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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Eagleyemed, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Harish P. Hiriyannaiah, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Eagleyemed Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/00 (2006.01); G10K 11/00 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01); G10K 11/34 (2006.01); B06B 1/02 (2006.01); G01S 15/02 (2006.01); G10K 11/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/52017 (2013.01); B06B 1/0215 (2013.01); G01S 7/5202 (2013.01); G01S 7/5208 (2013.01); G01S 7/52034 (2013.01); G01S 7/52047 (2013.01); G01S 7/52085 (2013.01); G01S 15/02 (2013.01); G10K 11/26 (2013.01); G10K 11/341 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques to improve resolution in an ultrasound system are disclosed. An exemplary apparatus is a portable ultrasound probe having transducer elements and supporting electronics within the probe. The beam is shaped to split the resolution to sub-pixel accuracy. Super resolution sample technique based on interpolation can be used to further increase resolution. In one embodiment the ultrasound system supports ½ crystal physical resolution and ¼ crystal digital resolution.