System and method for providing variable ultrasound array processing in a post-storage mode

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9060669
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12340578

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An ultrasonic imaging method includes activating a transmit aperture within a multi-element transducer array, transmitting one or more ultrasonic beams along scan direction(s) that span the region of interest, for each transmit event, receiving ultrasound echoes from each element of a receive aperture, grouping the receive channel echo data into two or more sets corresponding to different receive sub-apertures, combining each sub-aperture data set to generate partially focused echo-location data for one or more reconstruction lines, and storing all the sub-aperture echo data sets during a storage period in a format that can be retrieved for later analysis. A method includes, during a post-storage period, retrieving stored sub-aperture data, combining the sub-aperture data to form one or more selected reconstruction lines, processing echo data to extract motion information from one or more sample positions along the selected reconstruction lines, and displaying an image representative of the processed motion information.

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  • SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chou, Ching-Hua Mountain View, US 24 844
DeBusschere, Brian Derek Orinda, US 22 742
Gee, Albert Los Altos, US 51 1737
Ji, Ting-Lan San Jose, US 41 953
McLaughlin, Glen W San Carlos, US 67 2028
Mo, Larry Y L San Ramon, US 48 1532
Napolitano, David J Pleasanton, US 35 1683
Steins, Robert W San Jose, US 16 582

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