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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187188 | Image processing apparatus, image processing program, storage medium and ultra-sonograph A computer 12 of an image processing apparatus 11 acquires ultrasound B-mode images of consecutive frames to estimate a carotid artery wall at a carotid artery minor axis cross section included in an ultrasound B-mode image of a predetermined frame. Th... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8157735 | Ultrasound system and method of providing ultrasound images The present invention relates to an ultrasound system for providing ultrasound images in a duplex mode. The ultrasound system comprises a transmission/reception unit for alternately transmitting a first ultrasound beam and a second ultrasound beam to a target object... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8128565 | Heat reducing ultrasound diagnostic apparatus An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus having a continuous wave Doppler mode. A line switching section is provided between an array transducer and a unit which has a CW transmission section and a CW reception section, for changing a transmitting and receiving aperture p... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7981036 | Method and system for processing doppler signal gaps A method for processing Doppler signal gaps may include receiving Doppler signals during Doppler signal acquisition to obtain data of in-phase (I) component and quadrate (Q) component signals of the Doppler signals. The method may also include receiving interruption... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7942820 | Method and system for evaluation of the hemodynamic model in depression for diagnosis and treatment The present invention provides a method for determining the cerebral hemodynamic model for depression, using carotid duplex ultrasound to establish percent stenosis of a right external carotid artery and a left external carotid artery, and transcranial Doppler ultra... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7905837 | Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: an ultrasound probe capable of 2D scanning and 3D scanning; a transceiver device which drives said ultrasound probe to perform 2D scanning and 3D scanning of the inside of a subject with an ultrasound beam; a storage devi... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7824337 | Ultrasonic image processing apparatus and control program for ultrasonic image processing apparatus Motion information of a tissue at a plurality of positions in a subject to be examined which is obtained by transmission/reception of an ultrasonic wave is acquired. This information includes, for example, a quantitative value associated with the strain of the tissu... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7815572 | Flow spectrograms synthesized from ultrasonic flow color doppler information An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system and method are described by which a user can delineate a region of interest (122, 128) in a colorflow Doppler image. The ultrasound system processes the Doppler pixel information of the region of interest (122, 128 | 10/19/2010 |
| 7798964 | Ultrasound diagnostic system and method for displaying doppler spectrum images of multiple sample volumes The embodiment of the present invention provides an ultrasound diagnostic system, including: an ultrasound diagnosis unit for transmitting ultrasound signals to a target object and receiving ultrasound echo signals to acquire B-mode image signals and Doppler spectru... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7758507 | Blood flow imaging Blood-flow image display equipment for displaying a CFM image that is not affected by a motion of a tissue in an object area during capturing of images or is affected in a reduced manner. The blood-flow image display equipment has the following components: a transmi... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7758506 | Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a scanner, an input unit, a change unit, a prediction unit, a processor, and a second processor. The scanner is configured to conduct an ultrasound segment scan by alternating a B-mode scan and a Doppler-mode scan. The inpu... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7713204 | Image data processing method and apparatus for ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, and image processing apparatus An ultrasonic diagnostic system for reducing black holes and highlighting of turbulent mosaic patterns without degradation in spatial resolution in an ultrasonic color Doppler method. The system includes a unit configured to extract image data in a specified range w... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7611464 | Method for processing Doppler signal gaps A method for processing Doppler signal gaps may include receiving Doppler signals during Doppler signal acquisition to obtain data of in-phase (I) component and quadrate (Q) component signals of the Doppler signals. The method may also include receiving interruption... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7608044 | Ultrasonic image display method and ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus An ultrasonic image display method for displaying a composite image made from a B mode image and a tissue velocity image of an object taken by means of ultrasound. The method includes decreasing the weight of the B mode image while increasing the weight of the tissu... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7353709 | Method and system for determining material properties using ultrasonic attenuation A method and system is disclosed for determining a property of an object by measuring ultrasonic attenuation. With the proposed method, a measured ultrasonic interaction signal of the object is compared with a reference signal produced using the same generation and ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354400 | Ultrasonographic method and ultrasonographic device An ultrasonographic method includes: a first encoding transmission/reception step for transmitting an ultrasonic beam encoded by an encoding set consisting of a plurality of modulation codes in which at least two are in complementary relationship and demodulating re... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347820 | Phased array acoustic system for 3D imaging of moving parts The invention relates to an ultrasound phased array imaging system comprising: probe (10) with a 2-D array of transducer elements (12) for acquiring 3-D ultrasound data of a volume of a body, including moving tissue and fluid flow; a beamforming system... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338446 | Method and apparatus for controlling power in an ultrasound system Methods and systems for controlling an ultrasound system are provided. The method includes receiving scanning information from an ultrasound system, with the scanning information including at least one of image information and spectral information. The method furthe... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338451 | Ultrasonic scatterer, ultrasonic imaging method and ultrasonic imaging apparatus The ultrasonic scatterer of the invention comprises gas-containing particles having an average particle size of 0.01 μm to 10 μm, the ultrasonic imaging method of the invention comprises transmitting an ultrasonic wave continuing for ten cycles or more; transmitti... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335539 | Method for making thin-film semiconductor device A method for making a thin-film semiconductor device includes an annealing step of irradiating an amorphous semiconductor thin film with a laser beam so as to crystallize the amorphous semiconductor thin film. In the annealing step, the semiconductor thin film is co... