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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2000
Syed O. Ishrak, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Gary E. MacLeod, Menomone Falls, WI (US);
Michelle G. Angle, Muskego, WI (US);
Anne L. Hall, New Berlin, WI (US);
James D. Hamilton, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Steven C. Miller, Waukesha, WI (US);
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
An ultrasound system ( ) acquires data using a gray scale mode of operation and a color flow mode of operation. A transducer ( ) generates receive signals in response to echo ultrasound waves received from a subject (S) being studied. A gray scale receive channel ( G) generates gray scale data representing movement of portions of the subject, in particular that of blood flow or contrast agents in blood or tissue. A color flow receive channel ( C) generates color flow data (e.g., either power data or velocity data) also representing movement of portions of the subject. A processor ( ) combines the gray scale flow data with the color flow data and displays the result on a display monitor ( ) such that moving portions of the subject are displayed with a colored gray scale image.