Transducer array imaging system
First Claim
1. A method for conducting ultrasound interrogation of a medium, comprising:
- receiving an ultrasound echo wave at a first location;
receiving the ultrasound echo wave at a second location;
converting to digital data the received ultrasound echo wave at the first location and the second location;
reducing the digital data of the received ultrasound echo wave; and
transmitting the reduced digital data.
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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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74 Claims
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1. A method for conducting ultrasound interrogation of a medium, comprising:
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receiving an ultrasound echo wave at a first location; receiving the ultrasound echo wave at a second location; converting to digital data the received ultrasound echo wave at the first location and the second location; reducing the digital data of the received ultrasound echo wave; and transmitting the reduced digital data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for conducting ultrasound interrogation of a medium, comprising:
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a first ultrasound transducer element; a second ultrasound transducer element, wherein the first and second ultrasound transducer elements receive an ultrasound echo wave; a processor for converting the ultrasound echo wave to data, and wherein the processor reduces the data associated with the ultrasound echo wave without combining the received ultrasound echo wave. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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