F-Term-List

A61B8/00-8/14

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SYSTEMS FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING ULTRASONIC WAVES

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. Reflecting systems

. . Vibrators that both send and receive

. . Separate vibrators for sensing and receiving

. . Multiple probes

. Transmission systems

. Other systems for sending and receiving of ultrasonic waves

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SCANNING METHODS

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. Linear scanning

. Sector scanning

. Radial scanning

. Arc scanning

. Manual scanning

. One-dimensional scanning

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. Scanning multiple times

. . Multi-function vibrators (e.g., arrays)

. . Three-dimensional scanning

. . One image that is constructed from multiple scans

. . . Trapezoids

. . . . Sector scans performed at both ends of linear scans

. . . . Deflection of linear scanning beams

. . . . . Changing the direction of deflection with each beam

. . . . Inversion of the sector scan by offsetting of the position

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. Ultrasonic beam-deflection systems

. . Electronic systems

. . . Deflection by means of variable delay

. . . Deflection by means of vibrator selection

. . Mechanical systems

. . . Movement of acoustic mirrors

. . . Movement of vibrators

. . . Types of movement

. . . . Rotary movement

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. . . . . Continuous rotation in one direction

. . . . . Forward and reverse rotation

. . . . Reciprocating motion

. . . . Oscillating motion

. . . . . Conversion of rotary motion to oscillating motion

. . . . . Conversion of reciprocating motion to oscillating motion

. Other systems for scanning

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DISPLAY CLASSIFICATIONS

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. Fault images

. . B mode

. . Computerized tomography (CT)

. M mode

. A mode

. C mode

. F mode

. Holography

. Conversion of acoustic images to video images

. Sound display

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CONDITIONS OR OBJECTS THAT ARE MEASURED

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. Blood flow

. Doppler measurement

. . Continuous-wave (CW) Doppler measurement

. . Pulsed Doppler measurement

. Movement of tissues

. . Heart

. Blood pressure

. Pulse rate or heartbeat

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. Identification of tissues

. . Sound speed

. . Nonlinear parameters

. . . Coefficient of nonlinear reflection

. . . Parameters dependent on frequency

. . . Parameters dependent on sound pressure

. . . Use of pump waves

. . Sound-dampening rate

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. Thickness, width, or length

. . Thickness of body fat layers or amount of fat

. Breasts

. Fetuses

. Eyes

. Teeth and gums

. Temperature

. Other conditions or objects that are measured

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PURPOSE

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. Improved resolution

. . Directional resolution

. . Distance resolution

. Reduced noise

. Reduced clutter

. Improved sensitivity

. Improved picture quality

. Expanded field of view

. Expanded range of measurement

. Providing for higher speed

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. Improved accuracy

. Improved reliability

. Improved operating characteristics

. Automation

. Simplified construction

. Miniaturization

. Reduced cost

. Reduced power consumption

. Improved safety

. Other purposes

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DEVICES FOR SPECIAL APPLICATIONS

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. Devices inserted into body cavities or body tracts

. . Means for fixing inside the body

. . Ultrasonic wave endoscopes

. . . Combination with optical endoscopes

. . . Endoscopes for oral cavities

. . . Rectal or transvaginal endoscopes

. . Catheters

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. . Filling of space between surfaces of body cavities and probes

. . . Means that push probes or vibrators

. . . Fluids placed between surfaces

. . . . Use of balloons

. Centesis

. . Removable instruments for centesis

. . Special structures for centesis

. . . Centesis needles

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. Combinations with therapeutic instruments

. . Ultrasonic shock waves

. . Heat

. . . Hyperthermia

. . Setting of points where energy irradiation is aimed

. . Observation of treated parts

. Synchronization with vital signals

. . Electrocardiograph (ECG) synchronization

. . Ultrasonic cardiograph (UCG) synchronization

. Other devices for special applications

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DEVICES WITH CHARACTERISTIC PROBES

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. Structure of cases

. . Removable cables

. . Attachment of vibrators or the like

. . Shielding or grounding

. . . Variants that are shielded by conductive layers

. . Variants to which markers or indicators are attached

. . Materials

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. Mechanisms for transmission of drive force

