Detection, presentation and reporting of B-lines in lung ultrasound

    公开(公告)号:US11839515B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-12

    申请号:US16640506

    申请日:2018-08-17

    CPC classification number: A61B8/5207 A61B8/085 A61B8/461

    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an ultrasound imaging system configured to identify and display B-lines that may appear during ultrasound scanning of a chest region of a subject. In some examples, the system may include an ultrasound probe and at least two processors configured to generate a plurality of image frames from ultrasound echoes received at the probe. The processors may be further configured to identify a pleural line in each of the plurality of image frames, define a region of interest below each pleural line, identify one or more candidate B-lines within the region of interest, identify one or more B-lines by evaluating one or more parameters of each candidate B-line, and select a target image frame from the plurality of image frames by identifying an image frame that maximizes at least a number or an intensity of B-lines.

    Target probe placement for lung ultrasound

    公开(公告)号:US11793483B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-24

    申请号:US16466311

    申请日:2017-12-08

    CPC classification number: A61B8/085 A61B5/085 A61B8/13 A61B8/5269 A61B8/4488

    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an ultrasound imaging system configured to identify a target placement of an ultrasound probe for viewing a lung pleural line. In some examples, the system may include an ultrasound probe configured to receive ultrasound echoes from a subject to image a region of the subject and a data processor in communication with the ultrasound probe. The data processor may be configured to identify one or more candidate pleural lines and one or more A-lines corresponding to the candidate pleural lines, compute an A-line intensity of at least one of the A-lines, and apply the computed A-line intensity to indicate a target placement of the ultrasound probe for imaging the region for pleural line identification. The system may also include a user interface in communication with the data processor. The user interface may be configured to alert the user of the target placement of the ultrasound probe.

    Ultrasound system and method for detecting lung sliding

    公开(公告)号:US11191518B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-07

    申请号:US16086729

    申请日:2017-03-24

    Abstract: The present invention proposes an ultrasound system and a method of detecting lung sliding on the basis of a temporal sequence of ultrasound data frames of a first region of interest. The first region of interest includes a pleural interface of a lung. A sub-region identifier (410) is configured to identify, for each of the ultrasound data frames, a sub-region of a scanned region of the ultrasound data frame, the sub-region comprising at least part of the pleural interface; a lung sliding detector (420) is configured to derive a parametric map for the sub-region on the basis of at least two ultrasound data frames of the temporal sequence, parametric values of the parametric map indicating a degree of tissue motion over the at least two ultrasound frames; wherein the lung sliding detector is further configured to extract data of the sub-regions from the at least two ultrasound data frames, and to derive the parametric map on the basis of the extracted data.

    Ultrasound system and method for detecting pneumothorax

    公开(公告)号:US11134916B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-05

    申请号:US16066723

    申请日:2016-12-19

    Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasound system (100) for sequentially performing a predetermined procedure for each of at least one region of interest. The ultrasound system (100) comprises an ultrasound probe (101) configured to transmit a first ultrasound signal (SG1) towards a region of interest and receive echo signals from the region of interest. The ultrasound system (100) also comprises a motion sensor (102) configured to detect a motion of the ultrasound probe (101) and generate a motion signal (MS) for indicating the motion of the ultrasound probe (101). The ultrasound system (100) also comprises a processor (103) configured to perform a predetermined procedure for a region of interest on the basis of the echo signals received from the region of interest if the motion signal (MS) indicates that the ultrasound probe (101) is stationary. The invention also relates to a corresponding ultrasound method.

    Multi-mode ultrasound device and method for assessing a bone of a subject with coupler sensing configurations of probes

    公开(公告)号:US10512445B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-24

    申请号:US15110969

    申请日:2015-01-14

    Abstract: An embodiment of this invention provides an ultrasound device that assesses a bone of a subject in at least two modes comprising a first mode and a second mode. The ultrasound device comprises: a selecting unit configured to select a mode from the at least two modes; a first ultrasound probe configured to transmit an ultrasound signal to the bone; a second ultrasound probe configured to receive the ultrasound signal from the bone; an assessing unit configured to derive a first parameter of the bone based on the selected mode and the ultrasound signal received by the second ultrasound probe; and a coupler being configured to be switched to a first configuration in the first mode and to a second configuration in the second mode. The ultrasound probes are oriented in substantially a same direction in the first configuration, and in substantially an opposite direction in the second configuration.

    A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING FAT AND LEAN BODY TISSUE COMPONENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20190336098A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-07

    申请号:US16322696

    申请日:2017-08-01

    Abstract: A system is for determining fat and lean body tissue components of body tissue. A propagating wave is provided into the body tissue. A first set of normally directed reflections of the propagating wave is received at a first measurement site and a second set of angled reflections of the propagating wave is received from the body tissue at a second measurement site. A fat body tissue depth and optionally also a lean body tissue depth are obtained based on the times at which reflections of the first and second sets are received. This arrangement requires only two receivers in order to resolve the depth of the fat and lean body tissue constituents. The propagation paths are simplified by arranging the transceiver to direct a wave normally into the tissue.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEEDLE NAVITATION USING PA EFFECT IN US IMAGING
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    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEEDLE NAVITATION USING PA EFFECT IN US IMAGING 审中-公开
    在美国成像中使用PA效应的针入度的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140378796A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-25

    申请号:US14369664

    申请日:2012-12-27

    Abstract: The present invention provides a monitoring system, which comprises a novel needle, and an optical signal generating device, wherein at least one optical signal output of the optical signal generating device is coupled to the optical core of the needle, and it further comprises an ultrasound (US) transducer,and a processor adapted to direct the US transducer to transmit an US signal into a region of a subject in which the needle is moving and receive an US signal reflected in the region in response to the transmitted US signal in a US measurement sub-cycle of a measurement cycle, and to direct the optical signal providing device to transmit an optical signal having a unique wavelength from the dome of the needle into an area of the region and direct the US transducer to receive a photo-acoustic (PA) signal induced in the area in response to the optical signal in each of at least one PA measurement sub-cycle of the measurement cycle, and reconstruct an US image from the US signal received in the US measurement sub-cycle.

    Abstract translation: 本发明提供了一种监视系统,其包括新颖的针和光信号产生装置,其中光信号发生装置的至少一个光信号输出耦合到针的光芯,并且还包括超声波 (US)传感器,以及适于引导US转换器将美国信号发送到针正在移动的被摄体的区域中的处理器,并响应于美国的美国信号接收在该区域中反映的美国信号 测量周期的测量子周期,并且引导光信号提供设备将具有独特波长的光信号从针的圆顶传输到该区域的区域中,并引导US传感器接收光声( PA)信号,响应于测量周期的至少一个PA测量子周期中的每一个中的光信号而在该区域中感应,并且从US信号接收 在美国测量子周期。

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