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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2020
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Sheng-Wen Huang, Ossining, NY (US);
Hua Xie, Cambridge, MA (US);
Man M. Nguyen, Melrose, MA (US);
Carolina Amador Carrascal, Everett, MA (US);
Jean-Luc Francois-Marie Robert, Cambridge, MA (US);
Vijay Thakur Shamdasani, Kenmore, MA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An ultrasound system produces maps of acoustic attenuation coefficients from pulse echo signals. Maps are produced using different attenuation coefficient or slope estimation methods, and a plurality of maps from different estimation methods are compounded to produce a final attenuation coefficient map. Confidence maps may also be produced for one or more attenuation coefficient maps, and the confidence map displayed or its measures used to determine weighting for the compounding process.