Ultrasound diagnostic flow imaging with coded excitation
US7887487B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S15/8979
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Diagnostic ultrasound flow imaging is performed with coded excitation pulses. Due to the use of frequency coded excitation pulses, flow information may suffer from spatial misregistration and estimate errors. Spatial position shift in flow data is offset for alignment with B-mode or other imaging. The flow estimates are compensated for the imaging center frequency variation with depth. The wide bandwidth information available due to coded excitation may allow anti-aliasing by estimating velocities from two frequency bands.
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