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Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING AND/OR ANALYZING ANATOMICAL IMAGE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008253764
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To display computer-coordinated markers simultaneously on dual ultrasonic images of different modes in real time.

A method for monitoring a target 306 in a medical display 30 in a medical imaging apparatus 10 includes receiving echo signals from an area of interest of a patient (104), extracting raw data from the received echo signals (106), processing the extracted raw data (112) to display a dual mode image on the medical display (114), and setting a location and displaying a first marker/cursor in a first image 302 of the dual mode image (118). The method further includes determining a corresponding location of the maker/cursor in a second image 304 of the dual mode image (120), and displaying a second marker/cursor in the second image of the dual mode image at the corresponding location simultaneously with the display of the first marker/cursor in the first image.


Inventors:
PAN LIHONG
LACONTE KIRSTIN NORA
Application Number:
JP2008085071A
Publication Date:
October 23, 2008
Filing Date:
March 28, 2008
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Assignee:
GEN ELECTRIC
International Classes:
A61B8/08; G16H30/20
Domestic Patent References:
JPH0779981A1995-03-28
JPH0924047A1997-01-28
JP2006320751A2006-11-30
JPH11221216A1999-08-17
JPH09201359A1997-08-05
JP2003230559A2003-08-19
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JP2001314399A2001-11-13
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kenichi Matsumoto
Hirokazu Ogura
Toshihisa Kurokawa
Arakawa Satoshi