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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2023
Shenzhen Mindray Bio-medical Electronics Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Glen W. Mclaughlin, San Carlos, CA (US);
David J. Napolitano, Pleasanton, CA (US);
SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Guangdong, CN;
Abstract
A method includes collecting ultrasound information of a subject region, the ultrasound information including reflectivity information in response to ultrasound pulses; forming ultrasound images of a first region from the reflectivity information, the ultrasound images of the first region being formed using, within the first region, respective propagation speeds for the ultrasound pulses; applying a focus metric to the ultrasound images and determining thereby a first accumulated speed that is predicted to optimize the focus metric; forming the ultrasound images of a second region from the reflectivity information, the ultrasound images of the second region being formed using, within the second region, the respective propagation speeds for the ultrasound pulses; applying the focus metric to the ultrasound images of the second region and determining thereby a second accumulated speed that is predicted to optimize the focus metric; and generating a regional sound speed map based on the first accumulated speed and the second accumulated speed.