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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Medison Co., Ltd., Gangwon-Do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD., Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/58 (2013.01); A61B 8/463 (2013.01); A61B 8/467 (2013.01); A61B 8/52 (2013.01); G01S 7/52033 (2013.01); G01S 7/52084 (2013.01); G01S 7/52063 (2013.01); G01S 7/52074 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a method of adjusting brightness of an ultrasound image including: generating at least one first image representing a region of interest (ROI) by using echo signals corresponding to ultrasound waves irradiated toward the ROI; adjusting brightness of the at least one first image based on an external signal for selecting at least one selected from a plurality of prestored gradation data and a plurality of prestored image data; and generating a second image representing the ROI based on the adjusted brightness.