit and the shape measurement unit parallel to an object to be viewed are provided. The UT unit has an U... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110098571 | SCAN LINE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD A method for forming an image of a target from echo return data in an ultrasound system by receiving a set of scanlines from an ultrasound transducer and applying a transform to map the scanlines to a plane of best fit, then mapping and interpolating the transformed dat... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20100280378 | ULTRASONOGRAPHIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING ULTRASONOGRAPHIC DEVICE IMAGE QUALITY It is possible to improve an image quality of an ultrasonographic device and improve visibility of a tissue structure and a lesion. According to a noise amount estimated for each of at least two resolution levels and reliability of the noise amount estimation, a correct... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100268087 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE CONSTRUCTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF Three-dimensional image data is constructed without reducing precision of tomographic image data by each radial scanning which is acquired by scanning in a longitudinal axis direction of a probe even when a variation of rotational speed of radial scanning occurs due to ... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100145197 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A MOTION-CORRECTED 3D IMAGE OF A CYCLICALLY MOVING OBJECT The invention relates to a device and method for generating a motion-corrected 3D image of a cyclically moving object by means of an ultrasound probe, comprising the steps of providing at least one 3D reference image of the object, the 3D reference image showing the obj... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100094125 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR 3-D IMAGING A system and method for recording and depicting ultrasound images of a moving object are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, ultrasound images are acquired as the field of view of an ultrasound probe is advanced across the tissues of interest during a resting period b... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100022881 | Ultrasound Breast Diagnostic System To provide an ultrasound breast diagnostic system suitable for screening of breast cancer and minimizing the burden on the doctor examining the captured image. An ultrasound breast diagnostic system comprises an ultrasound breast imaging apparatus having a water bath in... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100004539 | USER INTERFACE FOR ULTRASOUND MAMMOGRAPHIC IMAGING Methods and related apparatuses are described for acquiring and displaying ultrasound mammographic image information. The system includes an ultrasound image acquisition device having at least one ultrasonic transducer positionable by a user on breast tissue of a patien... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090318804 | Cryotherapy Planning and Control System The present invention relates to devices and methods for planning and supervising minimally invasive surgery. Included are enhancements to systems for planning, monitoring, and controlling cryosurgery.... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090264759 | Ultrasound Imaging Catheter With Pivoting Head An ultrasound imaging catheter system includes a pivot head assembly coupled between a ultrasound transducer array and the distal end of the catheter. The pivot head assembly includes a pivot joint enabling the transducer array to pivot through a large angle about the c... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090234229 | MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS In a medical imaging apparatus for imaging mammary gland and breast while compressing the breast with a compression plate, the influence of reflection and attenuation of ultrasonic waves in the compression plate can be reduced to improve the image quality of ultrasonic ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090216125 | Reslution optical & ultrasound devices for imaging and treatment of body lumens A rotationally vibrating imaging catheter and method of utilization has an array of ultrasound or optical transducers and an actuator along with signal processing, display, and power subsystems. The actuator of the preferred embodiment is a solid-state nitinol actuator.... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090209860 | Ultrasonic probe In an ultrasonic probe of the present invention, a probe main body that comprises a flat shaped piezoelectric element group having a plurality of strip shaped piezoelectric elements arranged in a line in the major axis direction, which is the crosswise direction of the ... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090209859 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC IMAGING METHOD An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe 2 for transmitting/receiving ultrasonic waves to/from an object to be examined, ultrasonic image construction unit 7 for constructing a 3-dimensional ultrasonic image based on the 3-dimensiona... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090177088 | Ultrasonic Probe A short axis scanning type ultrasonic wave probe configured such that: a plurality of strip shaped piezoelectric elements is arranged in a long axis direction, which is a crosswise direction of the piezoelectric elements, so as to form a flat piezoelectric element group... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090131796 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING ULTRASONIC TISSUE HARMONIC AMPLITUDE An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and imaging method for harmonic enhancement or suppression are disclosed. A fundamental transmit signal and a 3f0 transmit signal are combined to emit as an ultrasonic pulse signal. For harmonic enhancement, when the phase o... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090112090 | Ultrasonic imaging apparatus There is provided an ultrasonic imaging apparatus capable of optimizing parameters in frequency compound imaging. The ultrasonic imaging apparatus includes an optimal parameter calculation unit that calculates optimal values of processing parameters in the frequency com... