Echolocation Data Generation
AssigneeZonare Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorsGlen McLaughlin, Ting-Lan Ji, David Napolitano
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Abstract
Methods of probing a material under investigation using an ultrasound beam. Echolocation data is generated using a multi-dimensional transform capable of using phase and magnitude information to distinguish echoes resulting from ultrasound beam components produced using different ultrasound transducers. Since the multi-dimensional transform does not depend on using receive or transmit beam lines, a multi-dimensional area can be imaged using a single ultrasound transmission. In some embodiments, this ability increases image frame rate and reduces the amount of ultrasound energy required to generate an image.
Claims1
A method of generating echolocation data comprising the steps of:
- generating first data by converting echoes into electronic signals, the first data having a plurality of values associable with time;
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- generating the echolocation data using the first data and a data transform responsive to a phase or magnitude information.
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