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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2016
B-k Medical Aps, Herlev, DK;
Carestream Health Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
B-K Medical Aps, Herlev, DK;
Abstract
An ultrasound focal zone display includes an image area for displaying an ultrasound image, a plurality of depth markers, the plurality of depth markers representative of a predetermined tissue depth of the displayed ultrasound image, a focus indicator representative of a maximum acoustic beam intensity of the displayed ultrasound image, and a focal zone extent representative of acoustic beam intensity values within a predetermined range below the maximum acoustic beam intensity value, the focus indicator being adjacent or overlapping the focal zone extent, the position of the focus indicator being asymmetrical relative to the focal zone extent.