Portable ultrasound apparatus, portable ultrasound system and diagnosing method using ultrasound
AssigneeSamsung Medison Co., Ltd.
InventorsGil-ju Jin, Mi-jeoung Ahn, Hyoung-jin Kim
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Abstract
Provided are a portable ultrasound apparatus, a portable ultrasound system, and an ultrasound diagnosis method performed by using the portable ultrasound apparatus. The portable ultrasound apparatus includes at least two probes having different specifications; a first display unit for displaying an ultrasound image; and a second display unit for displaying a control screen.
Claims12
A portable ultrasound apparatus comprising:
- a first probe;
- a second probe having different specifications compared to the first probe;
- a sensing unit configured to detect an activated probe from between the first probe and the second probe;
- a first activation display unit formed around the first probe and configured to show an activation of the first probe;
- a second activation display unit formed around the second probe and configured to show an activation of the second probe;
- a first digital beamformer configured to control the first probe;
- a second digital beamformer configured to control the second probe;
- and
- a control unit configured to control elements included in the portable ultrasound apparatus.
A method for controlling a portable ultrasound apparatus comprising a first probe and a second probe having different specifications compared to the first probe, the method comprising:
- transmitting an ultrasound signal from an activated probe between the first probe and the second probe;
- in a first case that the activated probe is the first probe, she wing an activation of the first probe by turning on a first activation display unit formed around the first probe;
- and
- in a second case that the activated probe is the second probe, showing an activation of the second probe by turning on a second activation display unit formed around the second probe;
- wherein the turning on of at least one of the first activation display unit and the second activation display unit is determined based on a direction in which the ultrasound signal is transmitted from the activated probe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.