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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2000
Matthew Mooney, Westford, MA (US);
Patrick G Rafter, Windham, NH (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A user interface for an imaging device provides a first controller for adjusting the output of a transducer and a second controller for high power imaging. A control circuit, in response to input from the first controller adjusts the output power level of the imaging device and when a power level over a predetermined value is requested requires input from the second controller prior to adjusting the output of the imaging device to the requested power level. Alternatively, the first control can be used to set the imaging device for low power imaging, while the second control is used to set the imaging device for high power imaging. The imaging device can also be provided with a variety of display interfaces to facility safe high power imaging. A graph of power vs. depth may be displayed in conjunction with the ultrasound image and the portions of the image that receive the highest power can be highlighted.