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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
James A Smith, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Matthew Ellis, Waukesha, WI (US);
Rowland F Saunders, Hartland, WI (US);
Anne L Hall, New Berlin, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
12866108 ;
Abstract
A color adaptive frame averaging method for an ultrasound imaging system adds persistence to images. The color adaptive frame averaging is achieved by computing filter weighting coefficients and using the filter weighting coefficients to compensate for aliased color data. Frame rate compensation is achieved by adjusting the filter weighting coefficients. In accordance with the present invention, the color adaptive frame averaging method comprises a filter, such as an infinite impulse response filter.