To improve the frame rate of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus for displaying an elasticity image by detecting shear waves generated by push pulses. After first and second push pulses have been simultaneously transmitted to different positions, each of a first ultrasonic detecting pulse DP1 and a second ultrasonic detecting pulse DP2 for detecting each respective shear wave generated by each of the first and second push pulses is transmitted in a different acoustic line, and in a period after the first ultrasonic detecting pulse DP1 has been transmitted and before the first ultrasonic detecting pulse DP1 is transmitted again in the same acoustic line, the second ultrasonic detecting pulse DP2 is transmitted.

A first beam scanning plane and a second beam scanning plane are formed alternately. For formation of the first beam scanning plane, transmission/reception control is performed so that the beam deflection angle increases continuously toward the negative side from a first end to a second end in the electronic scanning direction. For formation of the second beam scanning plane, transmission/reception control is performed so that the beam deflection angle increases continuously toward the positive side from the second end to the first end in the electronic scanning direction.

Provided are an ultrasound imaging system, a method of controlling the ultrasound imaging system, and a probe included in the ultrasound imaging system. The ultrasound imaging system includes a first transducer array and a second transducer array having different specifications, a display configured to display an ultrasound image, an input interface configured to receive a user input related to a setting value of the ultrasound image, and a processor. The processor is configured to identify the setting value of the ultrasound image included in the user input, set an activation transducer array used to generate the ultrasound image among the first transducer array and the second transducer array, based on the setting value, receive the ultrasound data through the activation transducer array, and control the display to display the ultrasound image by using the ultrasound data.

In related-art processing, phasing processing for generating a large number of reception parallel beams was performed in a period of a length equal to a period in which data of a reception signal for a large number of track pulses is written in a channel (CH) memory. Meanwhile, in processing of the embodiment, a period of the phasing processing was lengthened by using not only the writing period to the CH memory but also an idle period for charging required for push pulse transmission and an idle period for cooling a probe. As a result, the number of reception beams that can be generated in the period of the phasing processing can be increased as compared with the related art.

A scanning system for imaging structural features below the surface of an object, the scanning system comprising: a transducer module configured to transmit ultrasound signals towards an object and to receive ultrasound signals reflected from the object whereby data pertaining to an internal structure of the object can be obtained, the transducer module being configured to transmit and receive ultrasound signals for each of a first frame and a subsequent second frame in an ultrasound scan comprising the first and second frames; an image generation module configured to generate image data representative of the object based on the received ultrasound signals; and a communication module for communicating with a remote device, the communication module being configured to send, to the remote device: a set of received ultrasound signals based on ultrasound signals received during the first frame of the scan, and image data generated based on ultrasound signals received during the second frame of the scan.

An ultrasound imaging system can include an array of transducer elements, a plurality of receive circuits configured to provide one or more output signals, a plurality of delay circuits configured to output one or more delayed signals, and at least one multi-channel beamformer. The beamformer can receive representations of a plurality of microbeamformed signals and output at least one representation of a beamformed signal. The plurality of microbeamformed signals may represent a combination of delayed signals from the plurality of delay circuits. The plurality of delay circuits may be characterized by a plurality of time delay values. The plurality of time delay values may be controllable or adjustable such that one or more points-of-focus characterizing the microbeamformed signals can move along a line of sight.

Provided are an ultrasound imaging system, a method of controlling the ultrasound imaging system, and a probe included in the ultrasound imaging system. The ultrasound imaging system includes a first transducer array and a second transducer array having different specifications, a display configured to display an ultrasound image, an input interface configured to receive a user input related to a setting value of the ultrasound image, and a processor. The processor is configured to identify the setting value of the ultrasound image included in the user input, set an activation transducer array used to generate the ultrasound image among the first transducer array and the second transducer array, based on the setting value, receive the ultrasound data through the activation transducer array, and control the display to display the ultrasound image by using the ultrasound data.