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Patent No.:

US 12220277 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 21, 2023

Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and method of operating the same

Applicant:

Samsung Medison Co., Ltd., Gangwon-do, KR;

Inventors:

Kang-sik Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;

Bae-hyeong Kim, Yongin-si, KR;

Jong-keun Song, Yongin-si, KR;

Assignee:

SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD., Hongcheon-gun, KR;

Attorney:

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

Primary Examiner:

Colin T Sakamoto

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/06 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01); G10K 11/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); A61B 8/06 (2013.01); A61B 8/14 (2013.01); A61B 8/4405 (2013.01); A61B 8/4444 (2013.01); A61B 8/4477 (2013.01); A61B 8/4488 (2013.01); A61B 8/462 (2013.01); A61B 8/463 (2013.01); A61B 8/465 (2013.01); A61B 8/469 (2013.01); A61B 8/483 (2013.01); A61B 8/488 (2013.01); A61B 8/5207 (2013.01); G01S 7/52068 (2013.01); G01S 7/52071 (2013.01); G01S 7/52073 (2013.01); G01S 7/52074 (2013.01); G01S 7/52084 (2013.01); G01S 7/52095 (2013.01); G01S 15/8925 (2013.01); G01S 15/8927 (2013.01); G01S 15/8993 (2013.01); G10K 11/34 (2013.01); G01S 15/8988 (2013.01);
Abstract

An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: a two-dimensional (2D) transducer array in which a plurality of transducers that transmit/receive an ultrasound signal to/from an object are arranged in two dimensions; an analog beamformer configured to perform analog beamforming in a first direction, and perform analog beamforming in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on signals respectively received by the plurality of transducers; and a digital beamformer configured to perform digital beamforming on the signals that are analog-beamformed in the first direction, and perform digital beamforming on the signals that are analog-beamformed in the second direction.

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