Abstract: A shear wave elasticity measurement method and a shear wave elasticity imaging system are disclosed. For each pair of corresponding shear waves, an echo signal within a continuous period of time can be obtained only at a third position, so that an elasticity parameter corresponding to the target area can be obtained according to the echo signal within the continuous period of time. Not only the position required for obtaining an echo signal is few, but also the total data volume required for obtaining the echo signal is few. The calculation method is also easy, which significantly reduces the system performance requirement.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing memory are provided. The method for managing memory includes: while a virtual machine is running, receiving, by a virtual machine memory management module, a memory allocation request sent by a user process in the virtual machine; sending, by the virtual machine memory management module according to the memory allocation request sent by the user process, the memory allocation request to a virtual PCIe device in a virtual machine manager to enable the virtual PCIe device to request memory from a host memory management module; and acquiring, by the virtual machine memory management module via the virtual PCIe device, a memory space allocated by the host memory management module and configuring the memory space to the user process. The method for managing memory can improve the efficiency of memory utilization.

Abstract: A viscoelasticity measurement method and an ultrasonic imaging system. The method comprises: generating a shear wave that propagates in a target area of a measured object (S210); emitting, to the target area, an ultrasonic wave that tacks the shear wave, and receiving an ultrasonic echo returned from the target area, so as to obtain ultrasonic echo data (S220); obtaining tissue motion information in a shear wave propagation process according to the ultrasonic echo data (S230); extracting, from the tissue motion information, tissue motion target information corresponding to shear waves of at least two different frequencies (S240); and outputting the tissue motion target information of the shear waves of the at least two different frequencies, wherein the tissue motion target information is used for reflecting a viscosity feature of the target area (S250). Therefore, a viscosity feature of a tissue is reflected by means of tissue motion target information of shear waves of at least two different frequencies.

Abstract: A method and system for ultrasonic fluid spectral Doppler imaging are disclosed. The system comprises: a transmission circuit for transmitting an ultrasonic beam to a detection object; a receiving circuit and a beam synthesis module for receiving an echo of the ultrasonic beam and obtaining an ultrasonic echo signal; an image processing module for obtaining an ultrasonic fluid flow state image of a region of interest in the detection object according to the ultrasonic echo signal, identifying a sampling position in the region of interest, respectively obtaining a Doppler spectrogram corresponding to each sampling position according to the ultrasonic echo signal, and generating position displaying marks for characterizing the sampling positions; and a display for displaying the position displaying marks in the ultrasonic fluid flow state image, and displaying the obtained Doppler spectrogram. The system may simultaneously display spectra of multiple locations on a same time axis.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) memory device includes a stack structure including interleaved first conductive layers and first dielectric layers, and a channel structure extending through the stack structure along a first direction in contact with a first semiconductor layer at a bottom portion of the channel structure. The channel structure includes a semiconductor channel, and a memory film over the semiconductor channel. The semiconductor channel includes an angled structure, and a first width of the semiconductor channel at the bottom portion of the channel structure below the angled structure is smaller than a second width of the semiconductor channel at an upper portion of the channel structure above the angled structure.

Abstract: Disclosed are a device of complex gas mixture detection based on optical-path-adjustable spectrum detection and a method therefor, and the device includes: a light source configured for generating an incident beam and emitting the incident beam into an optical gas cell; the optical gas cell, including a cavity configured for accommodating a gas sample, and a reflection module group configured for reflecting the incident beam and a track arranged in the cavity, where the track is consistent with a light path of the light beam in the cavity; a detector module that is connected with the track in a relatively movable manner and is configured for receiving light beams and obtaining spectral data, where an optical path is changed by moving the detector module relative to the track; and a data acquisition unit that is configured for acquiring the spectral data obtained by the detector module.

Abstract: In certain aspects, a first opening extending vertically through a first dielectric deck including a first plurality of interleaved sacrificial layers and dielectric layers above a substrate is formed. A high-k dielectric layer and a channel sacrificial layer free of polysilicon are subsequently formed along a sidewall of the first opening. A second opening extending vertically through a second dielectric deck including a second plurality of interleaved sacrificial layers and dielectric layers on the first dielectric deck is formed to expose the channel sacrificial layer in the first opening. The channel sacrificial layer is removed in the first opening. A memory film and a semiconductor channel are subsequently formed over the high-k dielectric layer along sidewalls of the first and second openings.

Abstract: Shear wave elasticity imaging methods and ultrasound imaging devices are provided. The method may include: generating a shear wave in a target area of an object being examined; transmitting a first ultrasonic wave to the target area and receiving first echo data; determining an elasticity parameter of the target area according to the first echo data; obtaining a motion parameter of the target area; and displaying the elasticity parameter and the motion parameter.

Abstract: A method and system for ultrasonic fluid spectral Doppler imaging are disclosed. The system comprises: a transmission circuit for transmitting an ultrasonic beam to a detection object; a receiving circuit and a beam synthesis module for receiving an echo of the ultrasonic beam and obtaining an ultrasonic echo signal; an image processing module for obtaining an ultrasonic fluid flow state image of a region of interest in the detection object according to the ultrasonic echo signal, identifying a sampling position in the region of interest, respectively obtaining a Doppler spectrogram corresponding to each sampling position according to the ultrasonic echo signal, and generating position displaying marks for characterizing the sampling positions; and a display for displaying the position displaying marks in the ultrasonic fluid flow state image, and displaying the obtained Doppler spectrogram. The system may simultaneously display spectra of multiple locations on a same time axis.

Abstract: An ultrasound apparatus, ultrasound-based liver examination device and ultrasound imaging method are provided. The ultrasound apparatus may include: an ultrasound probe, a transmission and receiving controller, an ultrasound echo signal processor, a data processor and a display device. The ultrasound echo signal processor may perform different processes on an ultrasound echo signal according to usage of the ultrasound echo signal. A gain compensation for enhancing image quality may be performed on a first ultrasound echo signal to be used for obtaining the ultrasound image, and a gain compensation for preserving original information may be performed on a second ultrasound echo signal to be used for calculating a quantitative parameter of a liver.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a shear wave. The method comprises: transducers transmit ultrasound waves to a region of interest once; the ultrasound waves focus on at least two focal points in an acoustic field; and with shear wave sources corresponding to the at least two focal points that propagates in a direction perpendicular to a transmission direction of the ultrasound waves. A method and apparatus for detecting an ultrasound elasticity of a shear wave discloses, in a same ultrasound transmission, multiple focal points are gathered in an acoustic field by the ultrasound waves, under the joint effect of the multiple focal points, and a shear wave zone propagated in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the ultrasound waves is transmitted is formed, so as to expand a propagation range of the shear wave in a tissue, so that detecting ultrasound waves can perform elasticity detection on the tissue in a large range.

Abstract: Ultrasound imaging methods and ultrasound imaging devices are provided, in which an inter-frame processing may be performed on elasticity echo data or the elasticity images to obtain new elasticity images, thereby improving the display frame rate of the elasticity images. The elasticity echo data comprises an ultrasound echo of an ultrasound wave returned from an object, and the elasticity images comprises at least two frames and obtained according to the elasticity echo data.