Image data processing method and apparatus for ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, and image processing apparatus
US7713204B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30104
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasonic diagnostic system for reducing black holes and highlighting of turbulent mosaic patterns without degradation in spatial resolution in an ultrasonic color Doppler method. The system includes a unit configured to extract image data in a specified range with reference to a specified pixel of the image data to generate kernel data, a pixel-value arranging unit configured to modulate the values of the pixels in the kernel data, a pixel-value selecting unit configured to select a pixel value of a modulated pixel value in a specified array rank, a characteristic determination unit configured to determine the characteristic of the image from the pixel value of the first image data, and a second image-data generating unit configured to generate second image data based on the value of a specified pixel in the first image data, and the selected pixel value in the specified array rank, or the demodulated pixel value.
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