Range dependent weighting for spatial compound imaging
US7632229B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S15/8995
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for range dependent weighting in ultrasound imaging. The system includes a transducer array, a data acquisition system, and an imaging processor. The transducer array receives a first ultrasound beam having a first focal depth. The data acquisition system receives a first ultrasound imaging signal from the array. The first signal includes first image data based on at least the first ultrasound beam. The imaging processor combines a first data contribution from the first image data with at least second image data from a second ultrasound imaging signal to create a spatially compounded image. The first data contribution is based on at least the focal depth of the first beam.
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