Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging with elevation biplane images
US6755786B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/52073
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is described in which two planes of a volumetric region which are in different elevation planes are scanned in real time. In one embodiment the two planes are scanned in the sector format with a common apex, causing corresponding depths of the two images to be separated by the same distance in elevation. In another embodiment one image plane has a fixed orientation with respect to the imaging probe and the location of the other image plane can be adjusted by the user.
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