Composite ultrasound imaging apparatus and method
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- (Albuquerque, NM)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871836
- Patent Number(s):
- 5806521
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- composite; ultrasound; imaging; apparatus; method; dimensional; images; individual; ultrasonic; frames; cross-sectional; reconstruction; applied; digital; transducer; orientation; center; motion; compensation; rank; value; filtering; noise; suppression; tissue; classification; utilized; optimize; image; imaging apparatus; noise suppression; dimensional image; dimensional images; /600/73/
Citation Formats
Morimoto, Alan K, Bow, Jr., Wallace J., Strong, David Scott, and Dickey, Fred M. Composite ultrasound imaging apparatus and method. United States: N. p., 1998.
Web.
Morimoto, Alan K, Bow, Jr., Wallace J., Strong, David Scott, & Dickey, Fred M. Composite ultrasound imaging apparatus and method. United States.
Morimoto, Alan K, Bow, Jr., Wallace J., Strong, David Scott, and Dickey, Fred M. Thu .
"Composite ultrasound imaging apparatus and method". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871836.
@article{osti_871836,
title = {Composite ultrasound imaging apparatus and method},
author = {Morimoto, Alan K and Bow, Jr., Wallace J. and Strong, David Scott and Dickey, Fred M},
abstractNote = {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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1998},
month = {1}
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