Patent · US Expired

Real-time arbitrary mmode for ultrasonic imaging system

US6589175B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV · NL

Inventors

David Prater · Andover, US
Janice Frisa · Atkinson, US
Jonathan Panek · Harvard, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 30, 2001
Grant date	Jul 8, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 30, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B8/08
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ultrasonic imaging system having a real-time arbitrary mmode. A scan converter scan converts slices in real-time of a two-dimensional ultrasonic image which form an arbitrary user-defined curve within the two-dimensional ultrasonic image. The scan converted slices are used to display the curve as a time versus depth mmode image.

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