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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2021
Fujifilm Healthcare Corporation, Kashiwa, JP;
FUJIFILM Healthcare Corporation, Chiba, JP;
Abstract
A two-dimensional array ultrasound probe, which is enabled for ultrasonic reception operation of a continuous wave Doppler mode (C mode) and an imaging mode (B mode). The probe includes a reception circuit provided for each transducer and a first multiplexer; a plurality of first wires connected to the first multiplexer; a second wire connected to a plurality of first wires outside the array; switches that are provided to the second wire and that can be turned off to adapt to phasing addition units; a plurality of second multiplexers connected to the second wire and a plurality of first output ports for the first mode; and a plurality of second output ports that are connected to each region between the switches on the second wire and that are used in the second mode.