Patent ID: 6110114
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A61B,G01S,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of generating data compatible with forming an ultrasound image comprising steps of:forming a plurality of first frames of data at a first frame rate, including transmitting first acoustic beams to a region of interest and receiving first echo beams therefrom, said data of said first frames being responsive to said first echo beams and being representative of a first characteristic of said region of interest;forming at least one second frame of data at a second frame rate, including transmitting second acoustic beams to said region of interest and receiving second echo beams therefrom, said data of each said second frame being responsive to said second echo beams and being representative of a second characteristic of said region of interest, said formation of each said second frame being executed concurrently with said formation of said first frames such that transmissions and receptions of said first acoustic and echo beams to form a particular first frame are interspersed with transmissions and receptions of said second acoustic and echo beams to form said each second frame, said first frame rate being greater than said second frame rate; andcombining said first and second frames to form a multiplane ultrasound representation of said first and second characteristics, including distributing data from each said second frame among a plurality of said first frames such that said data of said first and second frames are spatially correlated.