ULTRASONIC PROBE, SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF
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1. An ultrasonic probe comprising:
- a probe head comprising a transducer configured to receive a signal and a first storage configured to store information; and
a probe body comprising an image processor configured to generate an ultrasonic image with the signal received from the probe head,wherein the transducer and the image processor are electrically connected to each other by a coupling between the probe head and the probe body, andwherein the transducer and the image processor are separated from each other by a separation between the probe head and the probe body.
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Abstract
Provided are an ultrasonic probe, a system including the same, and an operation method thereof. The ultrasonic probe may include a probe head comprising a transducer configured to receive a signal and a first storage configured to store information, and a probe body comprising an image processor configured to generate an ultrasonic image with the signal received from the probe head, wherein the transducer and the image processor are electrically connected to each other by a coupling between the probe head and the probe body, and wherein the transducer and the image processor are separated from each other by a separation between the probe head and the probe body.
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21 Claims
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1. An ultrasonic probe comprising:
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a probe head comprising a transducer configured to receive a signal and a first storage configured to store information; and a probe body comprising an image processor configured to generate an ultrasonic image with the signal received from the probe head, wherein the transducer and the image processor are electrically connected to each other by a coupling between the probe head and the probe body, and wherein the transducer and the image processor are separated from each other by a separation between the probe head and the probe body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An ultrasonic diagnostic system comprising:
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an ultrasonic probe comprising; a probe head comprising a transducer configured to receive a signal and a first storage configured to store information; and a probe body comprising an image processor configured to generate an ultrasonic image with the signal received from the probe head, wherein the transducer and the image processor are electrically connected to each other by a coupling between the probe head and the probe body, and wherein the transducer and the image processor are separated from each other by a separation between the probe head and the probe body; and a display device that wirelessly receives the ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic probe, and displays the ultrasonic image. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. An ultrasonic probe head comprising:
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a transducer at a front end; a storage that stores identification information of the transducer and information about an ultrasonic image that is generated with a signal output from the transducer; and a connector at a back end. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method of operating an ultrasonic probe, the method comprising:
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coupling a probe head comprising a transducer configured to receive a signal to a probe body configured to generate an ultrasonic image; authenticating, using the probe body, the probe head; and generating, using the probe body, the ultrasonic image with the signal received from the probe head when the probe head is successfully authenticated. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An ultrasonic probe comprising:
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a probe head comprising; a transducer at a front end of the probe head, wherein the transducer is configured to receive a signal; and a first connector at a back end of the probe head; and a probe body comprising; an image processor configured to process the signal into an image; and a second connector at a front end of the probe body, wherein the first connector and the second connector are configured to be physically coupled together to provide electrical and communicative conductivity between the probe head and the probe body.
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