WO2005099345A3 - System and method for ecg-triggered retrospective color flow ultrasound imaging - Google Patents

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WO2005099345A3
WO2005099345A3 PCT/IB2005/002437 IB2005002437W WO2005099345A3 WO 2005099345 A3 WO2005099345 A3 WO 2005099345A3 IB 2005002437 W IB2005002437 W IB 2005002437W WO 2005099345 A3 WO2005099345 A3 WO 2005099345A3
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Emmanuel Cherin
F Stuart Foster
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Ross Williams
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Abstract

A method and a device for producing an ECG-triggered retrospective color-flow ultrasound image comprises generating ultrasound, transmitting the ultrasound into a subject at a first location, wherein a first reference point of an ECG signal taken from the subject triggers the ultrasound transmission, receiving ultrasound reflected from the subject at the first location, transmitting the ultrasound into the subject at a second location, wherein a second reference point of an ECG signal taken from the subject triggers the ultrasound transmission receiving ultrasound reflected from the subject at the second location, processing the received ultrasound to form ultrasound color traces, and reconstructing the ultrasound color traces to form the ultrasound image.
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