Patent ID: 6790182
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: A61B,B06B,G01S

Abstract:
An ultrasound imaging system for imaging ultrasound scatterers, said ultrasound image system comprising:a probe for transmitting ultrasound waves and detecting ultrasound echoes reflected by said ultrasound scatterers, wherein said probe includes a first group of transducer elements, labeled transmitting group, to transmit ultrasound waves and a distinct second group of transducer elements, labeled receiving group, to detect ultrasound echoes reflected by the ultrasound scatterers; transmission and reception means, coupled to said probe, for providing coded signals to said transmitting group and for receiving signals from said receiving group respectively; transmission beam-forming means for focusing the ultrasound waves on a focus line; reception beam-forming means for forming beam-summed received signals from signals received from the focus line; processing means for processing the beam-summed received signals so as to form decoded signals; and means for displaying an image that is a function of the decoded signals.