Method and apparatus for ultrasound diagnostic imaging
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United States of America Patent
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Nov 9, 2004
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Apr 16, 2003
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Apr 16, 2003
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Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, a method for reducing noise in ultrasound images comprising the steps of transmitting and receiving from an ultrasound transducer comprising a plurality of apexes a plurality of ultrasound beams from a first apex to form a first sector image comprising a plurality of image intensities, transmitting and receiving from at least one other apex of the transducer a plurality of ultrasound beams to form at least one other sector image comprising a plurality of image intensities overlapping a portion of the first sector image to form an overlap region, and combining the first sector image and the at least one other sector image to produce a compound image.
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