Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140357994 | ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING PRESSURE APPLIED TO OBJECT - Provided are an ultrasound system and a method of detecting a pressure applied to an object through an ultrasound probe. The ultrasound system includes: an ultrasound data acquiring unit configured to acquire, by using an ultrasound probe including a strain gauge that is strained by a pressure applied thereto and has a damping factor and an elasticity factor, ultrasound data corresponding to an object; and a processor configured to generate an ultrasound image by using the ultrasound data, calculate a strain rate of the strain gauge caused by the pressure by using the ultrasound image, and detect the pressure by using the strain rate calculated. | 12-04-2014 |
20150033195 | HARDWARE DEVICE, USER CONTROL APPARATUS FOR THE SAME, MEDICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF OPERATING MEDICAL APPARATUS - Provided are a hardware device, a user control apparatus for the same, a medical apparatus including the same, and a method of operating the medical apparatus. The method includes sensing a pattern of a hardware device disposed on an ultrasonic touch screen, and when the sensed pattern matches a stored pattern, determining the hardware device as an input apparatus enabling a user command to be input. | 01-29-2015 |
20150051493 | ACOUSTIC PROBE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are an acoustic probe and a method of manufacturing the acoustic probe including a chip module substrate, a piezoelectric unit for cross-converting ultrasound and an electric signal while the piezoelectric unit is vibrating, and a connection unit for supporting the piezoelectric unit and electrically connecting the piezoelectric unit and the chip module substrate. | 02-19-2015 |
20150141824 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING ULTRASOUND IMAGE - A method of displaying an ultrasound image may improve the accuracy of disease diagnosis by enabling a user to recognize an accurate direction of a bloodstream. The method includes: obtaining first Doppler data that is generated by transmitting an ultrasound signal to an object and receiving an echo signal reflected from the object by using a probe; displaying a sound source marker at a first position on a screen; and generating and displaying a first color Doppler image from the first Doppler data in consideration of the first position. | 05-21-2015 |
20150216419 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING DIAGNOSTIC IMAGE USING PHOTOACOUSTIC MATERIAL - Disclosed is a method of generating a diagnostic image by using a photoacoustic material. The method includes determining a wavelength band of light maximally absorbed by a photoacoustic material, based on at least one or more photoacoustic materials injected into an object, irradiating light, which corresponds to the determined wavelength band, onto an internal region of interest (ROI) of the object to acquire a photoacoustic signal corresponding to the irradiated light, generating a photoacoustic image indicating the ROI by using the photoacoustic signal, and combining and displaying the generated photoacoustic image and an image expressing that the light is being irradiated onto the ROI. | 08-06-2015 |
20150245822 | GEL PATCH FOR PROBE AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a gel patch for a probe and an ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus including the gel patch. The gel patch includes a gel layer that is formed of an ultrasound-transmitting material and prevents formation of a space between an ultrasonic probe and an object, and a supplementary lens that is disposed in the gel layer and controls a propagation path of ultrasound. | 09-03-2015 |
20150245823 | WIRELESS PROBE AND METHOD FOR POWER CONTROLLING OF WIRELESS PROBE - Provided is a wireless probe including: an ultrasound reception/transmission module that receives a first power and scans a target object by transmitting ultrasound signals to the target object and receiving ultrasound echo signals reflected from the target object; a signal processing module that receives a second power, generates pulses for generating the ultrasound signals and generates ultrasound data by using the ultrasound echo signals; a wireless communication module that receives a third power and receives/transmits predetermined data from/to a medical device; a controller that controls supply of at least one of the first power, the second power, and the third power based on an operation state of the wireless probe; and a power unit that supplies or blocks the at least one of the first power, the second power, and the third power according to control of the controller. Each component included in the wireless probe may reduce power consumed by the wireless probe. | 09-03-2015 |
20150248573 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MEDICAL IMAGES AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is an apparatus for processing a medical image, including: an input module including a plurality of input units; and a controller that performs a first combination function defined by a combination of a first input unit and a second input unit among the plurality of input units when user inputs through the first and second input units are detected, wherein the first combination function is related to a function defined in at least one of the first and second input units. | 09-03-2015 |