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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2010
Glen Mclaughlin, Saratoga, CA (US);
Ting-lan Ji, San Jose, CA (US);
David Napolitano, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Glen McLaughlin, Saratoga, CA (US);
Ting-Lan Ji, San Jose, CA (US);
David Napolitano, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Zonare Medical Systems, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods of probing a material under investigation using an ultrasound beam. Echolocation data is generated using a multi-dimensional transform capable of using phase and magnitude information to distinguish echoes resulting from ultrasound beam components produced using different ultrasound transducers. Since the multi-dimensional transform does not depend on using receive or transmit beam lines, a multi-dimensional area can be imaged using a single ultrasound transmission. In some embodiments, this ability increases image frame rate and reduces the amount of ultrasound energy required to generate an image.