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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Young-kyoo Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Won-chul Bang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Ho-taik Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Sang-hyun Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Ji-young Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Do-kyoon Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Chang-yeong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method are provided to generate an ultrasound to be transmitted from an ultrasound irradiation device. The apparatus and the method include acquiring a medical image including anatomical information about a subject, and calculating characteristics of a tissue in the subject, which may affect propagation of the ultrasound based on the medical image. The apparatus and method also determine a parameter of the ultrasound to create a focal point on the subject using the calculated characteristics, and generate the ultrasound according to the determined parameter.