Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Micahel A. Dellapenna
  • Method and apparatus for improved spatial and temporal resolution in ultrasound imaging
    Patent number: 6537217
    Abstract: A method is provided to simultaneously acquire two ultrasound images. A first set of ultrasound pulses are transmitted at a first frame rate utilizing a first mode of operation. The echoes from the first set of ultrasound pulses are received. A second set of ultrasound pulses are transmitted at a second frame rate utilizing a second mode of operation. The first and second frame rates are different. The first set of ultrasound pulses defines an entire image, while the second set of ultrasound pulses defines a partial image. The echoes from the second set of ultrasound pulses are received, and the echoes from the first and second sets of ultrasound pulses are displayed as a single image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: Steinar Bjærum, Johan Kirkhorn, Hans Garmann Torp, Kjetil Viggen, Bjórn Olstad, Kjell Kristoffersen, Erik N. Steen, Dagfinn Saetre