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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2017
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Bernard Savord, Andover, MA (US);
Antonia van Rens, Nuenen, NL;
Sotir Ouzounov, Eindhoven, NL;
McKee Poland, Andover, MA (US);
Nik Ledoux, Merrimack, NH (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An ultrasound probe contains an array transducer and a microbeamformer coupled to elements of the array. The microbeamformer comprises analog to digital converters which convert received echo signals to digital echo signals, a plurality of digital delay circuits which produce a plurality of selectably delayed digital echo signals for a plurality of digital multiline echo signals, and a plurality of digital summers which combine the selectably delayed digital echo signals to produce a plurality of digital multiline echo signals in response to a single transmit event.