System and method for forming a combined ultrasonic image

Details System and method for forming a combined ultrasonic image System and method for forming a combined ultrasonic image

1998-01-22

1999-05-11

Jaworski, Francis J.

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation

600447, A61B8/00

Patent

active

059022426

ABSTRACT:
An ultrasonic imaging system includes an ultrasonic transducer array having a thinner portion, an intermediate portion, and a thicker portion that extend along an azimuthal direction. This transducer array is used to acquire first and second images of an imaged region. The first and second images differ in ultrasonic imaging bandwidth and/or ultrasonic center frequency such that the intermediate transducer portion is active in both the images while at least one of the thinner and the thicker transducer portions is active in only one of the images. The first and second images are then combined to form a composite display image.

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