General Electric Company

Ge Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC

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Gary E MacLeod

David John Muzilla

Michael J Washburn

Sean D Lucas

Anne Lindsay Hall

Steven Charles Miller

Michelle Ganiere Angle

James D Hamilton

Syed O Ishrak

An ultrasound color flow imaging system is programmed to optimize display images on a display monitor ( ) by automatically adjusting a threshold. B-mode data corresponding to valid color data is subjected to statistical analysis including mean and standard deviation (S ). The threshold is computed according to mean plus k (standard deviation), where k preferably is based on a linear regression equation.

Ultrasound b/color priority threshold calculation

An ultrasound system ( ) acquires data using a gray scale mode of operation and a color flow mode of operation. A transducer ( ) generates receive signals in response to echo ultrasound waves received from a subject (S) being studied. A gray scale receive channel ( G) generates gray scale data representing movement of portions of the subject, in particular that of blood flow or contrast agents in blood or tissue. A color flow receive channel ( C) generates color flow data (e.g., either power data or velocity data) also representing movement of portions of the subject. A processor ( ) combines the gray scale flow data with the color flow data and displays the result on a display monitor ( ) such that moving portions of the subject are displayed with a colored gray scale image.

Ultrasound image display by combining enhanced flow imaging in B-mode and color flow mode

An ultrasound imaging system generating color flow signals in response to ultrasound signals backscattered from a subject under study includes an apparatus for displaying images in response to the color flow signals. The apparatus includes a memory connected to store first memory values in response to the color flow signals; a logic unit connected to determine a dynamic range compression scheme based on an analysis of the first memory values and to generate second memory values based on the dynamic range compression scheme; a display connected to display a color flow image in response to the second memory values; and a network connectivity module coupled to the system to provide communication with a remote facility over a network, the remote facility providing remote services.

Ultrasound color flow display optimization by adjusting dynamic range including remote services over a network

An ultrasound color flow imaging system is programmed to optimize display images of power and velocity by automatically adjusting thresholds and data compression by using histograms and samplings of color flow data.

Ultrasound color flow display optimization

Ultrasound color flow display optimization by adjusting dynamic range

An ultrasound color flow imaging system is programmed to optimize display images of power and velocity by automatically adjusting thresholds by using histograms.

Ultrasound color flow display optimization by adjustment of threshold

An ultrasound color flow imaging system is programmed to optimize display images of power and velocity by automatically adjusting thresholds by using histograms and samplings of color flow data.

An ultrasound color flow imaging system is programmed to optimize display images of power and velocity by automatically adjusting thresholds and a color map by using histograms of color flow data.

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Gary E MacLeod