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Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 05, 2011
Applicants:

Sung Hee Kim, Seoul, KR;

Suk Jin Lee, Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Sung Hee Kim, Seoul, KR;

Suk Jin Lee, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD., Hongchun-Gun, Kangwon-Do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/06 (2006.01); A61B 8/13 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/06 (2013.01); A61B 8/08 (2013.01); A61B 8/13 (2013.01); A61B 8/469 (2013.01); A61B 8/488 (2013.01); A61B 8/5238 (2013.01); A61B 8/0891 (2013.01);
Abstract

There are provided embodiments for providing additional information. In one embodiment, an ultrasound system comprises: an ultrasound data acquisition unit configured to acquire first ultrasound data and second ultrasound data corresponding to a living body; and a processing unit configured to form a brightness mode image based on the first ultrasound data, set at least one sample volume on the brightness mode image, and form blood flow information corresponding to blood flow in the living body based on the second ultrasound data corresponding to the at least one sample volume, the processing unit being further configured to form additional information corresponding to a change of the blood flow with a time based on the blood flow information.


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