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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2011
Jean-michel Marteau, Asnieres sur Seine, FR;
Aurelie Roncaglioni, Bois d'Arcy, FR;
Lionel Wodecki, Maisons-Alfort, FR;
Jean-Michel Marteau, Asnieres sur Seine, FR;
Aurelie Roncaglioni, Bois d'Arcy, FR;
Lionel Wodecki, Maisons-Alfort, FR;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A diagnostic imaging system is provided that includes an image acquisition component, a transmitter operatively coupled to the image acquisition component to transmit a signal therefrom, and a beamformer operatively coupled to the image acquisition component to receive image data therefrom. Also included is a processor configured to assemble images from the acquired image data and a display configured to display the images. The image acquisition component includes a multi-headed probe that has a plurality of transducers configured to permit a change of active transducers during an imaging session without a change of the image acquisition component.