Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging with blended tissue harmonic signals
US6283919A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S15/8993
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system and method are described which produce tissue harmonic images containing both fundamental and harmonic frequency components. Such a blended image takes advantage of the performance possible with the two types of ultrasonic echo information and can advantageously reduce near field clutter while improving signal to noise performance in the far field of the image.
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