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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2018
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
David Wesley Clark, Derry, NH (US);
Francois Guy Gerard Marie Vignon, Andover, MA (US);
Darwin Philip Adams, Lexington, MA (US);
Roy Allan Sivley, Waltham, MA (US);
Kirthi Radhakrishnan, Andover, MA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An ultrasound imaging system according to the present disclosure may include an ultrasound probe, a display unit, and a processor configured to receive source image data having a first dynamic range, wherein the source image data comprises log compressed echo intensity values based on the ultrasound echoes detected by the ultrasound probe, generate a histogram of at least a portion of source image data, generate a cumulative density function for the histogram, receive an indication of at least two points on the cumulative density function (CDF), and cause the display unit to display an ultrasound image representative of the source image data displayed in accordance with the second dynamic range.