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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2005
Applicants:
Lihong Pan, Brookfield, WI (US);
David Thomas Dubberstein, Waukesha, WI (US);
Inventors:
Lihong Pan, Brookfield, WI (US);
David Thomas Dubberstein, Waukesha, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Method and apparatus for automatically adjusting a parameter used in the display of a Doppler spectral image comprises acquiring a plurality of spectral lines of Doppler data. A subset of Doppler data is determined from the plurality of spectral lines of Doppler data. A noise characteristic of the subset of Doppler data is calculated, and a signal characteristic of the subset of Doppler data is identified. The noise and signal characteristics are compared, and a system parameter is adjusted based on a result of the comparing step.