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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2019
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Shiying Wang, Melrose, MA (US);
Sheng-Wen Huang, Ossining, NY (US);
Hua Xie, Cambridge, MA (US);
Keith William Johnson, Lynwood, WA (US);
Liang Zhang, Issaquah, WA (US);
Thanasis Loupas, Kirkland, WA (US);
Truong Huy Nguyen, Redmond, WA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present disclosure describes ultrasound systems configured to enhance flow imaging and analysis by adaptively adjusting one or more imaging parameters in response to acquired flow measurements. Example systems can include an ultrasound transducer and one or more processors. Using the system components, mean flow velocity magnitude and acceleration can be determined within a target region during an acquisition phase, which may include a cardiac cycle. One or more adjusted flow imaging parameters, such as adjusted ensemble length, temporal smoothing filter length and/or step size, can be determined based on the acquired flow measurements to increase the signal quality of newly acquired ultrasound echo signals. The adjusted flow imaging parameters can then be applied by the ultrasound transducer during a second acquisition phase.