Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Patent
1997-08-01
2000-10-17
Lateef, Marvin M.
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
A61B 800
Patent
active
061323748
ABSTRACT:
An ultrasonic imaging system and method provide a composite image having a near-field region and a far-field region that are displayed in a common imaging mode. The near-field region emphasizes received ultrasonic imaging at a harmonic of the fundamental of the transmit waveform, while the far-field region emphasizes received ultrasonic information at the fundamental frequency. In this way the advantages of harmonic imaging are obtained in the near-field without sacrificing penetration performance in the far-field.
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Chou Ching-Hua
Hossack John A.
Acuson Corporation
Lateef Marvin M.
Patel Maulin
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