Patent classifications
G01S7/52066
Methods and devices for splicing ultrasound signal
The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and a device for signal processing. The method includes: obtaining multiple sets of initial Doppler blood flow signals, sampling times of the multiple sets of initial Doppler blood flow signals being discontinuous; and performing a splicing processing on the multiple sets of initial Doppler blood flow signals, to obtain a target Doppler blood flow signal.
Motion detection using ping-based and multiple aperture doppler ultrasound
A method of full-field or ping-based Doppler ultrasound imaging allows for detection of Doppler signals indicating moving reflectors at any point in an imaging field without the need to predefine range gates. In various embodiments, such whole-field Doppler imaging methods may include transmitting a Doppler ping from a transmit aperture, receiving echoes of the Doppler ping with one or more separate receive apertures, detecting Doppler signals and determining the speed of moving reflectors. In some embodiments, the system also provides the ability to determine the direction of motion by solving a set of simultaneous equations based on echo data received by multiple receive apertures.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLACING A GATE AND/OR A COLOR BOX DURING ULTRASOUND IMAGING
A method for positioning one or both of a gate and a color box on an ultrasound image generated during scanning of an anatomical feature using an ultrasound scanner comprises deploying an artificial intelligence (AI) model to execute on a computing device communicably connected to the ultrasound scanner, wherein the AI model is trained so that when the AI model is deployed, the computing device generates a prediction of at least one of an optimal position, size, or angle for the gate and/or an optimal location/size of the color box on the ultrasound image generated during ultrasound scanning of the anatomical feature, thereafter enabling the acquisition of corresponding Doppler mode signals.
MOTION DETECTION USING PING-BASED AND MULTIPLE APERTURE DOPPLER ULTRASOUND
A method of full-field or ping-based Doppler ultrasound imaging allows for detection of Doppler signals indicating moving reflectors at any point in an imaging field without the need to predefine range gates. In various embodiments, such whole-field Doppler imaging methods may include transmitting a Doppler ping from a transmit aperture, receiving echoes of the Doppler ping with one or more separate receive apertures, detecting Doppler signals and determining the speed of moving reflectors. In some embodiments, the system also provides the ability to determine the direction of motion by solving a set of simultaneous equations based on echo data received by multiple receive apertures.