Patent ID: 6234970
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: G01S

Abstract:
An echo-doppler image enhancement system, comprising:a processing unit for receiving and storing scanned ultrasonic images, physiologic signals and a filtering input;ultrasonic means for providing scanned ultrasonic images of an organ of a subject of said unit;a physiologic sensor for providing said physiologic signal of the subject for gatining said scanned ultrasonic images so that said images are tagged by a specific time within a physiologic cycle with reference to a physiologic reference point when they are received by said unit;means coupled to said processing unit for providing said filtering input for modifying said gated ultrasonic image according to a filter applied on a set of said images from different physiologic cycles at the same specific time within a physiologic cycle to enhance the ultrasonic image; anddisplay means coupled to said processing unit for receiving and displaying said enhanced ultrasonic image.