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Title: Composite ultrasound imaging apparatus and method

Patent ·
OSTI ID:672682

An imaging apparatus and method for use in presenting composite two dimensional and three dimensional images from individual ultrasonic frames. A cross-sectional reconstruction is applied by using digital ultrasound frames, transducer orientation and a known center. Motion compensation, rank value filtering, noise suppression and tissue classification are utilized to optimize the composite image. 37 figs.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Assignee:
Sandia Corp., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5,806,521/A/
Application Number:
PAN: 8-622,129
OSTI ID:
672682
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 15 Sep 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English