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US 2014/0276045 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for processing ultrasound data using scan line information
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoung-yoon LEE, Hyun-taek LEE, Hee-chul YOON, Jin-woo YIM, Young-ho MOON, Kiwon SOHN, Hae-kyung JUNG
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Abstract
A method of and apparatus for processing ultrasound data acquired from an object is provided. With the methods and apparatuses of the exemplary embodiments, speckles in an ultrasound image are reduced by using scan line information of an ultrasound signal applied to the object prior to scan conversion of the ultrasound image.
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A method of processing ultrasound data, the method comprising:
- acquiring an ultrasound image related to an object by applying an ultrasound signal to the object;
- acquiring scan line information related to the ultrasound signal applied to the object;
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- reducing speckles of the ultrasound image by using the scan line information prior to scan conversion of the ultrasound image.
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An apparatus for processing ultrasound data, the apparatus comprising:
- a data acquisition device configured to acquire an ultrasound image related to an object by applying an ultrasound signal to the object;
- a scan line information acquisition device configured to acquire scan line information related to the ultrasound signal applied to the object;
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- a data processor configured to reduce speckles of the ultrasound image by using the scan line information prior to scan conversion of the ultrasound image.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.