F-Term-List

A61B8/00-8/15

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SCANNING SYSTEMS

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. Image pick-up spaces being one-dimensional

. Image pick-up spaces being two-dimensional

. Image pick-up spaces being three-dimensional

. Ultrasonic beam deflection systems

. . Electronic scanning

. . . Deflecting by variable delays

. . . Deflecting by selection of oscillators

. . Mechanical scanning (manual, or automatic)

. . . Acoustic mirror movement

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. . . Oscillator movement

. . . Movement modes

. . . . Linear movement (linear)

. . . . Rotary movement (radial)

. . . . Oscillating movement (sector)

. . Combination of electronic type and mechanical type

. . Particularly manual scanning (freehand)

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BB30

. Linear

. Convex

. Sector

. Radial

. Arc

. Spiral

. Complex scanning

. Others

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MEASURING OBJECTS

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. Thickness, width, or length

. . Body fat layer thickness, or body fat amount

. Blood flow

. . Blood flow amount

. . Pulsation

. Blood pressure

. Pulses, or heart rates

. Mamma

. Fetus

. Bone

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DD12

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DD15

DD18

DD19

DD20

. Head

. Teeth, or gums

. Eyes

. Blood vessel walls

. Heart

. Tissue parameters

. . Tissue elasticity (distortion distribution)

. . Speeds of sound

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DD22

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DD26

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DD30

. . Attenuation

. . Temperature

. . Excitation, or pressurization

. Bodily function measuring (measuring software)

. . Cardiac performance

. Others

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SPECIAL TECHNOLOGY

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. Doppler

. . Continuous waves (CW)

. . Pulses (PW)

. . Color Doppler (CDI, CFM)

. . Power Doppler

. Photography using contrast preparations (including syringes).

. . Material

. Harmonic imaging

. . Tissue harmonic imaging

. . Contrast harmonic imaging

DE11

DE12

DE13

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DE16

DE17

DE18

DE20

. . . TIC (time intensity curves)

. . Extraction of harmonic components

. . . Filters

. . . Phase inversion

. . . Sound pressure change

. Optoacoustics

. Transmission type

. . Performing CT reconstruction

. Others

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PURPOSE

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. Resolution improvement

. Noise reduction (electromagnetic)

. Sensibility improvement

. Image quality improvement (speckle, or clutter reduction)

. Expansion of the visual field

. Expansion of measuring ranges

. High-speed

. Frame rate improvement

. Accuracy improvement

. Reliability improvement

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. Operability improvement

. Structure simplification

. Downsizing

. Cost reduction

. Power consumption reduction

. Safety improvement

. . Measures for pollution control

. . Insulation measures

. . Prevention of burns

. Patient pain alleviation

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EE30

. Maintenance improvement

. Parameter optimization

. Environmental measures (e.g. recycling)

. Compliance with standards

. Others

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BODY CAVITY PROBES (OF BODY CAVITIES TO BE IMPARTED WITHOUT FAIL)

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. Ultrasonic endoscopes

. . Combination with optical endoscopes

. Body cavity catheters (forceps channels)

. Blood vessel catheters

. . Guide wires

. For oral cavity (dental use)

. Rectal, or vaginal insertion use

. Fixing means inside of the body

. Biplanes

. Multiplanes

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SPECIAL APPLICATION

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. Monitor for long time

. Probes during surgery

. Puncture

. . Removable puncturing instruments

. . Probe structures for puncture

. . Puncturing needles

. Biological signal synchronization

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FF15

FF16

FF20

. Combination with therapeutic instruments

. . Ultrasonic shock waves

. . Hyperthermia, or heating

. . Hot knives

. . Providing targets of energy irradiation

. . Observation of treated areas

. Others

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CHARACTERIZED BY PROBES

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. Structures of cases

. . Drawing cables

. . Mounting oscillators and the like

. . Shielding, or grounding

. . . Shielding by conductive layers

. . Mounting markers, or indicators

. . Materials

. . Insulation

. Sterilizing, or disinfecting

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GA12

GA13

GA14

GA15

GA17

GA18

GA19

GA20

. Drive force transmission mechanisms

. . Directly driving with motors

. . Belts, or gears

. . Wires, or flexible joints

. . Magnetic means (except motors)

. Detection of probe information

. . Position detection of probes on body surfaces

. . Position detection of probes inside of the body

. . Position detection of inserted articles (e.g. catheter) inside of the body

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GA22

GA23

GA24

GA25

GA26

GA27

GA28

GA29

GA30

. . Position or angle detection

. . . Arm joints

. . . Potentiometers

. . . Acceleration sensors

. . . Magnetic sensors

. . . Echo uses

. . . . Using ultrasonic reflectors

. . . Mounting oscillators

. . . Detection of rotational positions of oscillators

. . . . Rotary encoders

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GA32

GA33

GA40

. . . . . Optical reflection, or transmission

. . . . . Optical electric resistances

. . Identification of probe information

. Others

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OSCILLATOR AND THE CIRCUMFERENCE STRUCTURES

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GB02

GB03

GB04

GB05

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. Oscillators

. . Characterized by materials

. . Arrays

. . . One-dimensional arrays

. . . . Ring shapes

. . . Two-dimensional arrays

. . . . Beam controls in slicing directions

. . . . . Opening control only

. . . . Curved surfaces (including flexible)

