Transducer array imaging system
First Claim
1. A system for conducting ultrasound interrogation of a medium, comprising:
- a main unit;
a wireless communication link in communication with the main unit; and
a remote unit in communication with the main unit, wherein the remote unit comprises a programmable logic device.
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments include a method, system, and device for conducting ultrasound interrogation of a medium. The novel method includes transmitting a non-beamformed or beamformed ultrasound wave into the medium, receiving more than one echoed ultrasound wave from the medium, and converting the received echoed ultrasound wave into digital data. The novel method may further transmit the digital data. In some embodiments, the transmitting may be wireless. The novel device may include transducer elements, an analog-to-digital converter in communication with the transducer elements, and a transmitter in communication with the analog-to-digital converter. The transducers may operate to convert a first electrical energy into an ultrasound wave. The first electrical energy may or may not be beamformed. The transducers also may convert an echoed ultrasound wave into a second electrical energy. The analog-to-digital converter may convert the electrical energy into digital data, and the transmitter may transmit the digital data.
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1. A system for conducting ultrasound interrogation of a medium, comprising:
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a main unit;
a wireless communication link in communication with the main unit; and
a remote unit in communication with the main unit, wherein the remote unit comprises a programmable logic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for conducting ultrasound interrogation of a medium, comprising:
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a wirelessly communicating ultrasound data with a main unit and a remote unit;
wirelessly communicating configuration data to the remote unit from the main unit via a programmable logic device; and
programming the remote unit via the configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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