APPARATUS FOR DRIVING 2 DIMENSIONAL TRANSDUCER-ARRAY, MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVING 2 DIMENSIONAL TRANSDUCER-ARRAY

摘要

PURPOSE: A two dimensional transducer-array driving apparatus is provided to shorten loading time by controlling driving parts using the control information of delay time and a receiving transducer. CONSTITUTION: Multiple driving parts(110) drive each transducer included in a two dimensional transducer-array. A drive control part(120) controls the multiple driving parts. Each of the multiple driving parts comprises a register, a comparator, a pulse frequency setting part, a multi pulse controlling part, a transmitting signal production part, a signal transmitting and receiving part, a transmitting and receiving switch, and a receiving signal amplifier. A memory stores the control information of the delay time and the receiving transducer. A transmit-receive switch(1127) turns on and off by referring to the control information of the receiving transducer outputted from the register. [Reference numerals] (1121) Resister; (1122) Comparator; (1123) Pulse frequency setting unit; (1124) Multi-pulse control unit; (1125) Transmitted signal generating unit; (1126) Signal transmitting and receiving unit; (1127) Transmission-reception switch; (1128) Received signal amplifier; (120) Driving control unit