KR100806331B1 - 초음파영상 합성방법 - Google Patents
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- a) 소정의 송신주파수를 갖는 초음파 신호를 소정의 송신각도로 대상체에 송신하는 단계;b) 상기 대상체로부터 반사된 신호를 수신하는 단계;c) 상기 수신된 신호에 기초하여 영상 프레임을 형성하는 단계;d) 서로 다른 송신주파수로 상기 단계 a) 내지 c)를 반복하여 적어도 둘 이상의 영상 프레임들을 획득하는 단계;e) 상기 획득한 영상 프레임들을 합성하여 합성 초음파 영상을 제공하는 단계를 포함하는 초음파 영상 합성방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 송신주파수가 높으면 상기 송신각도는 작으며, 상기 송신주파수가 낮으면 상기 송신각도는 큰 초음파영상 합성방법.
- 다수의 횟수로 초음파 신호를 대상체로 송신하는 단계-상기 각 송신 단계에서 서로 다른 송신주파수 및 송신각도가 사용됨-;복수의 초음파 에코신호를 수신하여 복수의 영상 프레임을 형성하는 단계; 및상기 복수의 영상 프레임을 합성하여 합성 초음파 영상을 제공하는 단계를 포함하는 초음파 영상 합성방법.
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