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Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016

Filed:

May. 29, 2012
Applicants:

Yoon-chang Lee, Gangwon-do, KR;

Kurt Sandstrom, Gangwon-do, KR;

Inventors:

Yoon-chang Lee, Gangwon-do, KR;

Kurt Sandstrom, Gangwon-do, KR;

Assignee:

Samsung Medison Co., Ltd., Gangwon-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/54 (2013.01); A61B 8/5207 (2013.01); A61B 8/5246 (2013.01); G01S 7/52033 (2013.01); A61B 8/463 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of correcting ultrasound images, the method including the operations of, by an ultrasound output unit, outputting an ultrasound signal to a target object; obtaining an mechanical index (MI) map indicating a correlation between depth values according to a travel direction of the ultrasound signal, and MI values by the ultrasound signal; and adjusting a gain value of an ultrasound echo signal corresponding to the ultrasound signal by using a reverse MI map that is obtained by reversing the MI map, so as to allow the MI values, which are displayed on the MI map, to be a virtually constant MI value with respect to the depth values.


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