Patent ID: 8216141
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: A61B,G01S

Abstract:
1. An ultrasound system, comprising: a control unit configured to generate a first control signal for a B-mode scan and a second control signal for a C-mode scan: an input unit configured to receive color box information for setting a color box; a transmit/receive unit responsive to the first and second control signals and configured to transmit ultrasound signals along a plurality of predetermined number of scan lines set in a target object and form receive signals based on the ultrasound echo signals reflected from the target object, said receive signals including first receive signals corresponding to the scan lines formed in response to the first control signal and second receive signals corresponding to a portion of scan lines within the color box formed in response to the second control signal; an image processing unit configured to form a B-mode image and a C-mode image based on the first and second receive signals, and combine the B-mode image with the C-mode image to form a BC-mode image, wherein the control unit is further configured to compute a time ratio of a first time required to form the B-mode image based on the equation of T wherein the receive signals further include third receive signals formed in response to the third control signal and new second receive signals formed in response to the second control signal, and the image processing unit is further configured to update the first receive signal based on the third receive signals, to form a new B-mode image the updated first receive signals and a new C-mode image based on the new second receive signals and to combine the new B-mode image with the new C-mode image to form a new BC-mode image.