Method and system for artifact reduction by movement detection

An ultrasound system for artifact reduction in ultrasound imaging comprising:

• an ultrasound probe configured to acquire a sequence of ultrasound images;
• at least one processor configured to:
• acquire a sequence of ultrasound images using an ultrasound probe moved along an acquisition plane;
• track a movement of the ultrasound probe along the acquisition plane and a movement of one or more artifacts in the sequence of ultrasound images;
• identify the one or more artifacts in the sequence of ultrasound images using the movement of the ultrasound probe along the acquisition plane with the movement of the one or more artifacts, wherein the movement of the one or more artifacts is different from the movement of the ultrasound probe along the acquisition plane;
• and
• correct artifact areas of the sequence of ultrasound images based on the one or more artifacts identified in the sequence of ultrasound images, by at least adjusting a gain of the artifact areas of the one or more artifacts.

An ultrasound system for shadow and reverb reduction in ultrasound imaging comprising:

• an ultrasound probe configured to acquire a sequence of ultrasound images;
• at least one processor configured to:
• acquire a sequence of ultrasound images using an ultrasound probe moved along an acquisition plane;
• track a movement of the ultrasound probe along the acquisition plane and a movement of one or more artifacts in the sequence of ultrasound images;
• identify the one or more artifacts in the sequence of ultrasound images using the movement of the ultrasound probe along the acquisition plane with the movement of the one or more artifacts, wherein the movement of the one or more artifacts is different from the movement of the ultrasound probe along the acquisition plane;
• and
• provide a correction of artifact areas in the sequence of ultrasound images based on the one or more artifacts identified in the sequence of ultrasound images.