. . . . . Cylinders

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. . . . Sparse arrays

. . . Oscillation surface division drive type

. . . Ring or annular arrays

. . Other than arrays or oscillator elements in arrays

. . . Providing multiple layers of oscillators

. . . Making one oscillator by compound materials

. . . Curved surfaces

. Probe built-in circuits

. . Electrodes

. . Wiring and printed circuit boards

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GB22

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GB25

GB26

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GB28

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GB30

. . Element selection switches

. . Amplifiers

. Adjustment layers

. . Characteristics for materials

. . Between tested objects and oscillators

. . Between oscillators and dampers

. . Plural layers

. . Thickness of lambda/4

. Back load materials (backing materials)

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GB36

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. . Characteristics for materials

. Acoustic lenses

. . Characteristics for materials

. . Convex shape

. . Concave shape

. . Characteristics variable

. Acoustic mirrors

. . Concave shape

. Poling (polarization)

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GB43

GB44

GB45

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GB47

GB48

GB50

. Characterized by preparation methods

. Materials

. . Metals

. . Ceramics

. . Polymers, or resins

. . Quartz, or glass

. . Mixed materials

. . Other materials

. Others

GC00
ACOUSTIC COUPLING WITH TESTED OBJECTS

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. Acoustic coupling media

. . Liquids (water, oils)

. . Gels (pads)

. . . Materials

. . Sols (pastes)

. Mounting structures between media and probes

. Media storage means

. . Liquid tanks, or chambers

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GC12

GC13

GC14

GC15

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. . . Contact surfaces with tested objects (including acoustic windows)

. . Liquid bags (balloons)

. . . For body cavity

. . . For body surfaces

. . Having structures for diffuse reflection prevention

. Directly pressing oscillators with body cavity probes

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GC22

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GC24

GC25

GC26

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GC28

GC30

. Operation to media

. . Supply or recovery of media

. . Sealing means

. . Removal of air bubbles

. . . Membranes

. . . Bubble traps

. . Temperature control

. . Pressure control

. Others

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SIGNAL TRANSMISSION (PROBES TO THE MAIN BODY)

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GD04

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. Signal types

. . Other than electric signals

. . . Light

. . . Wireless

. Simultaneous use of power supplies

. Characteristics for noise control

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GD14

GD15

GD18

GD20

. Structures of transmission paths

. . Structures, or handling of cables

. . Transformer coupling

. . Relays

. . Slip rings

. . Connectors

. Others

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TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CONTROL (BEAM FORMING)

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. Pulsers, drivers, or transmitting and receiving function switches

. Generation of transmitting waves

. . Continuous waves

. . Pulses

. . . Amplitude

. . . Frequencies

. . . Duty ratios

. . . Number of bursts

. . . Dispersion compression modes

. . . . Chirp pulses

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HH14

HH15

HH16

HH17

. . . . Other coded pulses

. . . Pulse generation timing

. . . . Periodic (PRF) control

. Scanning sequences

. . Scanning ranges

. . Scanning sequences (interlaced, alternate scanning)

. . Scanning line density

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HH26

HH27

HH28

HH29

HH30

. Beam forming

. . Opening control

. . . Associated with deflection angles

. . . Associated with the depth

. . Apodization

. . Multi-beam formation

. . . Transmitting

. . . Receiving

. . Characteristic focusing

. . . Dynamic (multi-stage) focus

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HH36

HH38

HH40

. . Characteristic beam deflection

. Correction of heterogeneity of speeds of sound

. Transmitting and receiving multiple frequencies (including broad bands)

. . Changing the transmitting frequencies according to the areas

. Opening synthesis

. Others

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SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUITS

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JB03

JB04

JB05

JB06

JB07

JB08

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JB10

. Delay circuits (including transmitting and receiving)

. . Analog beam formers

. . Digital beam formers

. . . Characterized by sampling (e.g. dithering)

. . . Characteristics for delay, or phase rotation

. . . Coupling with analog delay elements

. . Sharing among multiple of modes

. . Delay by dividing to multiple stages

. . Series and parallel connections of beam formers

. . Connections of multiple of signals (signal bundling)

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JB12

JB13

JB14

JB15

JB16

JB17

JB18

JB19

JB20

. Signal amplification

. . AGC

. . TGC, or STC

. . . Amplification characteristic curves variable

. . Associated with deflection angles

. Gates

. . Automatically moving

. . Multiple gates

. Characterized by A/D conversion circuits

. . Effective uses of dynamic ranges

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JB30

. Detection

. . Envelope detection

. . Phase detection

. . . Orthogonal detection

. . Reference frequencies variable

. . Multiple reference waves

. Filtering

. . Dynamic filters (associated with the depth)

. . MTI (Mobile object detection)

