Transducer array imaging system
First Claim
1. A method for conducting ultrasound interrogation of a medium, comprising:
- transmitting an ultrasound interrogation wave at a medium using a probe;
receiving an ultrasound echo wave using the probe;
converting the received ultrasound echo wave to digital data;
wirelessly transmitting the digital data at a first transmission rate or at a second transmission rate, the first transmission rate being greater than the second transmission rate;
monitoring an operating characteristic of the probe; and
changing from the first transmission rate to the second transmission rate or from the second transmission rate to the first transmission rate, at least in part, as a function of the operating characteristic.
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments include a method, system, and device for conducting ultrasound interrogation of a medium. The novel method includes transmitting a non-beamformed or beamformed ultrasound wave into the medium, receiving more than one echoed ultrasound wave from the medium, and converting the received echoed ultrasound wave into digital data. The novel method may further transmit the digital data. In some embodiments, the transmitting may be wireless. The novel device may include transducer elements, an analog-to-digital converter in communication with the transducer elements, and a transmitter in communication with the analog-to-digital converter. The transducers may operate to convert a first electrical energy into an ultrasound wave. The first electrical energy may or may not be beamformed. The transducers also may convert an echoed ultrasound wave into a second electrical energy. The analog-to-digital converter may convert the electrical energy into digital data, and the transmitter may transmit the digital data.
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1. A method for conducting ultrasound interrogation of a medium, comprising:
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transmitting an ultrasound interrogation wave at a medium using a probe; receiving an ultrasound echo wave using the probe; converting the received ultrasound echo wave to digital data; wirelessly transmitting the digital data at a first transmission rate or at a second transmission rate, the first transmission rate being greater than the second transmission rate; monitoring an operating characteristic of the probe; and changing from the first transmission rate to the second transmission rate or from the second transmission rate to the first transmission rate, at least in part, as a function of the operating characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A device for conducting ultrasound interrogation of a medium, comprising:
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a transducer for transmitting an ultrasound interrogation wave at a medium and for receiving an ultrasound echo wave; an analog-to-digital converter for converting the received ultrasound echo wave to digital data; a wireless transmitter for transmitting the digital data at a first transmission rate or at a second rate, the first transmission rate being greater than the second transmission rate; a processor for monitoring an operating characteristic of the device; and a controller configured to change from the first transmission rate to the second transmission rate or from the second transmission rate to the first transmission rate, at least in part, as a function of the operating characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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