JP6134647B2 - 超音波心臓切除監視に関する干渉減少及び信号対ノイズ比改善 - Google Patents
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倍に信号電力を増加させるが、ノイズに関しては、
倍であるに過ぎない。従って、信号対ノイズ比は
分増加されることができる。従って、例えば2つの走査を使用することにより、SNRは、3dB分増加されることができる。
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- リアルタイムの超音波ベースの監視を用いる無線周波数切除アプリケーションにおける干渉削減に関する装置であって、
切除電極に供給されるRF切除信号を生成するよう構成される切除デバイスと、
超音波デバイスと、
前記超音波デバイスに接続される超音波トランスデューサとを有し、
前記装置が、前記超音波トランスデューサを励起するために少なくとも2つの超音波励起パルスを生成するよう構成され、前記超音波トランスデューサは、各超音波励起パルスに対して超音波走査を実行するよう構成され、各超音波走査が、超音波信号を含み、及び前記超音波トランスデューサは、少なくとも2つの結合された超音波信号を受信するよう構成され、
前記受信された結合された超音波信号がそれぞれ、前記RF切除信号と前記超音波励起パルスに基づかれる超音波エコー信号との間の干渉の干渉信号を含み、
前記干渉信号によりもたらされる超音波ベースの監視における負の効果を減らすため、少なくとも1つの受信された結合された超音波信号が、少なくとも他の1つの受信された結合された超音波信号と共に処理され、
前記装置が更に、高い信号対ノイズ比を持つ平均化されたエコー信号を得るため、平均化することによって、前記結合された超音波信号の少なくとも2つを処理するよう構成され、
前記切除信号に対して前記超音波励起パルスを同期化し、前記超音波エコー信号の位相が、前記切除信号に対してシフトされ、前記干渉信号は、前記超音波エコー信号に対してシフトされた位相を持つ、
装置。 - 前記超音波デバイスが、エコー信号及び切除信号の間の干渉の個別の干渉信号が所定の位相を持つよう、前記RF切除信号に対する前記励起パルスの同期化を可能にするため、前記切除デバイスに接続される、請求項1に記載の装置。
- リアルタイムの超音波ベースの監視を用いる無線周波数切除アプリケーションにおける干渉を削減するための装置の作動方法において、
a.RF切除信号を生成し、前記RF切除信号を検出するステップと、
b.少なくとも2つの超音波励起パルスを生成し、前記超音波励起パルスに基づき超音波走査を実行する超音波トランスデューサに対して前記超音波励起パルスを提供するステップと、
c.少なくとも2つの結合された超音波信号を受信するステップであって、前記受信された結合された超音波信号がそれぞれ、前記RF切除信号と前記超音波励起パルスに基づかれる超音波エコー信号との間の干渉の干渉信号を含む、ステップと、
d.前記干渉信号によりもたらされる超音波ベースの監視における負の効果を減らすため、少なくとも1つの受信された結合された超音波信号を少なくとも他の1つの受信された結合された超音波信号と共に処理するステップとを有し、
前記処理するステップが、高い信号対ノイズ比を持つ平均化されたエコー信号を得るため、前記結合された超音波信号の少なくとも2つを平均化するステップを含み、
前記切除信号に対して前記超音波励起パルスを同期化するステップを更に有し、前記超音波エコー信号の位相が、前記切除信号に対してシフトされ、前記干渉信号は、前記超音波エコー信号に対してシフトされた位相を持つ、
装置の作動方法。 - 前記少なくとも2つの結合された超音波信号の1つが、正の励起パルスに応答し、前記少なくとも2つの結合された超音波信号の他の1つが、負の励起パルスに応答し、前記正の励起パルス及び負の励起パルスが、交互する極性を持つ、請求項3に記載の装置の作動方法。
- 前記平均化するステップが、前記正の励起が使用される前記結合された超音波信号が追加され、前記負の励起を持つものが減算される態様で実行され、前記超音波エコーが増幅され、前記干渉が減らされる信号が結果として得られる、請求項4に記載の装置の作動方法。
- 干渉信号が所定の位相を持つよう、前記超音波励起パルスを前記切除信号に対して同期化するステップを更に有する、請求項3に記載の装置の作動方法。
- それぞれ同じ極性を持つ励起パルスに応じて、結合された超音波信号が、前記超音波エコー信号と同じ極性を具備し、
正の励起が使用される前記結合された超音波信号が平均化されるという態様で、前記平均化ステップが実行される、請求項3に記載の装置の作動方法。 - 前記平均化するステップの前に、前記結合された超音波信号を増幅するステップと、
前記平均化するステップの前に、前記結合された超音波信号をデジタル超音波信号へと変換するステップと、
前記平均化するステップの後に、前記パルス生成デバイスから前記信号処理ユニットにタイミング情報を提供し、前記切除信号に対して前記超音波励起パルスを同期化するステップとを更に有し、
少なくとも2つの超音波励起パルスを高速連続的態様で生成するステップが、バースト状モードで実行され、各バーストは、少なくとも4つの走査を含み、各走査が、後続の走査に対して0.1ms未満離れ、各バーストは、後続のバーストに対して1ms以上離れ、前記パルス生成デバイスが、励起パルスのシーケンスを生成するため、開始バースト信号を受信し、前記タイミング情報は、後続のバーストの開始を調整するために使用される、請求項5に記載の装置の作動方法。 - コンピュータで実行されるとき、請求項3に記載のステップを生み出すコード手段を有するコンピュータプログラム。
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