Ultrasonic diagnostic scanning for three dimensional display
USRE36564E · kind E · reissue
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| Filing date | Nov 26, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
An ultrasonic diagnostic system and scanning technique are described for producing three dimensional ultrasonic image displays utilizing power Doppler signal information. In a preferred embodiment the power Doppler signal information is displayed in the absence of structural (B mode) information to reduce image clutter and provide three dimensional image segmentation. An ultrasonic scanning technique is presented for acquiring diagnostic three dimensional ultrasonic images of power Doppler intensity through manual hand scanning of a patient, without the need for specially fabricated scanning mechanisms or devices.
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