Patents Assigned to Aloka
  • Method and apparatus for ultrasound diagnostic imaging
    Patent number: 6599248
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of blood flow imaging is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a beamformed signal indicative of an ultrasound signal reflected from a target within a body, based upon the beamformed signal, imaging tissue within the body, generating thereby a tissue signal, based upon the beamformed signal, detecting blood flow within the body, generating thereby a blood flow signal and combining the tissue signal and the blood flow signal generating thereby a composite image of tissue and blood flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Aloka
    Inventor: Tadashi Tamura