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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2001
Theodore P Fazioli, Salem, NH (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for storing digitized video ultrasound images in a digital memory device to enable high quality ultrasound video images to be stored in real-time. The ultrasound image acquisition and video storage system of the present invention comprises an ultrasound image acquisition component and a digital video storage component. The ultrasound image acquisition component logic acquires ultrasound images over a period of time and converts them into digital video images in real-time as the images are acquired. The digital video storage logic obtains the digital video images from the ultrasound image acquisition component and stores the digital video images in a digital storage device in real-time.