Patent ID: 8491478

Claim:
An ultrasound system, comprising: an ultrasound data acquisition unit configured to perform a first operation for providing first ultrasound data for forming a color M mode image and a second operation for providing second ultrasound data for forming a brightness M mode image; a control unit configured to calculate a time period expected to perform the first and second operations once respectively and to determine an acquisition pattern defining an order of performing the first and second operations based on the calculated time period, a sweep period and an ensemble number, the control unit being further configured to control the ultrasound data acquisition unit to perform, within the sweep period, the first operation a number of times equal to the ensemble number and the second operation one or more times according to the acquisition pattern; and an image processor configured to form the color M mode image based on the first ultrasound data and to form the brightness M mode image based on the second ultrasound data.