Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus for generating an image based on extracted harmonics component

An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus comprising:

• a transmitting/receiving device for transmitting an ultrasound wave to a target object and for receiving an echo signal returning from the target object, the ultrasound wave including at least two kinds of fundamental frequencies;
• a filter for extracting a specific frequency component from the echo signal, the specific frequency component including at least one of a frequency of a sum of the two kinds of fundamental frequencies, a frequency of a difference between the two kinds of fundamental frequencies, and a frequency of a difference between frequencies defined by multiplying the two kinds of fundamental frequencies by an integer;
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• a processor for generating an image based on the extracted specific frequency component.

An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus comprising:

• a multi-channel type ultrasound probe;
• a transmitting/receiving device for transmitting an ultrasound wave to a target object through the ultrasound probe and for receiving an echo signal returning from the target object through the ultrasound probe;
• a filter for extracting a fundamental wave component from the echo signal;
• a filter for extracting a harmonics component from the echo signal;
• a processor for generating an image based on the extracted fundamental wave component in a fundamental wave mode, and for generating an image based on the extracted harmonics component in a harmonics mode;
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• a controller for controlling said transmitting/receiving device such that a transmission diameter of said ultrasound probe in the harmonics mode differs from a transmission diameter of said ultrasound probe in the fundamental wave mode.

An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus comprising:

• an ultrasound probe;
• a transmitting/receiving device for transmitting an ultrasound wave to a target object through said ultrasound probe and for receiving an echo signal returning from the target object through said ultrasound probe;
• a filter for extracting a fundamental wave component from the echo signal;
• a filter for extracting a harmonics component from the echo signal;
• a processor for generating an image based on the extracted fundamental wave component in a fundamental wave mode, and for generating an image based on the extracted harmonics component in a harmonics mode;
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• a controller for controlling said transmitting/receiving device such that a focus depth of the ultrasound wave in the harmonics mode differs from a focus depth of the ultrasound wave in the fundamental wave mode.

An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus comprising:

• an ultrasound probe;
• a transmitting/receiving device for transmitting an ultrasound wave to a target object through said ultrasound probe and for receiving an echo signal returning from the target object through said ultrasound probe;
• a filter for extracting a fundamental wave component from the echo signal;
• a filter for extracting a harmonics component from the echo signal;
• a processor for generating an image based on the extracted fundamental wave component in a fundamental wave mode, and for generating an image based on the extracted harmonics component in a harmonics mode;
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• a controller for controlling said transmitting/receiving device such that a frequency of the ultrasound wave in the harmonics mode differs from a frequency of the ultrasound wave in the fundamental wave mode.

An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus comprising:

• an ultrasound probe;
• a transmitting/receiving device for transmitting an ultrasound wave to a target object through said ultrasound probe and for receiving an echo signal returning from the target object through said ultrasound probe;
• a filter for extracting a fundamental wave component from the echo signal;
• a filter for extracting a harmonics component from the echo signal;
• a processor for generating an image based on the extracted fundamental wave component, and for generating an image based on the extracted harmonics component;
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• a display for displaying the generated image based on the fundamental wave component and the generated image based on the harmonics component, on one screen.