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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:
Aug. 08, 2023

Filed:

May. 11, 2018
Applicant:

Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;

Inventors:

Francois Guy Gerard Marie Vignon, Andover, MA (US);

Sheng-Wen Huang, Ossining, NY (US);

Jun Seob Shin, Medford, MA (US);

Darwin Philip Adams, Lexington, MA (US);

Scott William Dianis, Andover, MA (US);

Assignee:

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/52 (2006.01); G06T 7/514 (2017.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 5/20 (2006.01); G06T 5/50 (2006.01); A61B 8/06 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/52085 (2013.01); G01S 7/52025 (2013.01); G06T 5/002 (2013.01); G06T 5/20 (2013.01); G06T 5/50 (2013.01); G06T 7/514 (2017.01); A61B 8/06 (2013.01); A61B 8/145 (2013.01); A61B 8/463 (2013.01); A61B 8/483 (2013.01); A61B 8/488 (2013.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10132 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20224 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention provides a method for controlling the generation of a compound ultrasonic image. The method includes obtaining a first ultrasound image and applying adaptive beamforming to the first ultrasound image, thereby generating a second ultrasound image. A weighting is determined based on the first and second ultrasound images, wherein the weighting comprises at least one weighting component. The compound ultrasound image is then generated based on the first and second ultrasound images and the weighting component.


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