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Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system with thin cable ultrasonic probes

  • US 6,102,863 A
  • Filed: 11/20/1998
  • Issued: 08/15/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A thin cable ultrasonic probe which acquires ultrasonic image information for display, on an ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system, said probe comprising:

  • a multielement transducer array;

    a receive beamformer, coupled to said transducer array, which selectively combines digital echo signals derived from signals received by elements of said transducer array to form digital coherent echo signals; and

    a cable, connecting said probe to said ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system, which transmits digital coherent echo signals from said probe to said system.

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