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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2002
James Jago, Seattle, WA (US);
Gary Schwartz, Seattle, WA (US);
Derek Henderson, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Malcolm Harnois, Brier, WA (US);
John Stice, Redmone, WA (US);
Doug Maxwell, Woodinville, WA (US);
James Jago, Seattle, WA (US);
Gary Schwartz, Seattle, WA (US);
Derek Henderson, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Malcolm Harnois, Brier, WA (US);
John Stice, Redmone, WA (US);
Doug Maxwell, Woodinville, WA (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A diagnostic ultrasonic imaging system includes a scanhead having a plurality of transducer elements. A signal combiner, such a time-division multiplexer or a frequency-division multiplexer, is coupled to each of the transducer elements. The signal combiner combines the signals from the transducer elements into a composite signal and couples the composite signal to an ultrasonic processor through a wire or other communication link. A signal separator, such as a time-division demultiplexer or a frequency-division demultiplexer, is coupled to the link and recovers from the composite signal each of the signals from the transducer elements.