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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2020
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Thanasis Loupas, Kirkland, WA (US);
Paul Sheeran, Woodinville, WA (US);
Charles Tremblay-Darveau, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffry Earl Powers, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A particular sequence of ultrasound transmissions and corresponding echo receptions enables the production of Amplitude Modulated (AM) and Amplitude Modulated Phase Inverted (AMPI) signals that are temporally balanced. Temporal balancing significantly reduces tissue artifacts caused by movement of tissue during acquisition of the ultrasound echoes. Additionally, in combining the selected echo signals to produce the AM5 and AMPI signals, and optionally a Phase Inverted (PI) signal, each of the echo signals is equally weighted to facilitate an amplitude balance that avoids different echoes affecting the produced AM, AMPI, and PI signals differently.