Ultrasound method and system for imaging

Details Ultrasound method and system for imaging Ultrasound method and system for imaging

1997-12-15

1998-12-08

Manuel, George

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation

A61B 800

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058462023

ABSTRACT:
Color Doppler data is acquired only over a portion of the cardiac cycle, such as during diastole in order to increase the sensitivity of detection. Ultrasound system parameters such as clutter filter coefficience, temporal and spatial filter coefficients and demodulation frequencies may be altered only for a portion of the cardiac cycle to increase detection sensitivity, to improve myocardial border estimation and to avoid the loss of color Doppler image at end-diastole.

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