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- Patent Title: Imaging apparatus, ultrasonic imaging apparatus, method of processing an image, and method of processing an ultrasonic image
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Application No.: US14174281Application Date: 2014-02-06
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Publication No.: US10012619B2Publication Date: 2018-07-03
- Inventor: Sung Chan Park , Joo Young Kang , Kyu Hong Kim , Jung Ho Kim , Su Hyun Park
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: KR10-2013-0013639 20130206
- Main IPC: G01S15/00
- IPC: G01S15/00 ; G01N29/44 ; G01S15/89 ; G01S7/52

Abstract:
A method of processing an image, including estimating a point spread function (PSF) of an acquired image, and performing image restoration on the acquired image using the estimated PSF based on a generalized Gaussian model using inverse filter frequency domain so as to perform image restoration at high speed and to prevent a halo effect. The method provides high speed processing while preventing a halo effect. The apparatus includes an ultrasonic imaging apparatus including: an ultrasonic probe to irradiate an object with ultrasonic waves and to receive ultrasonic echo waves reflected from the object; a beamformer configured to perform beam forming based on the ultrasonic echo waves received by the ultrasonic probe; an image restorer configured to restore the image beam formed by the beamformer based on a generalized Gaussian model; and an postprocessor configured to suppress noise and aliasing which are produced in the process of restoring the image.
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