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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2015
B-k Medical Aps, Herlev, DK;
Per Haugaard, Skovlunde, DK;
Gert Seerup, Hilleroed, DK;
B-K Medical Aps, Herlev, DK;
Abstract
An ultrasound imaging system includes an ultrasound transducer that receives an echo signal generated in response to an ultrasound signal transmitted by the system interacting with a moving material. Receive circuitry processes the echo signal and produces an electrical signal indicative thereof. Front end electronics amplify and digitize the electrical signal producing M-bit RF data. A beamformer that processes the M-bit RF data and generates N-bit high dynamic range beamformed data. N is greater than M. The system further includes pre-processing circuitry that converts the N-bit data RF to 2×K-bit I/Q data. K is less than M. A velocity processor determines a phase estimate of the moving material from the I/Q data. A rendering engine visually presents the phase estimate.