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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2023
Applicant:
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Inventors:
David A. Petersen, Fall City, WA (US);
Robert A. Hewitt, Sammamish, WA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/54 (2013.01); A61B 8/44 (2013.01); A61B 8/485 (2013.01); A61B 8/488 (2013.01); A61B 8/5223 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); A61B 8/5246 (2013.01);
Abstract
The power supply in ultrasound imaging includes a switched capacitance. The capacitance is switched on to provide power during generation of pushing pulses for elasticity imaging and is switched off during other modes of imaging.