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Ultrasound b/color priority threshold calculation

US6500125B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 30, 2000
Grant dateDec 31, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S15/8979
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ultrasound color flow imaging system is programmed to optimize display images on a display monitor (18) by automatically adjusting a threshold. B-mode data corresponding to valid color data is subjected to statistical analysis including mean and standard deviation (S3). The threshold is computed according to mean plus k (standard deviation), where k preferably is based on a linear regression equation.

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