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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2007
Applicants:
Stephen R. Barnes, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mirsaid Bolorforosh, Portola Valley, CA (US);
D-l Donald Liu, Issaquah, WA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen R. Barnes, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mirsaid Bolorforosh, Portola Valley, CA (US);
D-L Donald Liu, Issaquah, WA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Multiple scanning modes are provided. In a survey mode, imaging is provided without synthetic elevation aperture processing. For greater detailed imaging, imaging is responsive to synthetic elevation aperture processes with different elevation focusing and scanning.