Ultrasound transducer assembly
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorAntonia Cornelia van Rens
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Abstract
An ultrasound transducer assembly (30) is disclosed, comprising: a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements (34, 36, 38) for receiving ultrasound waves and for providing transducer signals (X2, X3, X4) corresponding to the respectively received ultrasound waves. The assembly comprises a plurality of signal combiners (42, 44; 60, 62, 64) for providing different output signals (Y1, Y2) on the basis of the transducer signals, and a plurality of timing elements (48, 52; 68, 70; 72, 74) for providing different time shifts (τ) to the transducer signals. Each of the ultrasound transducer elements is connected to a plurality of the signal combiners for providing the transducer signals including the different time shifts to different of the signal combiners.
Claims15
An ultrasound transducer assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements for receiving ultrasound waves and for providing transducer signals corresponding to the respectively received ultrasound waves,
- a plurality of signal combiners for providing different output signals on the basis of the transducer signals, and
- a plurality of timing elements for providing different time shifts to the transducer signals,
- wherein each of the ultrasound transducer elements is connected to a plurality of the signal combiners for providing the transducer signals including the different time shifts to different of the signal combiners, and
- wherein the plurality of signal combiners are connected to an overall combiner configured to combine the plurality of output signals to an overall output signal of the transducer assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.