ULTRASONIC PROBE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
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1. An ultrasonic probe apparatus comprising:
- an ultrasound transceiver adapted to transmit unfocused or defocused ultrasonic signals to an object and receive reflected ultrasonic echo signals having a first frame rate;
a converter adapted to convert the ultrasonic echo signals into digital signals;
an image processor adapted to generate a plurality of image data by processing the digital signals;
a combiner adapted to combine the plurality of image data having a first frame rate into a plurality of composite image data having a second frame rate; and
a transmitter adapted to transmit the plurality of composite image data having the second frame rate to an external display apparatus.
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Abstract
An ultrasonic probe apparatus includes an ultrasound transceiver adapted to receive ultrasonic echo signals reflected after transmitting unfocused or defocused ultrasonic signals having a first frame rate; a converter adapted to convert ultrasonic echo signals received by the ultrasound transceiver into digital signals; an image processor adapted to generate a plurality of image data by processing the digital signals; a combiner adapted to combine the plurality of image data having a first frame rate into a plurality of composite image data having a second frame rate; and a transmitter adapted to transmit the plurality of composite image data having the second frame rate.
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1. An ultrasonic probe apparatus comprising:
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an ultrasound transceiver adapted to transmit unfocused or defocused ultrasonic signals to an object and receive reflected ultrasonic echo signals having a first frame rate; a converter adapted to convert the ultrasonic echo signals into digital signals; an image processor adapted to generate a plurality of image data by processing the digital signals; a combiner adapted to combine the plurality of image data having a first frame rate into a plurality of composite image data having a second frame rate; and a transmitter adapted to transmit the plurality of composite image data having the second frame rate to an external display apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An ultrasonic imaging method comprising:
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transmitting unfocused or defocused ultrasonic signals to an object; receiving reflected ultrasonic echo signals having a first frame rate; converting the received ultrasonic echo signals into digital signals; generating a plurality of image data by processing the converted digital signals; combining the plurality of image data having the first frame into a plurality of composite image data having a second frame rate; and transmitting the plurality of composite image data having the second frame rate to an external display apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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