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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2010
Applicants:
James Mehi, Thornhill, CA;
Nicholas Christopher Chaggares, Whitby, CA;
F. Stuart Foster, Toronto, CA;
Robert Mcconaghy, Kirkland, WA (US);
Inventors:
James Mehi, Thornhill, CA;
Nicholas Christopher Chaggares, Whitby, CA;
F. Stuart Foster, Toronto, CA;
Robert McConaghy, Kirkland, WA (US);
Assignee:
FUJIFILM Sonosite, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/14 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4281 (2013.01); A61B 8/461 (2013.01); A61B 8/0841 (2013.01); A61B 8/4461 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); G01S 15/8956 (2013.01); G01S 7/52034 (2013.01); A61B 8/467 (2013.01); A61B 8/0866 (2013.01); G01S 7/52079 (2013.01); A61B 8/14 (2013.01); G01S 15/894 (2013.01); G01S 7/52085 (2013.01); A61B 8/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for producing an ultrasound image comprises a scan head having a transducer capable of generating ultrasound energy at a frequency of at least 20 megahertz (MHz), and a processor for receiving ultrasound energy and for generating an ultrasound image at a frame rate of at least 15 frames per second (fps).