CA1118088A - Ultrasound imaging system - Google Patents

Ultrasound imaging system

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Publication number: CA1118088A
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: reflector; echo; charge transfer; signals; clock
Prior art date: 1977-06-13
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired

Application number

CA000305229A

Other languages

English (en)

French (fr)

Inventor

William E. Glenn

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New York Institute of Technology

Original Assignee

New York Institute of Technology

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1977-06-13

Filing date

1978-06-12

Publication date

1982-02-09

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1978-06-12 Application filed by New York Institute of Technology filed Critical New York Institute of Technology

1982-02-09 Application granted granted Critical

1982-02-09 Publication of CA1118088A publication Critical patent/CA1118088A/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- G10K11/18—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
- G10K11/20—Reflecting arrangements
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
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Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)

CA000305229A 1977-06-13 1978-06-12 Ultrasound imaging system Expired CA1118088A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US80600477A	1977-06-13	1977-06-13
US806,004		1977-06-13

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA1118088A true CA1118088A (en)	1982-02-09

Family

ID=25193076

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
CA000305229A Expired CA1118088A (en)	1977-06-13	1978-06-12	Ultrasound imaging system

Country Status (10)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0000067B1 (de)
JP (1)	JPS5418179A (de)
AT (1)	ATA430378A (de)
AU (1)	AU519809B2 (de)
CA (1)	CA1118088A (de)
DE (1)	DE2860499D1 (de)
DK (1)	DK261478A (de)
FI (1)	FI781781A7 (de)
IL (1)	IL54882A (de)
IT (1)	IT1105486B (de)

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US4313444A (en) *	1979-05-14	1982-02-02	New York Institute Of Technology	Method and apparatus for ultrasonic Doppler detection
JPS5668443A (en) *	1979-11-12	1981-06-09	Olympus Optical Co	Ultrasonic scanner for inspecting body cavity
FR2477717A1 (fr) *	1980-03-05	1981-09-11	Matix Ind	Procede et dispositif d'analyse ultrasonore d'un corps
JPS5713001U (de) *	1980-06-26	1982-01-23
US5578758A (en) *	1995-06-21	1996-11-26	Pandrol Jackson Technologies, Inc.	Rail investigating ultrasonic transducer
KR100572236B1 (ko)	2001-11-14	2006-04-19	가부시끼가이샤 도시바	초음파 검사 장치, 초음파 트랜스듀서 및 초음파 화상화 장치
US8317713B2 (en) *	2009-01-09	2012-11-27	Volcano Corporation	Ultrasound catheter with rotatable transducer
US20150075928A1 (en) *	2013-04-26	2015-03-19	Kadant Inc.	Systems and methods for providing doctor blade holders with vibration mitigation

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DE1860245U (de) *	1961-04-19	1962-10-18	Siemens Reiniger Werke Ag	Ultraschallimpulsecho - diagnostikgeraet, insbesondere fuer die ultraschall-kardiografie.
SU184000A1 (ru) *	1965-07-30	1966-07-09	А. Ф. Разумовский , Н. В. Бабкин	Искательная ультразвуковая головка со сканированием фокального пятна по глубине
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US3882271A (en)	1973-11-13	1975-05-06	Columbia Broadcasting Syst Inc	Display using array of charge storage devices
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AT343783B (de) *	1974-03-27	1978-06-12	Siemens Ag	Ultraschallgerat zur medizinischen diagnose
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US3955561A (en) *	1974-09-16	1976-05-11	Indianapolis Center For Advanced Research, Inc.	Cardioscan probe
FR2287205A1 (fr) *	1974-10-11	1976-05-07	Thomson Csf	Dispositif d'echo-tomographie ultrasonore rapide
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JPS522591A (en) *	1975-06-24	1977-01-10	Toshiba Corp	Supersonic wave emitting and receiving device
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DE2534974B1 (de)	1975-08-05	1976-05-26	Siemens Ag	Nach dem impuls-echoverfahren arbeitendes ultraschall-bildgeraet
US4084582A (en)	1976-03-11	1978-04-18	New York Institute Of Technology	Ultrasonic imaging system
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1978
- 1978-05-31 AU AU36685/78A patent/AU519809B2/en not_active Expired
- 1978-06-05 FI FI781781A patent/FI781781A7/fi not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1978-06-09 IL IL54882A patent/IL54882A/xx unknown
- 1978-06-12 CA CA000305229A patent/CA1118088A/en not_active Expired
- 1978-06-12 DE DE7878100125T patent/DE2860499D1/de not_active Expired
- 1978-06-12 EP EP78100125A patent/EP0000067B1/de not_active Expired
- 1978-06-12 IT IT49823/78A patent/IT1105486B/it active
- 1978-06-12 DK DK261478A patent/DK261478A/da not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1978-06-13 AT AT0430378A patent/ATA430378A/de not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1978-06-13 JP JP7048478A patent/JPS5418179A/ja active Pending

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
ATA430378A (de)	1986-04-15
IT7849823A0 (it)	1978-06-12
DE2860499D1 (en)	1981-04-02
AU3668578A (en)	1979-12-06
IL54882A (en)	1981-02-27
EP0000067A1 (de)	1978-12-20
DK261478A (da)	1978-12-14
AU519809B2 (en)	1981-12-24
FI781781A7 (fi)	1978-12-14
JPS5418179A (en)	1979-02-09
IT1105486B (it)	1985-11-04
EP0000067B1 (de)	1981-02-25
IL54882A0 (en)	1978-08-31

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1999-02-09	MKEX	Expiry

Publication	Publication Date	Title
US4317370A (en)	1982-03-02	Ultrasound imaging system
CA1116741A (en)	1982-01-19	Dynamic focusing apparatus and method
US4084582A (en)	1978-04-18	Ultrasonic imaging system
US4333474A (en)	1982-06-08	Ultrasonic imaging system
US4207901A (en)	1980-06-17	Ultrasound reflector
US4325381A (en)	1982-04-20	Ultrasonic scanning head with reduced geometrical distortion
US4246791A (en)	1981-01-27	Ultrasonic imaging apparatus
US4149419A (en)	1979-04-17	Ultrasonic transducer probe
EP0087318B1 (de)	1988-02-03	Gerät für Ultraschalldiagnostik
US4257271A (en)	1981-03-24	Selectable delay system
EP0032513B1 (de)	1984-04-25	Ultraschall-diagnoseausrüstung
US5349960A (en)	1994-09-27	Ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus
JPH074373B2 (ja)	1995-01-25	超音波内視鏡装置
JPH11221217A (ja)	1999-08-17	超音波診断装置
CA1149504A (en)	1983-07-05	Method and apparatus for ultrasonic doppler detection
US4771786A (en)	1988-09-20	Ultrasonic method and apparatus for tissue characterization and imaging of nonlinear parameter
US4508122A (en)	1985-04-02	Ultrasonic scanning apparatus and techniques
US4223560A (en)	1980-09-23	Variable delay system
EP0406909B1 (de)	1995-02-22	Diagnose-Ultraschallgerät
CA1131752A (en)	1982-09-14	Apparatus for ultrasonic imaging
US6712765B2 (en)	2004-03-30	Ultrasonic scanning method and apparatus
EP0122361B1 (de)	1987-03-25	Ultraschall-Tomographie-System
CA1132700A (en)	1982-09-28	Apparatus for ultrasonic imaging
JPS5838541A (ja)	1983-03-07	超音波送受波装置
JPH0258B2 (de)	1990-01-05