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US 2014/0194739 A1Published application
Ultrasound probe
AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorYoshiki KATOU
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AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorYoshiki KATOU
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An ultrasound probe includes a receiving section to receive ultrasound waves from an object and to acquire a receiving signal of each of multiple channels; a beam forming section to adjust a phase of the receiving signal of each of multiple channels and to sum the receiving signals; an image producing section to produce image data to display an ultrasound diagnostic image based on the receiving signals summed by the beam forming section; a transmission target selecting section to select one from at least two of the receiving signal for each of multiple channels, the receiving signals summed by the beam forming section, and the image data as a transmission target; and a transmitting section to transmit the transmission target selected by the transmission target selecting section.
A method for an ultrasound probe, which (i) is operable to (a) receive ultrasound waves from an object and to acquire a receiving signal of each of multiple channels, (b) adjust a phase of the receiving signal of each of the multiple channels and to sum the receiving signals, and (c) produce image data to display an ultrasound diagnostic image based on the summed receiving signals, and (ii) is operable to selectively transmit one of at least two which are selectable of (a) the receiving signal for each of the multiple channels, (b) the summed receiving signals, and (c) the image data, the method comprising:
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