General Electric Company
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING ULTRASOUND FRAME RATE USING IMPROVED TRANSMIT SEQUENCES

Abstract:

An ultrasound transmit shot sequence that optimizes frame rate while minimizing image movement artifacts is provided. A method includes transmitting, by an ultrasound probe, a shot sequence having a plurality of shots defining a total number of shots of the shot sequence. The shot sequence includes a minimum spatial distance of shot positions from any of the plurality of shots in the shot sequence to a subsequent shot in the shot sequence that is at least a quarter of the total number of shots. The shot sequence includes a maximum temporal distance between spatially adjacent shots of the plurality of shots that is constant irrespective of the total number of shots in the shot sequence.