Inventor
WASHBURN MICHAEL J
US26 patents
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GEN ELECTRIC
16 patentsUS6068598AMay 30, 2000
Method and apparatus for automatic Doppler angle estimation in ultrasound imaging
GEN ELECTRIC58 citations96
US5797846AAug 25, 1998
Method to control frame rate in ultrasound imaging
GEN ELECTRIC63 citations96
US5505203AApr 9, 1996
Method and apparatus for automatic transducer selection in ultrasound imaging system
GEN ELECTRIC129 citations96
US6126605AOct 3, 2000
Ultrasound color flow display optimization by adjusting dynamic range
GEN ELECTRIC46 citations95
US5865750AFeb 2, 1999
Method and apparatus for enhancing segmentation in three-dimensional ultrasound imaging
GEN ELECTRIC57 citations94
US6577967B2Jun 10, 2003
Automatic adjustment of velocity scale and pulse repetition frequency for doppler ultrasound spectrograms
GEN ELECTRIC44 citations92
US5895358AApr 20, 1999
Method and apparatus for mapping color flow velocity data into display intensities
GEN ELECTRIC33 citations92
US5501223AMar 26, 1996
Dynamic firing sequence for ultrasound imaging apparatus
GEN ELECTRIC44 citations92
US6379306B1Apr 30, 2002
Ultrasound color flow display optimization by adjusting dynamic range including remote services over a network
GEN ELECTRIC31 citations91
US6162176ADec 19, 2000
Ultrasound color flow display optimization
GEN ELECTRIC55 citations91
US6120451ASep 19, 2000
Ultrasound color flow display optimization by adjustment of threshold
GEN ELECTRIC20 citations91
US5908391AJun 1, 1999
Method and apparatus for enhancing resolution and sensitivity in color flow ultrasound imaging using multiple transmit focal zones
GEN ELECTRIC44 citations91
US6142943ANov 7, 2000
Doppler ultrasound automatic spectrum optimization
GEN ELECTRIC35 citations89
US6071241AJun 6, 2000
Ultrasound color flow display optimization by adjustment of threshold using sampling
GEN ELECTRIC16 citations83
US5509415AApr 23, 1996
Method for reducing vector density based on image size
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations62
US5438995AAug 8, 1995
Method for obtaining temporal equity with varying vector locations
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations55
GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC
5 patentsUS6322509B1Nov 27, 2001
Method and apparatus for automatic setting of sample gate in pulsed doppler ultrasound imaging
GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC225 citations99
US6464641B1Oct 15, 2002
Method and apparatus for automatic vessel tracking in ultrasound imaging
GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC66 citations96
US6450959B1Sep 17, 2002
Ultrasound B-mode and doppler flow imaging
GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC52 citations89
US6500122B1Dec 31, 2002
Method and apparatus for remotely positioning region of interest in image
GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC32 citations87
US7346228B2Mar 18, 2008
Simultaneous generation of spatially compounded and non-compounded images
GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC8 citations71
GE PREC HEALTHCARE LLC
3 patentsUS11980501B2May 14, 2024
Method and system for providing enhanced ultrasound images simulating acquisition at high acoustic power by processing ultrasound images acquired at low acoustic power
GE PREC HEALTHCARE LLC0 citations56
US12059292B2Aug 13, 2024
Systems and methods for ultrasound probe positioning
GE PREC HEALTHCARE LLC0 citations53
US12588898B2Mar 31, 2026
Ultrasound imaging techniques for shear-wave elastography
GE PREC HEALTHCARE LLC0 citations42