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090112088 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, IMAGE DATA GENERATING APPARATUS, ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND IMAGE DATA GENERATING METHOD An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a displacement measuring unit, a motor information measuring unit, a comparison parameter calculation unit and a parameter image data generating unit. The displacement measuring unit two-dimensionally measures displacements of... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090082670 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC METHOD An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus has a probe, an ultrasonic wave control unit, a volume data generation unit, and a three-dimensional display processing unit. The ultrasonic wave control unit controls the probe to transmit low-sound-pressure pulses to a scan region at... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090005681 | Ultrasound System And Method Of Forming Ultrasound Image The present invention relates to an ultrasound system, which includes: a transmit/receive unit for transmitting ultrasound signals toward a target object having reflectors along scan lines and receiving ultrasound echo signals reflected from the target object to form re... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080319318 | Breast scanning system A breast scanning system configured to scan a breast of a patient includes a table configured to receive the patient thereon. The table has an aperture formed therein configured to receive the breast of the patient pendant therethrough and positionable over and into a b... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080287798 | PACKAGING AND FLUID FILLING OF ULTRASOUND IMAGING CATHETERS An imaging catheter assembly is presented. The imaging catheter assembly includes an imaging catheter which includes an imaging catheter tip. Further, the imaging catheter assembly includes a fluid reservoir connected to the imaging catheter and configured to deliver fl... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080287797 | FLUID-FILLABLE ULTRASOUND IMAGING CATHETER TIPS An imaging catheter tip is presented. The imaging catheter tip includes a housing. Further, the imaging catheter tip includes a transducer assembly located within the housing in a distal portion of the imaging catheter tip. The transducer assembly includes a transducer.... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080262355 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FAST 3D ULTRASOUND IMAGING The present invention provides a method and apparatus for fast 3D ultrasound imaging. The method comprises data acquisition, desired data selection, data smoothing, table construction, ray casting, table look-up, ray synthesis and final result output. The apparatus comp... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080255453 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: a first ultrasonic probe; a first transmitting/receiving device which drives the first ultrasonic probe to perform scan with an ultrasonic beam; an ultrasonic image generating device which generates an ultrasonic image, based... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080249414 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MEASURE CARDIAC EJECTION FRACTION A system and method to acquire 3D ultrasound-based images during the end-systole and end-diastole time points of a cardiac cycle to allow determination of the change and percentage change in left ventricle volume at the time points.... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080249415 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, BREAST IMAGING SYSTEM, AND BREAST IMAGING METHOD A compression paddle of a mammographic diagnosis apparatus is provided with an opening portion which allows an ultrasonic probe to be fitted therein and slide. This apparatus performs ultrasonic scanning on a breast compressed/fixed to the compression paddle, and recons... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080242991 | Probe for Ultrasound Diagnosis and Ultrasound Diagnostic System Using the Same The present invention relates to a probe, which is adapted to match acoustic impedances and shield undesired signals, and an ultrasound diagnostic system configured to use such a probe. The probe for conducting ultrasound diagnosis includes a transducer array for transm... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080234584 | Method and System for Ultrasonic Imaging of an Organ in a Patient's Body Through a Part of the Patient's Respiratory Tract The invention relates to a method for ultrasonic imaging of an organ in a patient's body through a part of the patient's respiratory tract, including: arranging an ultrasonic imaging device in or on the patient's body; introducing a flexible catheter carrying at least o... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080228076 | Ultrasonic Imaging Device This invention provides an ultrasonic imaging system that implements imaging by distinguishing sharply and definitely the echo components generated by scattering in a microbubble contrast medium, from the tissue harmonic components generated by nonlinear propagation of ... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080194959 | Breast Ultrasound Scanning Promoting Patient Comfort and Improved Imaging Near Chest Wall An apparatus and related methods for scanning a breast are described, the apparatus comprising a frame defining an orifice shaped to allow the breast to be received therein, a compressive member secured to the frame across the orifice that compresses the received breast... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080139938 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IDENTIFY AND MEASURE ORGAN WALL BOUNDARIES Systems and methods are described for acquiring, processing, and presenting boundaries of a cavity-tissue interface within a region-of-interest in an ultrasound image based upon the strength of signals of ultrasound echoes returning from structures within the region-of-... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080097210 | Ultrasonic Diagnosis of Ischemic Cardiodisease A diagnostic imaging method and ultrasound system are described for detecting abnormalities of the left ventricle of the heart. A sequence of images including the mitral valve is acquired and processed to identify the location of the mitral valve in each of the images i... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20070167785 | Diagnostic mode switching A system is described having a JTAG diagnostic unit 2 and a serial wire diagnostic unit 4. A watcher unit 6 is connected to a data connection 14 shared between the diagnostic units 2, 4. Special patterns detected upon the shared data c... | 07/19/2007 |
