ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, ULTRASOUND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
First Claim
1. An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus comprising:
- a probe that includes a transducer array including transducers, which are activated as a first transducer group and a second transducer group, is configured to transmit ultrasound waves by at least one transducer included in the first transducer group and at least one transducer included in the second transducer group, and to detect echo signals from an object; and
a controller configured to select a number of transducers to be activated in the first transducer group and in the second transducer group based on the object or a measurement result, generate echo images from the echo signals, and measure an object change movement speed, which is a speed at which a change in the object moves, from the echo images.
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Abstract
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: a probe that includes a transducer array including transducers, which are activated as a first transducer group and a second transducer group, is configured to transmit ultrasound waves by at least one transducer included in the first transducer group and at least one transducer included in the second transducer group, and to detect echo signals from an object; and a controller configured to select a number of transducers to be activated in the first transducer group and in the second transducer group based on the object or a measurement result, generate echo images from the echo signals, and measure an object change movement speed, which is a speed at which a change in the object moves, from the echo images.
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30 Claims
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1. An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus comprising:
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a probe that includes a transducer array including transducers, which are activated as a first transducer group and a second transducer group, is configured to transmit ultrasound waves by at least one transducer included in the first transducer group and at least one transducer included in the second transducer group, and to detect echo signals from an object; and a controller configured to select a number of transducers to be activated in the first transducer group and in the second transducer group based on the object or a measurement result, generate echo images from the echo signals, and measure an object change movement speed, which is a speed at which a change in the object moves, from the echo images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of capturing an ultrasound image, the method comprising:
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selecting a number of transducers of a transducer array to be activated in a first transducer group and in a second transducer group, based on an object or a measurement result; transmitting ultrasound waves onto the object by at least one transducer included in the first transducer group and at least one transducer included in the second transducer group; detecting echo signals from the object; and measuring an object change movement speed that is a speed at which a change of the object moves, based on the echo signals. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A probe comprising:
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a transducer array that includes transducers; a controller configured to select a number of transducers to be activated in a first transducer group and a second transducer group, based on an object or a measurement result, transmit ultrasound waves onto the object by at least one transducer included in the first transducer group and at least one transducer included in the second transducer group, and detect echo signals from the object; and a communicator configured to transmit the echo signals to another electronic device.
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30. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer program codes which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute a method of capturing an ultrasound image the method comprising:
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selecting a number of transducers to be activated in a first transducer group and in a second transducer group, based on an object or a measurement result; transmitting ultrasound waves onto the object by at least one transducer, included in the first transducer group and at least one transducer included in the second transducer group, to detect echo signals from the object; and measuring an object change movement speed that is a speed at which a change in the object moves.
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Specification