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Method and apparatus for focus control of transmit and receive beamformer systems

  • US 5,581,517 A
  • Filed: 05/02/1995
  • Issued: 12/03/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/05/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An ultrasound beamformer system comprising:

  • a transmit beamformer system for generating a transmit signal;

    a receive beamformer system for processing a signal received from a target which results from the transmit signal interacting with the target; and

    a beamformer control system for controlling the computational capability of the transmit beamformer system and the receive beamformer system by adjusting at least two of (1) a number of beams, (2) a nominal center frequency, and (3) a resolution per beam as processed by the transmit and receive beamformer systems.

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