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WO1997001768A3
WO1997001768A3 PCT/US1996/011166 US9611166W WO9701768A3 WO 1997001768 A3 WO1997001768 A3 WO 1997001768A3 US 9611166 W US9611166 W US 9611166W WO 9701768 A3 WO9701768 A3 WO 9701768A3
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Prior art keywords
imaging system
ultrasound imaging
portable ultrasound
scan head
circuitry used
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PCT/US1996/011166
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WO1997001768A2 (en
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Alice M Chiang
Steven R Broadstone
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Teratech Corp
Alice M Chiang
Steven R Broadstone
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Priority claimed from US08/496,805 external-priority patent/US5839442A/en
Priority claimed from US08/496,804 external-priority patent/US5590658A/en
Application filed by Teratech Corp, Alice M Chiang, Steven R Broadstone filed Critical Teratech Corp
Priority to US08/981,427 priority Critical patent/US5964709A/en
Priority to JP9504611A priority patent/JPH11508461A/en
Priority to AU63446/96A priority patent/AU700274B2/en
Priority to EP96922638A priority patent/EP0835458A2/en
Priority to US08/773,647 priority patent/US5904652A/en
Publication of WO1997001768A2 publication Critical patent/WO1997001768A2/en
Publication of WO1997001768A3 publication Critical patent/WO1997001768A3/en
Priority to US08/971,938 priority patent/US5957846A/en
Priority to KR19970709973A priority patent/KR19990028651A/ko
Priority to US09/203,877 priority patent/US6248073B1/en
Priority to US09/447,144 priority patent/US6379304B1/en
Priority to US10/114,183 priority patent/US20030028113A1/en
Priority to US11/981,759 priority patent/US8241217B2/en
Priority to US12/006,830 priority patent/US8628474B2/en
Priority to US12/008,098 priority patent/US8469893B2/en
Priority to US13/925,346 priority patent/US20180310913A9/en
Priority to US14/154,072 priority patent/US20140128740A1/en

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Abstract

A portable ultrasound imaging system (10) includes a scan head (12) coupled by a cable (16) to a portable battery-powered data processor (14) and display unit. The scan head enclosure (12) houses an array of ultrasonic transducers and the circuitry associated therewith, including pulse synchronizer circuitry used in the transmit mode for transmission of ultrasonic pulses and beam forming circuitry used in the receive mode to dynamically focus reflected ultrasonic signals returning from the region of interest being imaged.
PCT/US1996/011166 1995-06-29 1996-06-28 Portable ultrasound imaging system WO1997001768A2 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/981,427 US5964709A (en) 1995-06-29 1996-06-28 Portable ultrasound imaging system
JP9504611A JPH11508461A (en) 1995-06-29 1996-06-28 Portable ultrasonic imaging system
AU63446/96A AU700274B2 (en) 1995-06-29 1996-06-28 Portable ultrasound imaging system
EP96922638A EP0835458A2 (en) 1995-06-29 1996-06-28 Portable ultrasound imaging system
US08/773,647 US5904652A (en) 1995-06-29 1996-12-24 Ultrasound scan conversion with spatial dithering
US08/971,938 US5957846A (en) 1995-06-29 1997-11-17 Portable ultrasound imaging system
KR19970709973A KR19990028651A (en) 1995-06-29 1997-12-29
US09/203,877 US6248073B1 (en) 1995-06-29 1998-12-02 Ultrasound scan conversion with spatial dithering
US09/447,144 US6379304B1 (en) 1995-06-29 1999-11-23 Ultrasound scan conversion with spatial dithering
US10/114,183 US20030028113A1 (en) 1995-06-29 2002-04-02 Ultrasound scan conversion with spatial dithering
US11/981,759 US8241217B2 (en) 1995-06-29 2007-10-31 Portable ultrasound imaging data
US12/006,830 US8628474B2 (en) 1995-06-29 2008-01-04 Portable ultrasound imaging system
US12/008,098 US8469893B2 (en) 1995-06-29 2008-01-08 Portable ultrasound imaging system
US13/925,346 US20180310913A9 (en) 1995-06-29 2013-06-24 Portable ultrasound imaging system
US14/154,072 US20140128740A1 (en) 1995-06-29 2014-01-13 Portable ultrasound imaging system

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US08/496,805 1995-06-29
US08/496,805 US5839442A (en) 1995-06-29 1995-06-29 Portable ultrasound imaging system
US08/496,804 1995-06-29
US08/496,804 US5590658A (en) 1995-06-29 1995-06-29 Portable ultrasound imaging system
US08/599,816 1996-02-12
US08/599,816 US5690114A (en) 1995-06-29 1996-02-12 Portable ultrasound imaging system

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US08/981,427 A-371-Of-International US5964709A (en) 1995-06-29 1996-06-28 Portable ultrasound imaging system
US08/773,647 Continuation-In-Part US5904652A (en) 1995-06-29 1996-12-24 Ultrasound scan conversion with spatial dithering
US08/971,938 Continuation US5957846A (en) 1995-06-29 1997-11-17 Portable ultrasound imaging system
US09/123,991 Continuation US6106472A (en) 1995-06-29 1998-07-28 Portable ultrasound imaging system
US13/925,346 Continuation US20180310913A9 (en) 1995-06-29 2013-06-24 Portable ultrasound imaging system

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