A method of color Doppler imaging, comprising: selecting one of a plurality of color Doppler imaging modes , wherein the plurality of color Doppler imaging modes comprises a first color Doppler imaging mode having a first set of pulse configuration parameters and a second color Doppler imaging mode having a second set of pulse configuration parameters, wherein the pulse configuration parameters include different pulse duration settings for each of the different modes; transmitting with a probe of an ultrasound imaging system, ultrasound pulses towards a region of interest in a subject, the ultrasound pulses comprising first pulses in accordance with the first pulse duration setting responsive to a selection of the first color Doppler imaging mode and second pulses in accordance with the second pulse duration setting responsive to a selection of the second color Doppler imaging mode; receiving with the probe echoes responsive to the pulses; generating B-mode image data and Doppler signals based on the ultrasound echoes; filtering the Doppler signals with a first filter when the first color Doppler imaging mode is selected and with a second filter when the second color Doppler imaging mode is selected , wherein the filtering with the second filter includes rejecting lower intensity signals which have amplitudes below a threshold amplitude and passing higher intensity signals which have amplitudes above the threshold amplitude; generating color data based on the Doppler signals retained after filtering; overlaying the color data with the B-mode image data to produce a color Doppler image; and displaying the color Doppler image in a kidney stone detection interface. selecting one of a plurality of color Doppler imaging modes , wherein the plurality of color Doppler imaging modes comprises a first color Doppler imaging mode having a first set of pulse configuration parameters and a second color Doppler imaging mode having a second set of pulse configuration parameters, wherein the pulse configuration parameters include different pulse duration settings for each of the different modes; transmitting with a probe of an ultrasound imaging system, ultrasound pulses towards a region of interest in a subject, the ultrasound pulses comprising first pulses in accordance with the first pulse duration setting responsive to a selection of the first color Doppler imaging mode and second pulses in accordance with the second pulse duration setting responsive to a selection of the second color Doppler imaging mode; receiving with the probe echoes responsive to the pulses; generating B-mode image data and Doppler signals based on the ultrasound echoes; filtering the Doppler signals with a first filter when the first color Doppler imaging mode is selected and with a second filter when the second color Doppler imaging mode is selected , wherein the filtering with the second filter includes rejecting lower intensity signals which have amplitudes below a threshold amplitude and passing higher intensity signals which have amplitudes above the threshold amplitude; generating color data based on the Doppler signals retained after filtering; overlaying the color data with the B-mode image data to produce a color Doppler image; and displaying the color Doppler image in a kidney stone detection interface. <EOS>