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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2010
Shelby Brunke, Sammamish, WA (US);
Shelby Brunke, Sammamish, WA (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
Reduction of motion artifacts from flexible transducers are provided in ultrasound imaging. Temporal and/or amplitude modulation of an acoustic radiation force impulse pushing pulse may be designed to control the motion of a moveable transducer. The motion may be controlled to stabilize the transducer in one position or in a predictable (e.g. linear) movement in order to better estimate tissue displacement. Reduced motion artifact may be provided with transmitted waveforms requiring less time and power than required of a brute force approach. For example, pre-loading transmissions may not be provided. As another example, pre-loading transmissions may require less than 10 ms.