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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2021
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Bernard Joseph Savord, Andover, MA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An ultrasound imaging system includes an ultrasound probe. The ultrasound probe includes a housing and a transducer array with first, second, and third acoustic elements. The first acoustic element is arranged between the second and third acoustic elements in an elevation dimension. The first acoustic element generates a first analog ultrasound signal, and the second third acoustic elements are electrically coupled to generate a second analog ultrasound signal. The ultrasound probe includes a first amplifier in communication with the first acoustic element. The ultrasound probe includes second and third amplifiers in communication with the second and third acoustic elements. The first and second amplifiers apply gain to the first and second analog ultrasound signals, respectively, according to a first gain profile. The third amplifier applies gain only to the second analog ultrasound signal according to a second gain profile that is different than the first gain profile.