IL124166A - Method and apparatus for enhancing resolution and sensitivity in color flow ultrasound imaging - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for enhancing resolution and sensitivity in color flow ultrasound imaging

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IL124166A
IL124166A IL12416698A IL12416698A IL124166A IL 124166 A IL124166 A IL 124166A IL 12416698 A IL12416698 A IL 12416698A IL 12416698 A IL12416698 A IL 12416698A IL 124166 A IL124166 A IL 124166A
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sensitivity
ultrasound imaging
color flow
enhancing resolution
flow ultrasound
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Gen Electric
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    • G01N29/348—Generating the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves, e.g. electronic circuits specially adapted therefor with frequency characteristics, e.g. single frequency signals, chirp signals
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    • G01N29/34—Generating the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves, e.g. electronic circuits specially adapted therefor
    • G01N29/341—Generating the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves, e.g. electronic circuits specially adapted therefor with time characteristics
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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    • G01S7/52017—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00 particularly adapted to short-range imaging
    • G01S7/52085—Details related to the ultrasound signal acquisition, e.g. scan sequences
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    • G01N2291/028—Material parameters
    • G01N2291/02836—Flow rate, liquid level

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IL12416698A 1997-05-07 1998-04-22 Method and apparatus for enhancing resolution and sensitivity in color flow ultrasound imaging IL124166A (en)

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JP (1) JP4324256B2 (de)
KR (1) KR100641589B1 (de)
CN (1) CN1165263C (de)
DE (1) DE19819893B4 (de)
IL (1) IL124166A (de)
IT (1) IT1305610B1 (de)
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CN1165263C (zh) 2004-09-08
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DE19819893B4 (de) 2009-08-20
CN1208599A (zh) 1999-02-24
NO982060L (no) 1998-11-09
KR100641589B1 (ko) 2007-03-02
KR19980086766A (ko) 1998-12-05
IT1305610B1 (it) 2001-05-09
DE19819893A1 (de) 1998-11-12
JP4324256B2 (ja) 2009-09-02
US5908391A (en) 1999-06-01

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