Method and apparatus for preprocessing ultrasound imaging

Details Method and apparatus for preprocessing ultrasound imaging Method and apparatus for preprocessing ultrasound imaging

2007-10-09

2011-11-15

Vanore, David A (Department: 2881)

Image analysis

Image transformation or preprocessing

C382S175000, C382S181000, C382S182000, C382S190000, C382S202000, C382S205000, C382S225000, C382S278000, C382S282000, C382S285000

Reexamination Certificate

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08059914

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method and module for preprocessing ultrasound imaging. The method comprises a calculation step for constructing a multivalue vector field and a smoothing step for smoothing the whole volume data. The method further comprises a judgement step and minification and magnification steps. The module includes a calculation unit, a smoothing unit, a judgement unit, a minification unit and a magnification unit. According to the method for preprocessing ultrasound imaging, speckle noise can be eliminated effectively by calculating a mean value of a plurality of nodes distributed over the surface, so as to implement the smoothing. Therefore, this method is capable of smoothing data without compromising details.

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