Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and method of operating the same
AssigneeSamsung Medison Co., Ltd.
InventorsKang-sik Kim, Bae-hyeong Kim, Jong-keun Song
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Abstract
An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: a two-dimensional (2D) transducer array in which a plurality of transducers that transmit/receive an ultrasound signal to/from an object are arranged in two dimensions; an analog beamformer configured to perform analog beamforming in a first direction, and perform analog beamforming in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on signals respectively received by the plurality of transducers; and a digital beamformer configured to perform digital beamforming on the signals that are analog-beamformed in the first direction, and perform digital beamforming on the signals that are analog-beamformed in the second direction.
Claims19
An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus comprising:
- a two-dimensional (2D) transducer array in which a plurality of transducers that transmit/receive an ultrasound signal to/from an object are arranged in two dimensions;
- an analog beamformer configured to perform analog beamforming in a first direction, and perform analog beamforming in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on signals respectively received by the plurality of transducers;
- a digital beamformer configured to perform digital beamforming on the signals that are analog-beamformed in the first direction, and perform digital beamforming on the signals that are analog-beamformed in the second direction, and
- an image processor configured to generate a first ultrasound image by using a signal that is obtained by digital-beamforming the signals that are analog-beamformed in the first direction, and generate a second ultrasound image by using a signal that is obtained by digital-beamforming the signals that are analog-beamformed in the second direction.
A method of operating an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus comprising a two-dimensional (2D) transducer array in which a plurality of transducers are arranged in two dimensions, the method comprising:
- performing analog beamforming in a first direction, and performing analog beamforming in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on signals respectively received by the plurality of transducers;
- performing digital beamforming on the signals that are analog-beamformed in the first direction, and performing digital beamforming on the signals that are analog-beamformed in the second direction;
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- generating a first ultrasound image by using a signal that is obtained by digital-beamforming the signals that are analog-beamformed in the first direction, and generating a second ultrasound image by using a signal that is obtained by digital-beamforming the signals that are analog-beamformed in the second direction.
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