Title:
ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATING ULTRASOUND PROBE BASED ON MOTION OF THE ULTRASOUND PROBE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/058272
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided are an ultrasound system and method for automatically activating an ultrasound probe based on motion of the ultrasound probe. The ultrasound system includes an ultrasound probe for transmitting an ultrasound signal to an object and receiving an ultrasound echo signal reflected from the object; a sensing unit for sensing the ultrasound probe and generating sensing information corresponding to motion of the ultrasound probe; and an automatic activation unit for activating the ultrasound probe based on the sensing information.
Inventors:
KIM YONG-SOO (KR)
PARK JAE-SUNG (KR)
SONG MI-RAN (KR)
LEE SEUNG-JU (KR)
HYUN DONG-GYU (KR)
PARK JAE-SUNG (KR)
SONG MI-RAN (KR)
LEE SEUNG-JU (KR)
HYUN DONG-GYU (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2013/009106
Publication Date:
April 17, 2014
Filing Date:
October 11, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG MEDISON CO LTD (KR)
International Classes:
A61B8/00; G01N29/24
Foreign References:
| JP2008253500A | 2008-10-23 | |||
| JP2000014670A | 2000-01-18 | |||
| JPH07328000A | 1995-12-19 | |||
| US20100191121A1 | 2010-07-29 | |||
| KR20110041122A | 2011-04-21 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Y.P.LEE, MOCK & PARTNERS (13 Eonju-ro 30-gilGangnam-gu, Seoul 135-971, KR)
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