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Method and apparatus for performing ultrasound elevation compounding

US9204862B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Geir Ultveit Haugen · Oslo, NO
Kjell Kristoffersen · Oslo, NO
Anders Sornes · Oslo, NO

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 8, 2011
Grant date	Dec 8, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 8, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S15/8995
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for generating a spatially compounded image includes acquiring ultrasound information from two or more scan planes, wherein the scan planes are mutually offset by a spatial distance, and wherein at least one of the scan planes is non-planar such that the spatial distance between the scan planes is a function of depth, and combining the information from the scan planes to generate a compounded image. A system and non-transitory computer readable medium are also described herein.

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