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JB34

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JB40

. . LPF, BPF, or HPF

. . FIR, or IIR

. . Other filter characteristics variable

. Signal operation

. . Signal comparison

. . . Comparison of amplitude

. . . Comparison of phases

. . . Comparison of time

. . . Comparison of signals transmitted and received in different frequencies

. . . Comparison with reference signals

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JB50

. . Taking correlations

. . . Echo uses

. . . . Doppler

. . . . Dispersion compression modes

. . Addition, subtraction, or synthesis (except phase regularization addition)

. . Differential, integration, or cumulative addition

. . Multiplication

. . Average

. . Fourier transformation

. . Peak value detection

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JB53

JB54

JB55

JB56

JB57

JB60

. . Correction of signals

. . . Correction of temperatures

. . . Optimization of parameters

. . . Correction of angles

. Scanning conversion in DSC

. . Addresses

. . Interpolation

. Others

JC00
IMAGE PROCESSING

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JC04

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JC10

. Interpolation

. . Spatial interpolation

. . Time base interpolation

. Averaging, or smoothing

. Lesion extraction

. Extraction of characteristic numbers

. . By concentration statistic values

. . By shape characteristics

. Contour extraction

. Edge enhancement

JC11

JC12

JC13

JC15

JC16

JC17

JC18

JC19

JC20

. Threshold processing

. Binarization, or ternarization

. Lesion diagnosis (degree of lesion)

. Processing between multiple images

. . Processing for time series images

. . . Weighting addition (Frame correlations)

. . . Time series differential images

. . Differentials (other than time series)

. . Image synthesis

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JC28

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JC30

. . . Diagnosis images with each other

. . . . Coupling between adjacent images

. . Calculation of correlation coefficients

. Three-dimensional image processing

. . Rendering processing

. . . Surfaces

. . . . Shadows

. . . Solids

. . . . MIP, or MinIP

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JC32

JC33

JC37

JC40

. . . Online (real-time) processing

. . Coordinate transformation (Affine transformation)

. . Arbitrary excision of cross-sections

. Setting of regions of interest (ROI)

. Others

KK00
DISPLAY, OR INPUT

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KK02

KK03

KK04

KK05

KK06

KK07

KK08

KK09

KK10

. Freeze

. Colors

. Correction of brightness (gray levels)

. . Windows, or means

. . Gamma correction

. . Variable according to each area or image

. Histograms

. Negative and positive, or mirror reversal images

. Rotation, or movement of images

. Enlargement, or reduction

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KK12

KK13

KK14

KK15

KK16

KK17

KK18

KK19

KK20

. Display modes

. . B modes

. . M modes

. . A modes

. . C modes

. . Sound indication (e.g. Doppler sounds, alarms)

. . Spectra

. . Flow mapping

. . . Color conversion

. . . Performing vector indication

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KK22

KK23

KK24

KK25

KK26

KK27

KK28

KK29

KK30

. Three dimensions

. . Corporal vision

. Display of multiple images

. . Superimposing

. . Parallel

. . . Splitting a screen into arbitrary number

. . Switchover

. Length, areas, or volumes

. . Displays of scales, or grids

. . Operation from designated areas

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KK32

KK33

KK34

KK35

KK36

KK37

KK38

KK39

KK40

. Cursors, markers, characters

. . Body marks

. Diagnosis information

. . Probe relations

. . Personal information, date or the like

. . Biological signals

. Display speed control

. Characterized by display arrangements

. . Providing a plurality of display arrangements

. . CRT

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KK42

KK43

KK44

KK45

KK46

KK47

KK48

KK49

KK50

. . Flat panels

. Input arrangements

. . Keyboards

. . Pointing devices (Track balls)

. . . Touch panels

. Diagnosis flow

. GUI

. . Customization

. Diagnosis reports

. Others

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RECORDING, OR MAINTENANCE

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LL02

LL03

LL04

LL05

LL06

LL07

LL09

LL10

. Memories

. . Image memories

. . . Cine-memories (before scanning conversion)

. . . Multiple images memories (before scanning conversion)

. . Other applications

. . . Line memories

. . . Stacks, or buffers

. Image recording and reproducing

. . Analog recording (e.g. VTR)

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LL12

LL13

LL14

LL15

LL16

LL17

LL18

LL19

LL20

. . Digital recording (e.g. MO)

. . Original data recording

. Compression, or expansion for data

. Image database

. . Electronic charts

. . Consolidation of image formats

. Maintenance (Abnormality detection)

. . By communication

. . Phantoms

. Communication systems (Protocol)

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LL23

LL25

LL26

LL27

LL28

LL29

LL30

. Function extension by communication

. Telediagnosis

. Main body structures

. . Portable

. . Substitution of units

. . Measures against noise

. . . Having shields

. . Insulation

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LL32

LL33

LL35

LL36

LL38

LL40

. . Characterized by housing structures

. . . Housing of probes

. Combination with other diagnosis arrangements (e.g. CT, MR)

. Peripheral environments

. . Beds

. Inventions of programs, or information recording media

. Having features not provided for other terms

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