JP6349025B2 - 携帯用超音波診断装置、及びそれにおける電力効率改善方法 - Google Patents
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- 携帯用超音波診断装置において、
測定しようとする測定深さを設定する測定深さ設定部と、
前記設定された測定深さに応じてパルス生成部に加える電圧を供給するが、前記設定された測定深さが小さいほど、より小さな電圧を供給する電圧供給部と、
超音波を発生させるために超音波トランスデューサに加える電気的パルスを生成するが、前記電圧供給部から供給される電圧に対応する電圧の電気的パルスを生成するパルス生成部と、
前記超音波トランスデューサからのエコー信号を増幅し、反射深さに応じた減衰を補償する可変利得増幅器と、
前記設定された測定深さに応じて、前記可変利得増幅器の反射深さに応じた増幅特性を調整する補償特性調整部と、
を含むことを特徴とする携帯用超音波診断装置。 - 前記増幅特性は、ゲインが前記設定された測定深さで所定の最大値を有し、前記設定された測定深さ以下の範囲で反射深さが大きいほど、より大きな値を有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の携帯用超音波診断装置。
- 前記増幅特性は、ゲインが前記設定された測定深さ以下の範囲で反射深さに応じて増加する形態であることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の携帯用超音波診断装置。
- 携帯用超音波診断装置の電力効率改善方法において、
測定しようとする測定深さを設定するステップと、
超音波トランスデューサに加える電気的パルスを生成するパルス生成部に、前記設定された測定深さに応じて電圧を供給するが、前記設定された測定深さが小さいほど、より小さな電圧を供給するステップと、
前記パルス生成部が、前記供給される電圧に応じて電気的パルスを生成するステップと、
可変利得増幅器を通じて前記超音波トランスデューサからのエコー信号を増幅し、反射深さに応じた減衰を補償するステップと、
前記設定された測定深さに応じて、前記可変利得増幅器の反射深さに応じた増幅特性を調整するステップと、
を含むことを特徴とする電力効率改善方法。 - 前記調整するステップでは、
ゲインが前記設定された測定深さで所定の最大値を有し、前記設定された測定深さ以下の範囲で反射深さが大きいほど、より大きな値を有するように、前記増幅特性を調整することを特徴とする請求項4に記載の電力効率改善方法。 - 前記増幅特性は、ゲインが前記設定された測定深さ以下の範囲で反射深さに応じて増加する形態であることを特徴とする請求項5に記載の電力効率改善方法。
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