Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ultrasound imaging method
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Application No.: US16619216Application Date: 2018-05-30
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Publication No.: US11406351B2Publication Date: 2022-08-09
- Inventor: Arne Ewald , Irina Waechter-Stehle , Frank Michael Weber , Tobias Wissel
- Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Applicant Address: NL Eindhoven
- Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Current Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Eindhoven
- Priority: EP17174951 20170608
- International Application: PCT/EP2018/064123 WO 20180530
- International Announcement: WO2018/224363 WO 20181213
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00 ; A61B8/14 ; A61B8/08 ; G06T7/10 ; G06T7/30 ; A61B8/00 ; G06T7/00

Abstract:
Provided is a method (200) for generating a combined anatomical model of a heart. The method comprises receiving (220) a non-contrast agent-enhanced ultrasound image of a left ventricular region of the heart and receiving (240) a contrast agent-enhanced ultrasound image of the left ventricular region of the heart. Image registration (260) is performed on the respective non-contrast agent-enhanced and contrast agent-enhanced ultrasound images, such that the respective images are aligned. Combined segmentation (270) of the aligned non-contrast agent-enhanced and contrast agent-enhanced ultrasound images is then carried out to generate the combined anatomical model. The combined segmentation (270) uses features of both of the aligned non-contrast agent-enhanced and contrast agent-enhanced ultrasound images as target points. Further provided is a processor arrangement adapted to implement the method and an ultrasound system comprising the processor arrangement. A computer program product comprising computer program code means adapted to implement the method is also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200163645A1 ULTRASOUND IMAGING METHOD Public/Granted day:2020-05-28
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