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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2024
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Waukesha, WI (US);
Svetoslav Ivanov Nikolov, Søborg, DK;
Per Haugaard, Skovlunde, DK;
Fredrik Gran, Limhamn, SE;
Mikkel Schou, Roskilde, DK;
GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
An ultrasound imaging system includes a transducer array configured to transmit in a first transmission mode or a split transmission mode in which an original transmission of the first transmission mode is split into multiple transmissions for each scanline. The system further includes a beamformer configured to beamform an echo signal corresponding to the original transmission or a combination of echo signals corresponding to the multiple transmissions. The system further includes a scanline processor configured to adaptively apply digital time gain compensation to each scanline, wherein a first gain is applied to a scanline corresponding to a transmission traversing tissue and a second gain is applied to a scanline corresponding to a transmission traversing a water standoff. The system further includes a controller configured to switch from the first transmission mode to the split transmission mode in response to detecting water standoff enhancement artifact.