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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2010
Applicants:
Gyu Won Kim, Gyunggi-do, KR;
Won Tae Choi, Gyunggi-do, KR;
Kyoung Joong Min, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Gyunggi-Do, KR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic image processing method. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic transmission unit; An ultrasonic probe emits; An ultrasonic reception unit; An image processing unit; A sound velocity determination unit; and A control unit. Accordingly, there is an advantage in that the actual sound velocity of a reflected wave is estimated, so that high-quality ultrasonic images can be provided, and the time required for the estimation of a sound velocity can be reduced.