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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2019
Verathon Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Joon Hwan Choi, Bothell, WA (US);
Fuxing Yang, Bothell, WA (US);
Verathon Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Abstract
A system may include an ultrasound probe and a controller unit configured to communicate with the ultrasound probe. The controller unit may be further configured to transmit ultrasound signals using the ultrasound probe toward an area of interest in a patient's body, wherein the ultrasound signals include a fundamental frequency signal and at least one harmonic frequency signal; receive echo signals from the area of interest based on the transmitted ultrasound signals; obtain a fundamental frequency echo signal and at least one harmonic frequency echo signal from the received echo signals; and generate a visual representation of the area of interest based on the obtained fundamental frequency echo signal and the obtained at least one harmonic frequency echo signal.