Improving color doppler image quality using deep learning techniques

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program having at least one code section, the at least one code section being executable by a machine comprising at least one processing circuit, for causing the machine to perform one or more steps comprising:

• acquiring signals based on a medical imaging technique during medical imaging based examination of a patient, wherein the signals are acquired based on a first ensemble size and a first frame rate;
• processing the acquired signals, wherein the processing comprises determining Doppler effects associated with at least some of the signals;
• generating based on the processing of the acquired signals and the determining of the Doppler effects, one or more medical images, wherein the medical images are configured for color Doppler based examination, and wherein the one or more medical images comprise low quality color images;
• processing the one or more medical images using at least one reference medical image corresponding to at least one of the one or more medical images, wherein the at least one reference medical image comprises high quality color image, wherein the high quality color image is generated based on signals acquired based on a second ensemble size and a second frame rate, and wherein the second ensemble size is higher than the first ensemble size and the second frame rate is lower than the first frame rate;
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• generating based on the processing of the one or more medical images, one or more improved medical images.

A system comprising:

• a scanner configured to acquire imaging signals based on a medical imaging technique during medical imaging based examination of a patient, wherein the signals are acquired based on a first ensemble size and a first frame rate;
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• one or more circuits configured to:
• process the acquired signals, wherein the processing comprises determining Doppler effects associated with at least some of the signals;
• generate based on the processing of the acquired signals and the determining of the Doppler effects, one or more medical images, wherein the medical images are configured for color Doppler based examination, and wherein the one or more medical images comprise low quality color images;
• process the one or more medical images using at least one reference medical image corresponding to at least one of the one or more medical images, wherein the at least one reference medical image comprises high quality color image, wherein the high quality color image is generated based on signals acquired based on a second ensemble size and a second frame rate, and wherein the second ensemble size is higher than the first ensemble size and the second frame rate is lower than the first frame rate;
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• generate based on the processing of the one or more medical images, one or more improved medical images.