Apparatus and method for providing multiple ultrasonic sector image displays

Patent 4271842 Issued on June 9, 1981. Estimated Expiration Date:

June 9, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Smith Kline Instruments, Inc.

Application

No. 05/883171 filed on 03/03/1978

US Classes:

600/443, Anatomic image produced by reflective scanning73/620By reflected wave

Examiners

Primary: Michell, Robert W.
Assistant: Jaworski, Francis J.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Flehr, Hohbach, Test

International Classes

A61B 5/0456 (20060101)
A61B 5/0452 (20060101)
G01S 15/00 (20060101)
G01S 15/89 (20060101)
G06T 11/00 (20060101)

Abstract

The apparatus includes an input controller connected to receive input data representing ultrasonic sector images of a patient for digitizing selected ones of the images thereby representing those images in a digital format. A front panel interface is provided for specifying the selected ones of the sector images to be digitized. Storage means are provided for storing the digitized data and processor means are provided for controlling the digitizing and storing of the input sector data and for enhancing the digital images. Display means are provided for displaying the enhanced sector images.

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