Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an ultrasound diagnostic system for displaying a 3-dimensional color flow image performing a transparency treatment for a predetermined region. The method of displaying a color flow image, comprises: a) forming a plurality of 2-dimensional color flow images based on ultrasound echo signals; b) sequentially superposing the plurality of 2-dimensional color flow images to form a 3-dimensional color flow image including a plurality of image regions; c) receiving selection information for selecting a desirable image region from the 3-dimensional color flow image; and d) performing a transparency treatment upon the selected region in the 3-dimensional color flow to have a predetermined transparency.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ultrasound system. The ultrasound system includes: an image processing unit for forming at least one 3-dimensional ultrasound image based on ultrasound echoes reflected from a target object; an input unit for receiving a setup instruction; and a control unit for outputting a first control signal for setting at least one predefined sample volume on the 3-dimensional ultrasound image in response to the setup instruction. The image processing unit is further configured to form at least one spectral Doppler image corresponding to the sample volume in response to the first control signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ultrasound system and a method of forming an ultrasound image. The ultrasound system includes: a transmit/receive unit operable to transmit ultrasound signals to a target object and receive ultrasound echo signals to form receive signals based on the received ultrasound echo signals; a signal processing unit operable to form Doppler signals based on the receive signals; and an image processing unit operable to obtain information on a plurality of blood flow velocities at the target object from the Doppler signals, set a reference velocity, compute a dispersion of the plurality of the blood flow velocities with respect to the reference velocity, and form a 3-dimensional image indicating velocity changes at the respective locations in the target object by using the reference velocity and the dispersion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ultrasound system, which includes: a transmit/receive unit for transmitting ultrasound signals toward a target object having reflectors along scan lines and receiving ultrasound echo signals reflected from the target object to form receive signals based on the ultrasound echo signals; a signal processing unit for forming image signals based on the receive signals, the image signals being indicative of locations and velocities of the reflectors in the target object; and an image processing unit for forming a 3-dimensional image 3-dimensionally indicating the velocities of the reflectors based on the image signals.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an ultrasound system and a method of forming an elastic image, which are capable of preventing the distortion of the elastic image. The persistence of the previous frame and the present frame is performed after moving the boundary pixels set up in the previous interest frame to the boundary pixels in the present interest frame. This is so that the distortion of the elastic image may be reduced and the signal to noise ratio may be increased.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to an ultrasound system for diagnosing breast tumors without subjecting patients to pain. The ultrasound system of the present invention, comprises: a probe for transmitting ultrasound signals to a target and receiving the ultrasound signals reflected from the target, the probe being further configured to apply stress from a user to the target; a stress sensing unit disposed at the opposite side of the probe to support the target and sense the magnitude of the stress applied from the probe, the stress sensing unit being further configured to form stress magnitude information; a processor for forming elastic images based on the received signals and the stress magnitude information; and a display unit for displaying the elastic images processed by the processor.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may provide an apparatus and a method for displaying a 3-dimensional ultrasound image formed based on 2-dimensional ultrasound images.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may provide an apparatus and a method for displaying a 3-dimensional ultrasound image formed based on 2-dimensional ultrasound images.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing system, which includes: an image forming unit for forming a number of color flow images based on input image signals; a reference image selecting unit for selecting a reference image for gain control among the color flow images; a gain control value calculating unit for calculating a gain control value based on the reference image; and a gain control unit for controlling gains for the color flow images based on the gain control value.

Abstract: There is provided an ultrasound system, which includes an ultrasound diagnostic unit for transmitting ultrasound signals to a target object in a periodic motion and forming ultrasound images based on receive signals reflected from the target object, the ultrasound diagnostic unit further being configured to provide reception times of the receive signals corresponding to the ultrasound images; a first storage unit for storing the ultrasound images provided from the ultrasound diagnostic unit together with the reception times of the receive signals; a cycle setting unit for setting a cycle of motion of the target object; a processor for selecting the ultrasound images within a specific cycle among the ultrasound images stored in the first storage unit based on the reception times of the receive signals corresponding to the ultrasound images and start and end times of the specific cycle provided from the cycle setting unit, the processor further being configured to form an equal number of ultrasound images withi

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an ultrasound diagnostic system, including: an ultrasound transmission/reception unit for transmitting ultrasound signals to a target object and receiving ultrasound echo signals reflected from the target object; a data forming unit for forming ultrasound data based on the ultrasound echo signals, the data forming unit including a first interface unit for outputting the ultrasound data; and an external storage unit for storing the ultrasound data outputted from the data forming unit, the external storage unit including a second interface unit for receiving the ultrasound data.