Ultrasound machine providing composite image data
US9386965B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30004
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasound imaging system combines successive images of a time series to produce high-resolution ultrasound. A piecewise registration process and deemphasizing of high-frequency spatial components may be used to aid in the combination process. A high-definition image may be obtained with or separately from this process by combining different images obtained with different ultrasound frequencies. The images are weighted to accentuate the contribution of high-frequency ultrasound data at the leading edge of imaged structure.
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