# US 11,076,833 B2 · Ultrasound imaging apparatus and method for displaying ultrasound image > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,076,833 B2 - Document ID: US11076833B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/509,202 - Filed: 2019-07-11 - Published: 2020-01-30 - Granted: 2021-08-03 - Earliest claimed: 2018-07-24 - Assignees: Samsung Medison Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Medison Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Seok-lai Park; Rae-Eun Kim; Sun-joong Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11076833B2 ## CPC - A61B 8/5246: {combining images from the same or different imaging techniques, e.g. color Doppler and B-mode} - G09G 3/20: for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix {no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters} - A61B 8/4427: {Device being portable or laptop-like} - A61B 8/461: {Displaying means of special interest} - A61B 8/5207: {involving processing of raw data to produce diagnostic data, e.g. for generating an image} - G09G 3/2092: {Details of a display terminals using a flat panel, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto (suitable for both CRT and flat panel G09G5/003; specific for a CRT G09G1/165)} - G01S 7/5206: {Two-dimensional coordinated display of distance and direction; B-scan display} - G09G 2310/0205: Simultaneous scanning of several lines in flat panels - G09G 2310/0213: controlling the sequence of the scanning lines with respect to the patterns to be displayed, e.g. to save power - G09G 2310/0218: with collection of electrodes in groups for n-dimensional addressing - G09G 2380/08: Biomedical applications - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00) - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES ## Abstract Provided are an ultrasound imaging apparatus and method for displaying an ultrasound image. The ultrasound imaging apparatus includes: a display; and a processor configured to set, from among a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of scan line groups respectively corresponding to a plurality of subframes constituting a first frame, control the display to display the first frame, set, from among the plurality of scan lines, a plurality of scan line groups respectively corresponding to a plurality of subframes constituting a second frame, and control the display to display the second frame subsequently to the first frame. The processor may set the plurality of scan line groups such that a position of a boundary line between adjacent ones of the plurality of subframes in the first frame does not overlap a position of a boundary line between adjacent ones of the plurality of subframes in the second frame. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An ultrasound imaging apparatus comprising: a display; and a processor configured to set, from among a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of scan line groups respectively corresponding to a plurality of subframes constituting a first frame, control the display to display the first frame, set, from among the plurality of scan lines, a plurality of scan line groups respectively corresponding to a plurality of subframes constituting a second frame, and control the display to display the second frame subsequently to the first frame, wherein the processor is further configured to set the plurality of scan line groups such that a position of a boundary line between adjacent ones of the plurality of subframes in the first frame does not overlap a position of a boundary line between adjacent ones of the plurality of subframes in the second frame, wherein the processor is further configured to set the plurality of scan line groups such that a foremost scan line corresponding to a foremost subframe among the plurality of subframes in the first frame is different from a foremost scan line corresponding to a foremost subframe among the plurality of subframes in the second frame. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The ultrasound imaging apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of scan line groups comprises the same number of scan lines. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The ultrasound imaging apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to set the number of scan lines included in each of the plurality of scan line groups to a number that is not a divisor of the number of the plurality of scan lines. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The ultrasound imaging apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to set the plurality of scan line groups such that the foremost scan line corresponding to the foremost subframe among the plurality of subframes in the second frame is located next to a backmost scan line corresponding to a backmost subframe among the plurality of subframes in the first frame. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The ultrasound imaging apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to acquire the plurality of subframes respectively constituting the first and second frames in an interleaved manner. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The ultrasound imaging apparatus of claim 5, wherein the plurality of subframes are acquired based on a first type of ultrasound imaging method, and wherein the processor is further configured to: obtain a second ultrasound image on a full frame basis based on a second type of ultrasound imaging method; and control the display to simultaneously display the first frame and the second ultrasound image. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The ultrasound imaging apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to generate the first frame by arranging the plurality of subframes in the first frame adjacent to one another. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The ultrasound imaging apparatus of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display such that the plurality of subframes constituting the first frame are sequentially accumulated and displayed. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The ultrasound imaging apparatus of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display to simultaneously display the plurality of subframes constituting the first frame. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The ultrasound imaging apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a memory storing a predetermined sequence, wherein the processor is further configured to set the plurality of scan line groups based on the predetermined sequence stored in the memory. ### Claim 11 A method of displaying an ultrasound image, the method comprising: setting, from among a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of scan line groups respectively corresponding to a plurality of subframes constituting a first frame and displaying the first frame; and setting, from among the plurality of scan lines, a plurality of scan line groups respectively corresponding to a plurality of subframes constituting a second frame and displaying the second frame subsequently to the first frame, wherein the plurality of scan line groups are set such that a position of a boundary line between adjacent ones of the plurality of subframes in the first frame does not overlap a position of a boundary line between adjacent ones of the plurality of subframes in the second frame, wherein the plurality of scan line groups are set such that a foremost scan line corresponding to a foremost subframe among the plurality of subframes in the first frame is different from a foremost scan line corresponding to a foremost subframe among the plurality of subframes in the second frame. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of scan line groups comprises the same number of scan lines. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the number of scan lines included in each of the plurality of scan line groups is set to a number that is not a divisor of the number of the plurality of scan lines. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of scan line groups are set such that the foremost scan line corresponding to the foremost subframe among the plurality of subframes in the second frame is located next to backmost scan line corresponding to backmost subframe among the plurality of subframes in the first frame. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of subframes respectively constituting the first and second frames are acquired in an interleaved manner. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the plurality of subframes are acquired based on a first type of ultrasound imaging method, the method further comprising: obtaining a second ultrasound image on a full frame basis based on a second type of ultrasound imaging method, wherein the displaying of the first frame comprises displaying the first frame and the second ultrasound image simultaneously. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the first frame is generated by arranging the plurality of subframes in the first frame adjacent to one another. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the displaying of the first frame comprises sequentially accumulating the plurality of subframes constituting the first frame and displaying a result of the sequentially accumulating. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the displaying of the first frame comprises simultaneously displaying the plurality of subframes constituting the first frame. ### Claim 20 A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a computer program code which, when read and executed by a processor, performs a method of displaying an ultrasound image, the method comprising: setting, from among a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of scan line groups respectively corresponding to a plurality of subframes constituting a first frame and displaying the first frame; and setting, from among the plurality of scan lines, a plurality of scan line groups respectively corresponding to a plurality of subframes constituting a second frame and displaying the second frame subsequently to the first frame, wherein the plurality of scan line groups are set such that a position of a boundary line between adjacent ones of the plurality of subframes in the first frame does not overlap a position of a boundary line between adjacent ones of the plurality of subframes in the second frame, wherein the plurality of scan line groups are set such that a foremost scan line corresponding to a foremost subframe among the plurality of subframes in the first frame is different from a foremost scan line corresponding to a foremost subframe among the plurality of subframes in the second frame.