Patent Document ID: 20170091915
Application ID: 15284036
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for enhancing a region of an ultrasound image, the method comprising: receiving, via a processor, ultrasound image data corresponding to an ultrasound image with a master dynamic range; generating a global tone mapping of the ultrasound image data to a displayable dynamic range, wherein the displayable dynamic range is less than the master dynamic range of the ultrasound image; receiving, via an electronic input device, information identifying a selected region of the ultrasound image for enhanced tone mapping; and generating a regional tone mapping of a subset of the ultrasound image data corresponding to the selected region, wherein the regional tone mapping of the selected region of the ultrasound image is different from the global tone mapping of the selected region of the ultrasound image, and wherein the regional tone mapping increases a contrast between at least two image elements within the selected region relative to the global tone mapping.