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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2024
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Qi Zhong Lin, Shanghai, CN;
Zhouye Chen, Shanghai, CN;
Jianan Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Jingping Xu, Shanghai, CN;
Ling Tong, Shanghai, CN;
Jin Ning Chen, Fuzhou, CN;
Xiang Hui Bai, Shanghai, CN;
Thanasis Loupas, Kirkland, WA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A system for providing contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) images is described. The CEUS system includes an ultrasound probe adapted to provide the ultrasound images; a processor configured to determine out-of-plane frames of the ultrasound images, and remove the out-of-plane frames from the ultrasound images based on a criterion to provide an optimized set of frames; and a display in communication with the processor and configured to display the optimized set of frames.