High frequency array ultrasound system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO RE46185
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13789539

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A system for acquiring an ultrasound signal comprises a signal processing unit adapted for acquiring a received ultrasound signal from an ultrasound transducer having a plurality of elements. The system is adapted to receive ultrasound signals having a frequency of at least 20 megahertz (MHz) with a transducer having a field of view of at least 5.0 millimeters (mm) at a frame rate of at least 20 frames per second (fps). The signal processing can further produce an ultrasound image from the acquired ultrasound signal. The transducer can be a linear array transducer, a phased array transducer, a two-dimensional (2-D) array transducer, or a curved array transducer.

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FUJIFILM SONOSITE INC21919 30TH DRIVE SE BOTHELL WA 98021

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Brasfield, Laurence C Mercer Island, US 4 199
Daigle, Ronald E Redmond, US 16 1009
Foster, F Stuart Toronto, CA 20 606
Hirson, Desmond Thornhill, CA 41 842
Liu, Kai Wen North York, CA 7 242
Mehi, James Thornhill, CA 19 484
Pflugrath, Lauren S Seattle, US 24 2790
Starkoski, Brian Toronto, CA 2 191
Wen, Jerrold Toronto, CA 8 260

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