ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ULTRASOUND SPATIAL COMPOUND IMAGE BASED ON PHASED ARRAY PROBE

摘要

Embodiments for providing an ultrasound spatial compound image are disclosed. In one embodiment, by way of non-limiting example, an ultrasound system comprises: an ultrasound data acquisition unit configured to acquire ultrasound data based on a phased array probe having a plurality of elements; and a processing unit in communication with the ultrasound data acquisition unit, the processing unit being configured to set a virtual common point corresponding to predetermined scan-lines, move the virtual common point in a longitudinal direction of the elements to set a plurality of scan-lines, form a plurality of ultrasound images based on the ultrasound data, and perform spatial compounding upon the ultrasound images to form an ultrasound spatial compound image, wherein the ultrasound data acquisition unit is configured to acquire the ultrasound data based on the plurality of scan-lines corresponding to each of the ultrasound images.