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Three dimensional ultrasonic diagnostic imaging with high density hexagonal acquisition

  • US 6,471,650 B2
  • Filed: 07/31/2001
  • Issued: 10/29/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for ultrasonically scanning a volumetric region by means of a scanhead including a two dimensional array of transducer elements coupled to an ultrasonic imaging system comprising:

  • acquiring a plurality of scanlines from the volumetric region comprising at least a portion of a scanline pattern which, when viewed axially along the scanlines, is hexagonal in shape; and

    interpolating two or more of the plurality of scanlines to increase the scanline density of the hexagonal pattern.

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