Patent ID: 6749569
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: A61B,G01S

Abstract:
A Method for ultrasound imaging of tissues located in a tissue image region, comprising the steps of:a. Projecting at least one ultrasound beam into said tissue image region; b. Receiving ultrasound reflections of the said at least one ultrasound beam from said tissue image region and transducing said reflection into corresponding electric echo signals; c. Processing said echo signals according at least two different modes; d. One of said processing modes being an imaging mode furnishing a panoramic image of the region under examination e. The other at least further second processing mode being a different echo processing mode for imaging particular tissues or tissue structures or physiological flux; f. Displaying the images obtained by processing with the at least two modes in an interleaved or combined, particularly superimposed manner on the same screen; g. The image obtained by the first mode being displayed with a gray-scale; h. The image of the at least second processing mode being displayed in a colored manner by choosing a color adapted to the optimum physiological capability of human eyes to discriminate the information displayed by the color level scale.