CPC G01S 7/5208 (2013.01) [A61B 8/44 (2013.01); A61B 8/4411 (2013.01); A61B 8/4472 (2013.01); A61B 8/54 (2013.01); A61B 8/565 (2013.01); G01S 7/52082 (2013.01); H04B 11/00 (2013.01); H04L 5/0048 (2013.01); H04L 41/0803 (2013.01); H04L 69/324 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An ultrasound probe, comprising:
a plurality of ultrasound modules including a first ultrasound module and a second ultrasound module, wherein each of the first and second ultrasound modules comprises at least one ultrasound element comprising a capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) and ultrasound circuitry;
a memory configured to store ultrasound parameter data including control data of the first and second ultrasound modules; and
a parameter loader coupling the memory to the first and second ultrasound modules;
wherein the parameter loader is configured to provide the control data of the first and second ultrasound modules from the memory to the first ultrasound module, and wherein the first ultrasound module and second ultrasound module are coupled to each other and the first ultrasound module is configured to pass the control data of the second ultrasound module to the second ultrasound module.
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