Systems and methods for ultrasound retrospective transmit focus beamforming
US9366753B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 19, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/52095
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods for ultrasound beamforming are provided. One method includes obtaining ultrasound data using receive line spacing that changes as a function of depth, determining a number of transmit events to combine at each of a plurality of points for use in combining the obtained ultrasound data, and aligning the ultrasound data with time delays computed from a probe geometry used to obtain the ultrasound data. The method also includes combining the aligned ultrasound data to generate an ultrasound image.
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