Medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging methods for extended...

Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation

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C600S437000, C382S294000

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ABSTRACT:
A medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system aligns substantially co-planar two-dimensional images to form an extended field of view using improved methods that speed the alignment, use Doppler processors to alert the user when transducer motion relative to the imaged region is excessive, and provide a longitudinal sectional view of a blood vessel and surrounding tissue.

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