JP2018519052A - 非対称送信信号を用いる超音波システム - Google Patents
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- 超音波エネルギーを身体に送信する超音波システムであって、
超音波トランスデューサ要素のアレイを持つ超音波プローブと、
前記超音波トランスデューサ要素に結合される送信チャネルを持ち、それぞれの送信間隔の間に非対称な送信信号を前記要素に印加する送信ビーム形成器とを有する、超音波システム。 - 前記トランスデューサ要素が、圧電セラミックトランスデューサ要素を更に有する、請求項1に記載の超音波システム。
- 前記圧電セラミックトランスデューサ要素が、単結晶トランスデューサ要素を更に有する、請求項2に記載の超音波システム。
- 前記単結晶トランスデューサ要素が、単結晶PMN−PT、PZN−PT、又はPIN−PMN−PTを更に有する、請求項3に記載の超音波システム。
- 各送信チャネルをトランスデューサ要素に結合するT/Rスイッチを更に有する、請求項1に記載の超音波システム。
- 前記T/Rスイッチを前記トランスデューサ要素に結合するプローブケーブルを更に有する、請求項1に記載の超音波システム。
- 前記超音波トランスデューサ要素が、負の極性のトランスデューサ要素を更に有し、
前記非対称送信信号は、ゼロ基準電圧に対して負の平均振幅値を示す、請求項1に記載の超音波システム。 - 前記超音波トランスデューサ要素が、正の極性のトランスデューサ要素を更に有し、
前記非対称送信信号は、ゼロ基準電圧に対して正の平均振幅値を示す、請求項1に記載の超音波システム。 - 各送信チャネルが、デジタル送信信号データを格納するハードウェアアドレス可能なメモリデバイス又はシフトレジスタを更に有する、請求項1に記載の超音波システム。
- 各送信チャネルが、デジタル送信信号データを受信し、アナログ送信信号へと前記データを変換するデジタル−アナログ変換器を更に有する、請求項9に記載の超音波システム。
- 各送信チャネルが、アナログ送信信号を受信し、トランスデューサ要素に高電圧送信信号を印加する高電圧送信増幅器を更に有する、請求項10に記載の超音波システム。
- 前記非対称送信信号が、プッシュパルス送信信号を更に有する、請求項1に記載の超音波システム。
- 前記プッシュパルス送信信号が更に、50〜1000マイクロ秒の持続時間のプッシュパルスを生成する、請求項12に記載の超音波システム。
- 前記送信ビーム形成器が更に、非対称RF信号を印加する、請求項1に記載の超音波システム。
- 前記システムが、DCバイアス回路を有し、前記非対称信号は、DCバイアスにおける対称RF信号を有する、請求項1に記載の超音波システム。
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