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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2010
David Hope Simpson, Bothell, WA (US);
David Clark, Derry, NH (US);
Anup Agarwal, Mill Creek, WA (US);
David Hope Simpson, Bothell, WA (US);
David Clark, Derry, NH (US);
Anup Agarwal, Mill Creek, WA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system produces audio Doppler from detected Doppler signals. The Doppler signals are detected in a band of frequencies which corresponds to the velocity of blood flow signals, and Doppler information is displayed based on the detected band of frequencies. The audio Doppler system produces Doppler audio in a frequency band which is shifted in pitch from the detected band of frequencies. The operator of the ultrasound system is provided with a user control by which the degree of pitch shifting can be controlled. The ultrasound system displays Doppler blood flow velocities referenced to a transmit Doppler frequency f, with the audio Doppler being shifted in pitch from the frequencies corresponding to the blood flow velocities.