Patent ID: 6685643
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: A61B,G01S

Abstract:
Method of recording ultrasonic images of an object comprising:emitting ultrasonic waves onto the object by means of an ultrasonic emitter, and by receiving ultrasonic waves reflected by the object by means of an ultrasonic receiver, wherein said ultrasonic emitter and/or said ultrasonic receiver is/are displaced and/or rotated, at least partly, relative to said object for recording individual image sub-areas and wherein said object is recorded by a manual movement of said ultrasonic emitter and/or said ultrasonic receiver, the positions of said ultrasonic emitter and/or said ultrasonic receiver, relative to said object, are incrementally detected by means of a separate detector and associated with the individual images sub-areas, and said detector is mounted on said ultrasonic emitter and/or said ultrasonic receiver and measures the position of the ultrasonic emitter and/or receiver mechanically or optically.