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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Jun Seob Shin, Winchester, MA (US);
Francois Guy Gerard Marie Vignon, Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/89 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/8906 (2013.01); A61B 8/5207 (2013.01); A61B 8/54 (2013.01); G01S 7/52026 (2013.01); G01S 7/52077 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasound imaging system produces images with enhanced resolution or contrast by extrapolation of two ultrasound images of different imaging characteristics, such as aperture size, imaging frequency, or degree of image compounding. In order to prevent the display of image artifacts, extrapolation is accompanied by artifact removal and image smoothing.