. . Driving directly by motors

. . Belts or gears

. . Wires or flexible joints

. . . Transmission of rotary motion

. . . Transmission of reciprocating motion

. . Magnetic means (i.e., other than motors)

. Other structural details

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VIBRATORS AND PERIPHERAL STRUCTURES

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. Vibrators

. . Arrays

. . . One-dimensional arrays

. . . . Rectilinear arrays

. . . . Nonlinear arrays and flexible arrays

. . . . . Convex arrays

. . . . . Concave arrays

. . . . . Ring-shaped arrays

. . . Two-dimensional arrays and multiple columns

. . . . Flat arrays

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. . . . Curved surfaces and flexible arrays

. . . . . Cylindrical arrays

. . Vibrators that are not in an array (i.e., individual vibrating elements within arrays)

. . . Variants with separate drives for vibrating surfaces

. . . Rings

. . . Curved surfaces

. . Electrodes and electrical connections

. . . Wire lead-outs

. Backload materials

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. Matching layers

. . Layers between sensed bodies and vibrators

. . Layers between vibrators and dampers

. . Multiple layers

. . Layers whose thickness is one-quarter wavelength

. Acoustic lenses

. . Convex lenses

. . Concave lenses

. . Variable characteristics

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. Acoustic mirrors

. . Concave mirrors

. Methods of manufacture

. Materials

. . Metals

. . Ceramics

. . Macromolecules or resins

. . Quartz or glass

. . Mixed materials

. Other vibrators and peripheral structures

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SONIC COUPLING FOR BODIES BEING EXAMINED

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. Materials for sonic coupling media

. . Water

. . Oil

. . Gel or pads

. . Sols or pastes

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. Means for housing of media

. . Liquid tanks or chambers

. . . Surfaces of contact with sensed bodies

. . . . Full-surface rigidity

. . . . Partial non-rigidity (e.g., sound windows)

. . . . Full-surface non-rigidity (e.g., fully acoustically-transmissive membranes)

. . Liquid bags

. . Variants with structures that prevent random reflection

. . . Installation of ultrasonic wave absorbers on wall surfaces

. . . Wall surfaces with indentations and projections

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. Medium-related operations

. . Supply or recovery of media

. . Means for sealing

. . Elimination of air bubbles

. . . Films

. . . Bubble traps

. . Temperature control

. . Pressure control

. Other sonic coupling with bodies being examined

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DETECTION OF PROBE INFORMATION

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. Sensing of position or angle

. . Position, direction, or angle of probe against the body surface

. . . Arm joints

. . . Use of optical means (e.g., video cameras)

. . . Levels

. . Detection of the positions of probes or inserted objects in the body

. . . Variants to which vibrators are attached

. . . Use of ultrasonic reflectors

. . Detection of the rotational position of oscillators

. . . Rotary encoders

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. . . . Changes in electrical resistance

. . . . Optical reflection or transmission

. . . . Changes in photoelectric resistance

. . . . Changes in electrostatic capacitance

. . . . Magnetic means

. Other detection of probe information

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INPUT/OUTPUT CONTROL

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. Pulse control

. . Impressed voltage

. . Oscillation cycle (e.g., pulse repetition frequency [PRF])

. . . Variable-pulse repetition frequency (PRF)

. . . . Variation according to depth measurement

. Control of scanning beams

. . Density of scanning beams

. . Obtaining of different data from each scanning beam (e.g., focal points)

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. Scanning sequences

. . Interlaced scanning

. . Control of the width or position of the array opening

. . . Control such that width or position is connected to the deflection angle

. . . Control such that width or position is connected to the depth measurement

. . . Movement in the direction of the central axis

. . Switching between multiple measurements by time division

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. Focus

. . Use of the shape of the vibrator

. . Use of acoustic lenses

. . Use of delays

. . . Dynamic focus (i.e., multistage focus)

. . . Transmission focus

. . . Reception focus

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. Means of delay

. . Analog means

. . Digital means

. . . Shift registers

. . . Counters

. . . . Clocks

. . Means of delay for the purpose of focus

. . Means of delay for the purpose of deflection

. . Multistage delay

. . . Deflection or focusing

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. . . Preset settings or fine settings

. . Means of delay for filters (e.g., signal processing)

