Formation of an elastic image in an ultrasound system

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PATENT NO 8864668
APP PUB NO 20090253987A1
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12416551

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Embodiments for forming elastic images in an ultrasound system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a Tx/Rx unit repeatedly transmits/receives an ultrasound beam along scan lines in a target object to output receive signals. An image processing unit forms a plurality of consecutive ultrasound images based on the receive signals and set a center of the target object on each of the ultrasound images. The image processing unit further sets radial scan lines in radial directions with respect to the center on each of the ultrasound image and reconstructs the ultrasound images such that the radial scan lines are in parallel with each other to form reconstruction images. An elastic image forming unit forms an elastic image based on the reconstruction images.

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MEDISON CO LTDSOUTH KOREA GANGWON HONG CHUANJUN

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Jeong, Mok Kun Seoul, KR 23 109
Kim, Jong Sik Seoul, KR 89 929

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