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Ultrasound unified contrast and time gain compensation control

US11751850B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 18, 2021
Grant dateSep 12, 2023
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Expiry dateNov 18, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B8/54
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Systems and methods for controlling contrast and time gain compensation (TGC) with a unified control. A system can include a first non-transitory computer storage medium for storing an ultrasound image, a second non-transitory computer storage medium for storing computer-executable instructions, and a computer hardware configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to at least cause presentation of the ultrasound image on a user interface of a display device using an initial contrast value for the ultrasound image and an initial time gain compensation value for at least two bands in the ultrasound image, each band being a portion of the displayed ultrasound image corresponding to a range of distances from an ultrasound scanner that generated the ultrasound image, and generate and cause display of a unified contrast/TGC (UTGC) control bar on the user interface for adjusting contrast and TGC of the displayed ultrasound image.

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