. Multi-frequency transmission and reception

. . Dual-function vibrators

. . Individual vibrators

. . Simultaneous transmission and reception

. . Time-divided transmission and reception

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. Detection

. . Envelope detection

. . Phase detection

. . . Detection of intersection

. . . . Variable reference-wave frequencies

. . . . Multiple reference waves

. . . Multistage phase detection

. Other input/output control

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SIGNAL TRANSMISSION AND PATHS THEREOF

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. Signal classifications

. . Signal classifications other than electric signals

. . . Light

. . . Wireless signals

. Additional supply of power

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. Mechanical structure of the transmission lines

. . Interior of the probe

. . . Selective transmission of signals to vibrators

. . . . Transformer coupling

. . . . Lead switches

. . . . Slip rings

. . Cable structures or handling of cables

. . Main units

. . Connection for each section (e.g., connectors)

. Other signal transmission and transmission paths

JB00
SIGNAL PROCESSING

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. Analog processing

. Digital processing

. . Analog to digital conversion (A/D)

. . Digital to analog conversion (D/A)

. Sampling

. Gates

. . Automatic movement

. . Multiple gates

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. Signal amplification

. . Automatic gain control (AGC)

. . Tuning-gain control (TGC) or self-tuning control (STC)

. . . Characteristic curves for variable amplification

. . Deflection angle interlock

. Signal correction

. . Correction of temperature

. . Correction of sound speed

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. Signal calculations

. . Signal comparison

. . . Amplitude comparison

. . . Phase comparison

. . . Time comparison

. . . Comparison of signals that are transmitted and received at different frequencies

. . . Comparison to reference signals

. . Correlation

. . Addition, subtraction, or synthesis

. . Differentiation, integration, or accumulation

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. . Multiplication

. . . Multiplication of consecutive coefficients

. . Fourier transformation

. . Filtering

. . . Moving-target indicators (MTI) or line cancellers

. . . Frequency filters

. . . . Low-pass filters (LPF), band-pass filters (BPF), or high-pass filters (HPF)

. . . . Synchronized filters

. . . . Notch filters

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. . . Characteristics of variable filters

. Multiple signal connections

. . Signals with different focuses

. . Signals with different openings

. . Signals with different frequencies

. . Connection position that is shifted for each scan line

. Other signal processing

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IMAGE PROCESSING

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. Interpolation

. . Embedding of interpolated data by means of uniform mathematical operations

. . Use of multiple operations according to the interpolated position

. Synthetic aperture methods

. Image filters

. . Balancing or smoothing

. . Outline extraction

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. Processing between multiple images

. . Differences between images

. . Composite images

. . . Composites of similar diagnostic images

. . . Composites of diagnostic images and other vital signals

. . . Composites of diagnostic images and characters or text

. Other image processing

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DISPLAY

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. Freezing

. Color display

. Gray levels

. . Levels that can be changed for each region or image

. Images where negative and positive or right and left are reversed

. Rotation or movement of images

. Enlargement or reduction

. Spectrum display

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. Display of multiple images

. . Superimposition

. . Parallel display

. . . Division of screens into an arbitrary number of displays

. Three-dimensional images

. . Three-dimensional or pseudo-three-dimensional display

. . Sectional display of three-dimensional areas

. . . Arbitrary sections

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. Flow mapping

. . Modulation of brightness or color

. . Vector display

. Length, area, or volume

. . Display of scales or grids

. . Calculations made from designated areas

. Cursors, markers, or characters

. . Charts of the body

. . . Specified areas (e.g., teeth)

. . Establishment of areas of interest

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. Diagnostic information

. . Related to probes

. . Personal information, dates, or the like

. . Vital signals

. Control of display speed

. . Slow

. . Fast forward

. Other displays

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RECORDING AND OTHERS

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. Memory

. . Image memory

. . . Multiple memory units

. . . Characteristic data storage capacity (DSC)

. . Other applications

. . . Line memories

. . . Filters

. . . Stacks or buffers

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. Image recording and playback

. . Video tape recorders (VTR)

. . Optical or magnetic discs

. . Recording of original data

. . Photography

. Detection of abnormalities or self-diagnosis

. Others

4C301	Ultrasonic diagnostic devices
	A61B8/00 -8/14