Title:
CONTINUOUSLY ORIENTED ENHANCED ULTRASOUND IMAGING OF SUB-VOLUME
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2016168332
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide different combinations between volume data and sub-volume data for anatomy detection and display which provide favorable imaging while allowing regular detection of the anatomy.SOLUTION: A method of enhanced ultrasound imaging of a sub-volume comprises: scanning (36), with an ultrasound imaging system, a volume of a patient with different values for scan settings for the sub-volume of the volume than for other parts of the volume; tracking (40), by a processor, a position within the volume of anatomy, the tracking using data resulting from the scanning (36); altering (34), by the processor, a location of the sub-volume within the volume on the basis of the tracking (40) so that the anatomy is in the sub-volume; repeating the scanning (36) with the altered location; and generating (42) first and second images in sequence from the data of the scanning (36) and repetition of the scanning (36), respectively.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Inventors:
STEVE HENDERSON
MANSI TOMMASO
BIMBA RAO
ANAND VINOD TATPATI
VOIGT INGMAR
MANSI TOMMASO
BIMBA RAO
ANAND VINOD TATPATI
VOIGT INGMAR
Application Number:
JP2016046631A
Publication Date:
September 23, 2016
Filing Date:
March 10, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA INC
SIEMENS AG
SIEMENSCORP
SIEMENS AG
SIEMENSCORP
International Classes:
A61B8/14; A61B8/08
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2007029335A | 2007-02-08 | |||
| JP2010068904A | 2010-04-02 |
Foreign References:
| US20050228280A1 | 2005-10-13 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Iwao Yamaguchi
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Hiroshi Yamamoto