Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-11
2007-12-11
Jaworski, Francis J. (Department: 3768)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
C600S553000, C073S631000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10933994
ABSTRACT:
The systems and methods described herein provide for automatic time-gain compensation of an ultrasound image with an image processing algorithm. A method of automatic time-gain compensation is provided where ultrasound image data is obtained comprising a plurality of echogenic data sets, a plurality of time-gain compensation functions are determined for the plurality of echogenic data sets, wherein each time-gain compensation function is determined from a separate echogenic data set and the time-gain compensation functions are applied to the plurality of echogenic data sets automatically without user intervention. Also provided is an ultrasound imaging system having an ultrasound imaging device configured to collect ultrasound image data and an image processing system configured to automatically time-gain compensate the collected image data.
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Jaworski Francis J.
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Scimed Life Systems Inc.
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