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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2001
Steinar Bjærum, Horten, NO;
Johan Kirkhorn, Horten, NO;
Hans Garmann Torp, Trondheim, NO;
Kjetil Viggen, Trondheim, NO;
Bjórn Olstad, Stathelle, NO;
Kjell Kristoffersen, Olso, NO;
Erik N. Steen, Moss, NO;
Dagfinn Saetre, Horten, NO;
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
A method is provided to simultaneously acquire two ultrasound images. A first set of ultrasound pulses are transmitted at a first frame rate utilizing a first mode of operation. The echoes from the first set of ultrasound pulses are received. A second set of ultrasound pulses are transmitted at a second frame rate utilizing a second mode of operation. The first and second frame rates are different. The first set of ultrasound pulses defines an entire image, while the second set of ultrasound pulses defines a partial image. The echoes from the second set of ultrasound pulses are received, and the echoes from the first and second sets of ultrasound pulses are displayed as a single image.