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331698 | Illumination device and medical imaging and examination device having an illumination device An illumination device (1,10,20,41) for illuminating an examination room (33) of an imaging medical examination device (31) has illuminants (7,21,55), which emit light when energized and can be electrically connected to a power source via... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329225 | Methods, devices, systems and computer program products for oscillating shafts using real time 3D ultrasound An oscillating shaft is scanned to provide images including the oscillating shaft in vivo in real-time with a real-time three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound scanner. An interventional device can be guided in vivo using an ultrasound scanner and includes a sheath having... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7289390 | Ultrasonic transmitting/receiving apparatus and scanning sonar employing same An ultrasonic apparatus is disclosed that includes a transducer having a plurality of transducer elements, a controller operatively connected to the transducer and driving the transducer elements to produce a first ultrasonic transmitting beam having a first frequen... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7273456 | Method for analyzing an event such as a surgical intervention on a blood vessel A method of analyzing an event comprises the steps consisting in: gathering at least one series of measurements of a physical phenomenon associated with the event or likely to be associated therewith; from a predet... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273774 | Method for making thin-film semiconductor device A method for making a thin-film semiconductor device includes an annealing step of irradiating an amorphous semiconductor thin film with a laser beam so as to crystallize the amorphous semiconductor thin film. In the annealing step, the semiconductor thin film is co... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261694 | Method and apparatus for providing real-time calculation and display of tissue deformation in ultrasound imaging An ultrasound system and method for calculation and display of tissue deformation parameters are disclosed. The tissue deformation parameter strain is determined by an accumulation of strain rate estimates for consecutive frames over an interval. The interval may be... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261695 | Trigger extraction from ultrasound doppler signals A trigger extraction system for obtaining an event trigger for an event occurring in a region of interest includes a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and a trigger extraction program stored in the memory for execution by the processor. The trigger extra... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7245746 | Ultrasound color characteristic mapping An ultrasound machine is disclosed that displays a color representation of moving structure, such as a cardiac wall tissue, within a region of interest on a monitor. The color representation is generated by displaying at least one color characteristic corresponding ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232409 | Method and apparatus for displaying endoscopic images A method is disclosed for displaying endoscopic images that includes three-dimensional surfaces, variable viewing points, directions, and orientations. A computer receives a captured endoscopic image. A virtual surface is defined in the computer with the captured im... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7223242 | Ultrasound imaging system The present invention is directed to an ultrasound imaging system and method for Doppler processing of data. The ultrasonic imaging system efficiently addresses the data computational and processing needs of Doppler processing. Software executable sequences in accor... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223240 | Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus In an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus capable of forming a three-dimensional ultrasonic image, an entire cavity portion of an organ can be displayed without any part being invisible. Three-dimensional ultrasonic image data obtained based on an ultrasonic wave transm... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7215124 | Method and apparatus for improving the quality of kinematic MR images A method and apparatus for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of a moving object, and in particular MR imaging by retrospectively selecting and sorting the MR data acquired with the known prior positions of an orthopedic joint. A mechanical apparatus limits the motion ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215802 | System and method for vascular border detection A system and method is provided for using the frequency spectrum of a radio frequency (RF) signal backscattered from vascular tissue to identify at least one border (e.g., tissue interface, etc.) on a vascular image. Embodiments of the present invention operate in a... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211045 | Method and system for using ultrasound in cardiac diagnosis and therapy A method and system for estimating the volume of blood ejected from the left ventricle of the heart to a succeeding chamber/conduit, or vice-versa, while imaging the intersection of such structures is described. The process utilizes either the M-mode to estimate vol... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201758 | Repairing procedure for the treatment of superficial and/or perforant venous insufficiency of the lower limbs by means of the application of clips, stoppers and/or artificial valves A repairing procedure for treating Superficial and/or Perforant Venous Insufficiency of the lower limbs, by means of the application of Clips, Stoppers and/or Artificial Valves. The procedure consists of the strategic and specific closure of different reflux levels ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198601 | Ultrasonic contrast medium imaging apparatus and method An ultrasonic enhanced-contrast imager includes an ultrasonic probe for transmitting an ultrasonic wave to an organism and receiving an ultrasonic wave from the organism, a transmitting section for transmitting an ultrasonic signal to the ultrasonic probe, a receivi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189208 | Method for measuring heart electrophysiology A mapping catheter is positioned in a heart chamber, and active electrode sites are activated to impose an electric field within the chamber. The blood volume and wall motion modulates the electric field, which is detected by passive electrode sites on the preferred... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7169108 | CW beam former in an ASIC The present invention relates to a continuous wave Doppler beam former application specific integrated circuit (CW-ASIC). The beam former may be a transmit or receive beam former. In one mode the CW-ASIC applies to a continuous wave Doppler beam former application s... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165467 | Disposable sterilizable liner for a level, pressure or temperature measurement instrument In order to provide means for allowing a time and cost effective use of measurement instruments (1, 21, 22, 41, 55) in industrial applications where high standard of hygiene need to be fulfilled, a disposable sterilizable liner (15, 27, 28, 51, 67) for... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162292 | Beam scanning probe system for surgery With the beam scanning probe system for surgery, a pointer indicating the observation point of a beam scanning probe is superimposed upon an image of a lesion to be operated on in the head which is obtained via a TV camera or a surgery microscope, and the superimpos... | 01/09/2007 |
