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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2002
Brent Stephen Robinson, Kirkland, WA (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A system, method, and machine readable program for performing ultrasonic Fat TX, Multiline RX imaging is provided, wherein the system comprises a transmitter to launch an ultrasound beam toward a target, the beam having a predetermined spatial energy profile in at least one location in the target, the transmitter including a plurality of transducer elements, each transducer element capable of producing a selected waveform having a desired shape; a transmitter processor configured to control the shape of the waveform produced by each transducer element, wherein the spatial energy profile of the beam is controlled by controlling the shape of the waveform produced by each transducer element; a receiver to receive energy from the ultrasound beam directed toward the target from the transmitter; and a receiver processor configured to process the received energy to determine image data representative of the target.