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Last ubdate 31.01.03 Hans Torp

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Torp, Hans; (Trondheim, NO) ; Olstad, Bjorn; (Stathelle, NO) ; Heimdal, Andreas; (Trondheim, NO) ; Bjaerum, Steinar; (Trondheim, NO)
Method for calculation of blood velocity and blood velocity spread from multi gated doppler signals

Torp; Hans (Trondheim, NO); Olstad; Bjorn (Stathelle, NO); Heimdal; Andreas (Trondheim, NO); Bjaerum; Steinar
Method and apparatus for providing real-time calculation and display of tissue deformation in ultrasound imaging,
United States Patent 6,352,507 March 5, 2002

Olstad; Bjorn (Stathelle, NO); Torp; Hans (Trondheim, NO):
Real-time display of ultrasound in slow motion United States Patent 6,350,238 February 26, 2002

H. Torp, A. Heimdal, B. Olstad, K. Kristoffersen,
Method and apparatus for real-time calculation and display of strain in ultrasound imaging", U.S. patent 6099471, 2000

H. Torp, & al.:
Method and Apparatus for Visualization of Motion in Ultrasound Flow Imaging Using Packet Data Acquisition, U.S. patent application Serial No. 09/449,391, filed nov.99

H. Torp and S. Bjærum,
Method and apparatus for visualization of motion in ultrasound flow imaging using continuous data acquisition," U.S.patent 6,277,075, August 2001.

S. Bjærum, H. Torp & al
Method and Apparatus for Improved Spatial and Temporal Resolution in Ultrasound Imaging" US patent application jan. 2001

Torp; Hans (Trondheim, NO); Kristoffersen; Kjell (Oslo, NO)
Method for determining the velocity-time spectrum of blood flow.  United States Patent 5,662,115 September 2, 1997

Torp; Hans (Trondheim, NO); Kristoffersen; Kjell (Oslo, NO)
Method for calculation of blood velocity and blood velocity spread from multi gated doppler signals. United States Patent 5,560,363 October 1, 1996

Angelsen; Bjorn A. J. (Trondheim, NO); Kristoffersen; Kjell (Oslo, NO); Torp; Hans G. (Trondheim, NO)
Method of color coding two dimensional ultrasonic doppler velocity images of blood flow on a display. United States Patent 4,932,415 June 12, 1990