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Diagnostic medical ultrasound image and system for contrast agent imaging

  • US 6,645,147 B1
  • Filed: 11/25/1998
  • Issued: 11/11/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/25/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for generating contrast images from within a body with an ultrasound system, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) transmitting ultrasonic acoustic energy from a catheter transducer;

    (b) receiving reflected energy responsive to step (a) and contrast agents without interference from intervening structures with the catheter transducer; and

    (c) generating an image responsive to the reflected energy.

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