Multiple ultrasound image registration system, method and transducer
    2.
    发明授权
    Multiple ultrasound image registration system, method and transducer 有权
    多重超声图像配准系统,方法和传感器

    公开(公告)号:US06201900B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-03-13

    申请号:US09340542

    申请日:1999-06-28

    IPC分类号: G06K900

    摘要: An ultrasonic imaging system includes an ultrasonic transducer having an image data array and a tracking array at each end of the image data array. The tracking arrays are oriented transversely to the image data array. Images from the image data array are used to reconstruct a three-dimensional representation of the target. The relative movement between respective frames of the image data is automatically estimated by a motion estimator, based on frames of data from the tracking arrays. As the transducer is rotated about the azimuthal axis of the image data array, features of the target remain within the image planes of the tracking arrays. Movements of these features in the image planes of the tracking arrays are used to estimate motion as required for the three-dimensional reconstruction. Similar techniques estimate motion within the plane of an image to create an extended field of view.

    摘要翻译: 超声波成像系统包括在图像数据阵列的每一端具有图像数据阵列和跟踪阵列的超声波换能器。 跟踪阵列横向于图像数据阵列。 来自图像数据阵列的图像用于重建目标的三维表示。 基于来自跟踪阵列的数据的帧,运动估计器自动地估计图像数据的各个帧之间的相对移动。 当传感器围绕图像数据阵列的方位角旋转时,目标的特征保持在跟踪阵列的图像平面内。 使用跟踪阵列的图像平面中的这些特征的运动来估计针对三维重建所需的运动。 类似的技术估计图像平面内的运动以产生扩展的视场。

    Multiple ultrasound image registration system, method and transducer
    4.
    发明授权
    Multiple ultrasound image registration system, method and transducer 失效
    多重超声图像配准系统,方法和传感器

    公开(公告)号:US06360027B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-03-19

    申请号:US09669818

    申请日:2000-09-26

    IPC分类号: G06K900

    摘要: An ultrasonic imaging system includes an ultrasonic transducer having an image data array and a tracking array at each end of the image data array. The tracking arrays are oriented transversely to the image data array. Images from the image data array are used to reconstruct a three-dimensional representation of the target. The relative movement between respective frames of the image data is automatically estimated by a motion estimator, based on frames of data from the tracking arrays. As the transducer is rotated about the azimuthal axis of the image data array, features of the target remain within the image planes of the tracking arrays. Movements of these features in the image planes of the tracking arrays are used to estimate motion as required for the three-dimensional reconstruction. Similar techniques estimate motion within the plane of an image to create an extended field of view.

    摘要翻译: 超声波成像系统包括在图像数据阵列的每一端具有图像数据阵列和跟踪阵列的超声波换能器。 跟踪阵列横向于图像数据阵列。 来自图像数据阵列的图像用于重构目标的三维表示。 基于来自跟踪阵列的数据的帧,运动估计器自动地估计图像数据的各个帧之间的相对移动。 当传感器围绕图像数据阵列的方位角旋转时,目标的特征保持在跟踪阵列的图像平面内。 使用跟踪阵列的图像平面中的这些特征的运动来估计针对三维重建所需的运动。 类似的技术估计图像平面内的运动以产生扩展的视场。

    Diagnostic ultrasound imaging method and system with improved frame rate
    7.
    发明授权
    Diagnostic ultrasound imaging method and system with improved frame rate 有权
    诊断超声成像方法和系统,帧率提高

    公开(公告)号:US06436046B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-08-20

    申请号:US09698995

    申请日:2000-10-27

    IPC分类号: A61B800

    摘要: A medical diagnostic ultrasonic imaging system acquires receive beams from spatially distinct transmit beams. The receive beams alternate in type between at least first and second types across the region being imaged. The first and second types of receive beams differ in at least one scan parameter other than transmit and receive line geometry, and can for example differ in transmit phase, transmit or receive aperture, system frequency, transmit focus, complex phase angle, transmit code or transmit gain. Receive beams associated with spatially distinct ones of the transmit beams (including at least one beam of the first type and at least one beam of the second type) are then combined. In this way, many two-pulse techniques, including, for example, phase inversion techniques, synthetic aperture techniques, synthetic frequency techniques, and synthetic focus techniques, can be used while substantially reducing the frame rate penalty normally associated with such techniques.

    摘要翻译: 医疗诊断超声成像系统从空间上不同的发射波束获取接收波束。 接收波束在被成像的区域之间在至少第一和第二类型之间交替类型。 第一和第二类型的接收波束在除发射和接收线几何之外的至少一个扫描参数不同,并且例如可以在发射相位,发射或接收孔径,系统频率,发射焦点,复相位角,发射码或 传输增益。 然后组合与空间上不同的发射波束(包括第一类型的至少一个波束和第二类型的至少一个波束)相关联的接收波束。 以这种方式,可以使用许多双脉冲技术,包括例如相位反转技术,合成孔径技术,合成频率技术和合成焦点技术,同时显着降低通常与这种技术相关联的帧速率损失。