Patent ID: 11191527

Abstract:
Provided is a probe which transmits an ultrasonic wave to a diagnostic site and receives a reception signal which is a reflected wave. The probe includes: a plurality of transducers; a plurality of low-noise amplifying circuits respectively corresponding to the plurality of transducers; and a single differential converter which converts a control signal rising with the elapse of time to a first bias signal rising with the elapse of time and a second bias signal falling with the elapse of time to control the plurality of low-noise amplifying circuits, and the low-noise amplifying circuit includes an attenuator which attenuates: an electric signal from the transducer; a first amplifying circuit which sets the first bias signal as a bias and amplifies an output signal of the attenuator to be gradually increased with the elapse of time; a second amplifying circuit which sets the second bias signal as a bias and amplifies the output signal of the attenuator to be gradually reduced with the elapse of time; and a subtractor which subtracts an output of the first amplifying circuit and an output of the second amplifying circuit.