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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2022
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
William Tao Shi, Wakefield, MA (US);
Shiying Wang, Melrose, MA (US);
Claudia Errico, Medford, MA (US);
Mingxin Zheng, Cambridge, MA (US);
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 method () for generating a radial velocity map for a target region, comprising: (i) receiving () a series of ultrasound images of the target region; (ii) generating () a grid representing the target region and comprising a plurality of points each representing a possible radial center in the target region; (iii) generating () a radial flux magnitude map for the grid comprising a radial contrast flux for each of the points, comprising the following which are repeated until a radial contrast flux is calculated for each of the points: selecting () one of the points as a radial center; calculating () a radial velocity field for a first region around the selected point; and determining () a radial contrast flux for the first region; and (iv) automatically selecting () a radial center for the series of contrast images.