Imaging view steering using model-based segmentation

    公开(公告)号:US11540718B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-03

    申请号:US15103053

    申请日:2014-12-05

    Abstract: An imaging steering apparatus includes sensors and an imaging processor configured for: acquiring, via multiple ones of the sensors and from a current position (322), and current orientation (324), an image of an object of interest; based on a model, segmenting the acquired image; and determining, based on a result of the segmenting, a target position (318), and target orientation (320), with the target position and/or target orientation differing correspondingly from the current position and/or current orientation. An electronic steering parameter effective toward improving the current field of view may be computed, and a user may be provided instructional feedback (144) in navigating an imaging probe toward the improving. A robot can be configured for, automatically and without need for user intervention, imparting force (142) to the probe to move it responsive to the determination.

    Methods and system for compound ultrasound image generation

    公开(公告)号:US11087466B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-10

    申请号:US16622375

    申请日:2018-06-18

    Abstract: The invention provides a method for generating a compound ultrasound image. The method includes acquiring and beamforming channel data. Using the beamformed channel data a plurality of images, each image comprising a plurality of pixels, of a region of interest are obtained and an image information metric, wherein the image metric is associated with a pixel of the plurality of pixels, is assessed. The acquiring of the plurality of images and the assessment of the image metric are performed in parallel. For each image of the plurality of images: a per-pixel weighting for each pixel of the plurality of pixels based on the assessment of the image information metric is determined and applied to each pixel of the plurality of pixels. Finally a compound ultrasound image is generated based on the plurality of weighted pixels of the plurality of images.

    Lung tissue identification in anatomically intelligent echocardiography

    公开(公告)号:US10368832B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-06

    申请号:US14900788

    申请日:2014-06-18

    Abstract: Issuance of ultrasound pulses to a volume and receiving echo data is followed by estimating, based on the received data, center frequency subvolume-by-subvolume. Distinguishing between heart and lung tissue occurs based on a result of the estimating, and may include automatically identifying a spatial boundary (332) between the heart and lung tissue (324, 328), or a user display of center frequencies that allows for visual distinguishing. The issuance can include issuing, ray line by ray line, pair-wise identical, and/or pair-wise mutually inverted, ultrasound pulses. Center frequency calculations may be made for incremental sampling locations of respective imaging depth along each of the A-lines generated from echo data of the rays. The distinguishing might entail averaging center frequencies for locations along an A-line, and applying a central frequency threshold to the average. The leftmost of the qualifying A-lines, i.e., that meet the threshold, may determine the spatial boundary in the current imaging plane.

    AUTOMATIC IMAGING PLANE SELECTION FOR ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
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    AUTOMATIC IMAGING PLANE SELECTION FOR ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY 审中-公开
    自动成像平面图选择

    公开(公告)号:US20150011886A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-08

    申请号:US14364319

    申请日:2012-12-10

    Abstract: Based on anatomy recognition from three-dimensional live imaging of a volume, one or more portions (204, 208) of the volume are selected in real time. In further real time response, live imaging or the portion(s) is performed with a beam density (156) higher than that used in the volume imaging. The one or more portion may be one or more imaging plane selected for optimal orientation in making an anatomical measurement (424) or display. The recognition can be based on an anatomical model, such as a cardiac mesh model. The model may be pre-encoded with information that can be associated with image locations to provide the basis for portion selection, and for placement of indicia (416, 420, 432, 436) displayable for initiating measurement within an image provided by the live portion imaging. A single TEE or TTE imaging probe (112) may be used throughout. On request, periodically or based on detected motion of the probe with respect to the anatomy, the whole process can be re-executed, starting back from volume acquisition (S508).

    Abstract translation: 基于体积的三维实况成像的解剖识别,实时选择体积的一个或多个部分(204,208)。 在进一步的实时响应中,使用比体积成像中使用的光束密度(156)更高的光束密度(156)进行实时成像或部分。 一个或多个部分可以是在进行解剖测量(424)或显示时被选择用于最佳取向的一个或多个成像平面。 识别可以基于解剖模型,例如心脏网格模型。 该模型可以用可以与图像位置相关联的信息进行预编码,以提供部分选择的基础,以及用于放置可显示用于在由活体部分提供的图像内启动测量的标记(416,420,432,436) 成像。 可以使用单个TEE或TTE成像探针(112)。 根据请求,定期地或基于探测器相对于解剖结构的检测到的运动,可以从体积获取开始重新执行整个过程(S508)。

    Synchronized phased array data acquisition from multiple acoustic windows

    公开(公告)号:US11366208B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-21

    申请号:US15314521

    申请日:2015-05-27

    Abstract: In some embodiments, ultrasound receive beamforming yields beamformed samples, based upon which spatially intermediate pixels (232, 242, 244) are dynamically reconstructed. The samples have been correspondingly derived from acquisition through respectively different acoustic windows (218, 220). The reconstructing is further based on temporal weighting of the samples. In some embodiments, the sampling is via synchronized ultrasound phased-array data acquisition from a pair of side-by-side, spaced apart (211) acoustic windows respectively facing opposite sides of a central region (244) to be imaged. In particular, the pair is used interleavingly to dynamically scan jointly in a single lateral direction in imaging the region. The acquisition in the scan is, along a synchronization line (222) extending laterally across the region, monotonically progressive in that direction. Rotational scans respectively from the window pair are synchronizable into a composite scan of a moving object. The synchronization line (222) can be defined by the focuses of the transmits. The progression may strictly increase.

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