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Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 31, 2018
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Thomas Huepf, Schoefling a.A., AT;

Christian Fritz Perrey, Mondsee, AT;

Thomas Andrew Kraus, Waukesha, WI (US);

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/56 (2012.12); A61B 8/4483 (2012.12); A61B 8/463 (2012.12); A61B 8/546 (2012.12);
Abstract

Various methods and systems are provided for ultrasound imaging. In one embodiment, a method comprises, during an ultrasound scan, acquiring a series of ultrasound frames with a first transmit power, receiving a command to pause the ultrasound scan, and acquiring at least one ultrasound frame with a second transmit power higher than the first transmit power responsive to receiving the command. In this way, the image quality of an image displayed while a scan is paused may be increased.


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Huepf, Thomas. (2025). Method and systems for increasing transmit power during an ultrasound scan (U.S. Patent No. 12290409). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12290409

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