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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2006
Michael H. Slayton, Tempe, AZ (US);
Vadim Kouklev, Tempe, AZ (US);
Peter G. Barthe, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Paul Jaeger, Mesa, AZ (US);
Michael H. Slayton, Tempe, AZ (US);
Vadim Kouklev, Tempe, AZ (US);
Peter G. Barthe, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Paul Jaeger, Mesa, AZ (US);
Ardent Sound Inc., Mesa, AZ (US);
Abstract
A system and method for improved imaging is disclosed. An exemplary system provides a peripheral ultrasound system connected to a host computer with a plug-and-play interface such as a USB. An exemplary system utilizes a dedicated graphics processing unit such as a graphics card to analyze data obtained from a region of interest to produce an image on one or more output units for the user's viewing. Based on the image displayed on the output units, the user can determine the velocity of the moving tissue and fluid. The system of the present invention can be used to produce a Doppler color flow map or for power Doppler imaging.