EP 1047340 A1 20001102 - METHOD FOR EXPLORING AND DISPLAYING TISSUES OF HUMAN OR ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM A HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND PROBE
Title (en)
METHOD FOR EXPLORING AND DISPLAYING TISSUES OF HUMAN OR ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM A HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND PROBE
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR ABTASTUNG UND DARSTELLUNG VON MENSCHLICHEN ODER TIERISCHEN GEWEBEN DURCH EINE HOCHFREQUENZ-ULTRASCHALLSONDE
Title (fr)
PROCEDE D'EXPLORATION ET DE VISUALISATION DE TISSUS D'ORIGINE HUMAINE OU ANIMALE A PARTIR D'UNE SONDE ULTRASONORE A HAUTE FREQUENCE
Publication
Application
Priority
- FR 9900040 W 19990112
- FR 9800209 A 19980112
Abstract (en)
[origin: FR2773459A1] The invention concerns a method for exploring and displaying tissues of human or animal origin which consists in: positioning an ultrasound probe (1) carried by a head steered by means of a three-dimensional positioning system (2), in particular computer-controlled, perpendicular to the tissue structure; controlling the probe such that it generates convergent high frequency ultrasound wave beams (of the order of *= 50 MHz), said waves being focused at a predetermined zone of the tissues, over a penetration distance ranging between 20 and 30 mm; scanning the tissue structure by the computer-controlled (3) positioning system (2), by carrying out parallel acquisition, by the computer (3) of signals reflected by the tissue structure; carrying out various signal processing operations on the data derived from scanning, to improve the reproduction of data and facilitate interpretation thereof by the practitioner.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP KR US)
A61B 8/10 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01 - EP KR US); G01S 15/8993 (2013.01 - KR)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9934733A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
FR 2773459 A1 19990716; FR 2773459 B1 20000414; AU 1974399 A 19990726; CA 2317474 A1 19990715; EP 1047340 A1 20001102; EP 1329193 A2 20030723; EP 1329193 A3 20031119; JP 2002500059 A 20020108; KR 100647025 B1 20061117; KR 20010034049 A 20010425; NZ 506299 A 20021025; US 2005251043 A1 20051110; US 6949071 B1 20050927; WO 9934733 A1 19990715
DOCDB simple family (application)
FR 9800209 A 19980112; AU 1974399 A 19990112; CA 2317474 A 19990112; EP 03290585 A 19990112; EP 99900521 A 19990112; FR 9900040 W 19990112; JP 2000527189 A 19990112; KR 20007007657 A 20000711; NZ 50629999 A 19990112; US 18285305 A 20050718; US 60007301 A 20010205