Ultrasound imaging system and method for ultrasound imaging a three dimensional volume
US9668716B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S15/8993
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of ultrasound imaging includes acquiring plural groups of ultrasound data sets in an imaged volume that at least partially encompasses an object. The groups of ultrasound data sets include ultrasound image data obtained by transmitting one or more ultrasound pulses from one or more transducer elements into different zones of the imaged volume. The method also includes arranging the ultrasound data sets into one or more temporal groups based on when the ultrasound data sets are acquired. The ultrasound data sets in each temporal group are acquired during a common time period. The method further includes constructing a three-dimensional image of the object based on the ultrasound data sets in at least one of the temporal groups.
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