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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2005
Cheol an Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Young Seuk Song, Seoul, KR;
Eun Ho Yang, Seoul, KR;
Jong Beom Ra, Daejeon, KR;
Yong Sun Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Dong Hoon Yu, Gwangju, KR;
Cheol An Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Young Seuk Song, Seoul, KR;
Eun Ho Yang, Seoul, KR;
Jong Beom Ra, Daejeon, KR;
Yong Sun Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Dong Hoon Yu, Gwangju, KR;
Medison Co., Ltd., Hongchun-gun, KR;
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates a method and an apparatus for enhancing ultrasound image quality through a post-processing. A method for enhancing an image quality of a two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound image, comprises the steps of: a) decomposing the 2D ultrasound image into a plurality of images having a multi-resolution by N levels, wherein N is a positive integer; b) determining characteristics of each pixel in the decomposed image; c) performing an enhancement process for the decomposed image based on the pixel characteristics; d) performing 1-level composition for the decomposed image; and e) repeatedly performing steps b) to d) until a size of the composed image is identical to that of the 2D ultrasound image.