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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 01, 2012
Applicant:

Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;

Inventors:

Richard Allen Snyder, Chester, NH (US);

Chicheong Stephen So, Wakefield, MA (US);

Martin James Moynihan, Andover, MA (US);

Lars Jonas Olsson, Woodinville, WA (US);

Lynette May Ward, Newburyport, MA (US);

Assignee:

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01); G10K 11/34 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/483 (2013.01); A61B 8/0883 (2013.01); A61B 8/54 (2013.01); G01S 7/52085 (2013.01); G01S 15/8993 (2013.01); G10K 11/34 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing three-dimensional ultrasound images of a volume () and an ultrasound imaging system (). In particular, the current invention applies to live three-dimensional imaging. To maintain a steady frame rate of the displayed images even if a user changes a region of interest and, therewith, the size of the volume () to be scanned, it is contemplated to adjust a density of the scanning lines within the volume () as a function of a size of the volume while maintaining a total number of scanning lines across the volume ().


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