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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2022
Philips Image Guided Therapy Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Yiqun Yang, Sacramento, CA (US);
Andrew Hancock, Sacramento, CA (US);
David Hope Simpson, Bothell, WA (US);
Francois Guy Gerard Marie Vignon, Andover, MA (US);
Jun Seob Shin, Winchester, MA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An ultrasound imaging system may include an array of acoustic elements and a processor circuit. The array may be configured to transmit ultrasound energy and receive echoes. The processor circuit may be configured to generate first image data based on a first filtering and apodization of ultrasound signals associated with the received echoes and to generate second image data based on a second filtering and apodization of the ultrasound signals. The first image data is associated with a first resolution, and the second image data is associated with a second resolution. The processor circuit may be configured to generate an ultrasound image based on the first and second image data such that the ultrasound image includes a different, third resolution, where each of the first, second, and third resolution includes a respective axial and a respective lateral resolution, and to output the ultrasound image to a display.