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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2009
Kjell Kristoffersen, Horton, NO;
Hans Torp, Trondheim, NO;
Tore Gruner Bjastad, Trondheim, NO;
Lasse Lovstakken, Trondheim, NO;
Torbjorn Hergum, Trondheim, NO;
Johan Kirkhorn, Horten, NO;
Kjell Kristoffersen, Horton, NO;
Hans Torp, Trondheim, NO;
Tore Gruner Bjastad, Trondheim, NO;
Lasse Lovstakken, Trondheim, NO;
Torbjorn Hergum, Trondheim, NO;
Johan Kirkhorn, Horten, NO;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present technology provide systems and methods that provide reduction of multiline artifacts in Doppler imaging. Certain embodiments provide for various ensembles of transmit beams at different spatial locations and overlapping receive beams between the locations. Certain embodiments provide for calculating various auto-correlation estimates based on the received beams and then combining the auto-correlation estimates to create an image. In certain embodiments, combining the auto-correlation estimates comprises applying a linear interpolation filter that decreases the weight applied for receive beams that are spatially located further away from the transmit beam.