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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Francois Guy Gerard Marie Vignon, Andover, MA (US);
Jun Seob Shin, Medford, MA (US);
Seungsoo Kim, Andover, MA (US);
David Hope Simpson, Bothell, WA (US);
Andrew Hancock, Sacramento, CA (US);
Assignee:
PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/89 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/52047 (2013.01); G01S 15/8952 (2013.01); G01S 15/8977 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10132 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20084 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20182 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30004 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the invention include ultrasound systems that suppress grating lobe artifacts arising due to high frequency operation of an array transducer probe which is operated at a frequency higher than its pitch limitation.