ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus comprising:
- an ultrasound probe including a transducer array; and
a back unit connected to the ultrasound probe by wireless communication and generating an ultrasound image based on reception signals outputted from the transducer array,wherein the ultrasound probe includes a middle unit connected to the back unit by wireless communication and a front unit detachably connected to the middle unit and including the transducer array, andwherein the front unit has a transmission driver that supplies drive signals to the transducer array and causes the transducer array to transmit an ultrasonic beam and a preamplifier that amplifies reception signals outputted from the transducer array.
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Abstract
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasound probe including a transducer array, and a back unit connected to the ultrasound probe by wireless communication and generating an ultrasound image based on reception signals outputted from the transducer array, the ultrasound probe including a middle unit connected to the back unit by wireless communication and a front unit detachably connected to the middle unit and including the transducer array, and the front unit having a transmission driver that supplies drive signals to the transducer array and causes the transducer array to transmit an ultrasonic beam and a preamplifier that amplifies reception signals outputted from the transducer array.
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17 Claims
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1. An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus comprising:
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an ultrasound probe including a transducer array; and a back unit connected to the ultrasound probe by wireless communication and generating an ultrasound image based on reception signals outputted from the transducer array, wherein the ultrasound probe includes a middle unit connected to the back unit by wireless communication and a front unit detachably connected to the middle unit and including the transducer array, and wherein the front unit has a transmission driver that supplies drive signals to the transducer array and causes the transducer array to transmit an ultrasonic beam and a preamplifier that amplifies reception signals outputted from the transducer array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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