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Method and system for determining contact along a surface of an ultrasound probe

  • US 8,002,704 B2
  • Filed: 05/25/2005
  • Issued: 08/23/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for determining acoustic contact of an ultrasound probe with an object, said method comprising:

  • receiving radio frequency (RF) scanline data;

    utilizing the RF scan line data to generate a lateral map;

    calculating a lateral frequency spectrum using the lateral map;

    applying at least one of a temporal and a spatial averaging filter to the lateral frequency spectrum to determine acoustic contact of the ultrasound probe with the object;

    displaying indicators of acoustic contact of the ultrasound probe with an object based on the frequency analysis.

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