公开(公告)号：US20110137175A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-09

申请号：US12960477

申请日：2010-12-04

申请人： John A. Hossack ,  Michael I. Fuller ,  Travis N. Blalock

发明人： John A. Hossack ,  Michael I. Fuller ,  Travis N. Blalock

IPC分类号： A61B8/06

CPC分类号： A61B8/085 ,  A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/0891 ,  A61B8/463 ,  A61B8/469 ,  A61B8/488 ,  A61B8/523 ,  G01S7/52046 ,  G01S7/52061 ,  G01S15/8909 ,  G01S15/8993

摘要： A medical imaging apparatus, such as including a processor circuit, can be used to construct a first image of a plane parallel to the surface of an ultrasonic imaging transducer, the plane corresponding to a locus at a specified depth within a first region of tissue. The apparatus can obtain information about a location of a vessel in the first image, then obtain, from a second region of tissue, imaging information corresponding to loci in planes parallel to the surface of the transducer, the planes at depths automatically determined at least in part using the obtained information about the location of the vessel in the first image. In an example, the apparatus can automatically determine an adjusted depth corresponding to the location of the vessel in the second region, and construct a second image of a plane corresponding to the adjusted depth within the tissue.

摘要翻译： 可以使用诸如包括处理器电路的医学成像设备来构建与超声成像换能器的表面平行的平面的第一图像，该平面对应于组织的第一区域内的指定深度处的轨迹。 该装置可以获得关于第一图像中的血管位置的信息，然后从组织的第二区域获得与平行于换能器表面的平面中的轨迹相对应的成像信息，深度上的平面至少在 使用获得的关于第一图像中的血管位置的信息的部分。 在一个示例中，装置可以自动地确定对应于第二区域中的容器的位置的调整深度，并且构建对应于组织内调整的深度的平面的第二图像。

公开(公告)号：US20100268086A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-21

申请号：US12762135

申请日：2010-04-16

申请人： William F. Walker ,  John A. Hossack ,  Travis N. Blalock

发明人： William F. Walker ,  John A. Hossack ,  Travis N. Blalock

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： A61B8/5215 ,  A61B5/415 ,  A61B5/418 ,  A61B5/4818 ,  A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/0833 ,  A61B8/0841 ,  A61B8/13 ,  A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/4427 ,  A61B8/4455 ,  A61B8/462 ,  A61B8/466 ,  A61B8/483 ,  A61B8/488 ,  A61B2562/028 ,  G01S7/52038 ,  G01S7/52061 ,  G01S7/52071 ,  G01S7/5208 ,  G01S15/8925 ,  G01S15/8979 ,  G01S15/8993 ,  G01S15/8995

摘要： A hand held ultrasonic instrument (10) is provided in a portable unit that performs C-Mode imaging and collects 3D image data. In a preferred embodiment a transducer array (60), display unit (20), beamformer (40), power system, and image processor are integrated in one enclosure weighing less than three pounds. In operation, the portable unit is scanned across a target and the displayed image is conveniently presented to the operator whereby the displayed image corresponds exactly to the target, or a scaled fashion if desired.

摘要翻译： 手持式超声波仪器（10）设置在执行C模式成像并收集3D图像数据的便携式单元中。 在一个优选的实施例中，换能器阵列（60），显示单元（20），波束形成器（40），电力系统和图像处理器集成在重量小于3磅的一个外壳中。 在操作中，便携式单元被扫描穿过目标，并且所显示的图像被方便地呈现给操作者，由此显示的图像精确地对准目标，或者如果需要，则按比例缩放。

公开(公告)号：US06607488B1

公开(公告)日：2003-08-19

申请号：US09517014

申请日：2000-03-02

申请人： John I. Jackson ,  John A. Hossack

发明人： John I. Jackson ,  John A. Hossack

IPC分类号： A61B800

CPC分类号： A61B8/4254 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/13 ,  A61B8/461 ,  G01S7/52068 ,  G01S15/06 ,  G01S15/8993

摘要： A method and system for indicating the position and orientation of a scan plane relative to a patient is provided. The image as presented on a display is oriented in accordance with the orientation of a transducer. The orientation may provide for displaying an image where the transducer is not in a transducer up or transducer down position, but is rotated away from vertical of the display. Alternatively or additionally, a two or three-dimensional graphical generic representation is provided with a scan plane indicated as a polygon or image rendering within a generic representation to show relative positioning of the scan plane with respect to the patient.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于指示扫描平面相对于患者的位置和取向的方法和系统。 显示器上呈现的图像根据换能器的方向定向。 该方向可以提供用于显示传感器不在换能器向上或换能器向下位置但是远离显示器垂直方向旋转的图像。 备选地或另外地，二维或三维图形通用表示被提供有在通用表示中指示为多边形或图像呈现的扫描平面，以示出扫描平面相对于患者的相对定位。

公开(公告)号：US06423002B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-23

申请号：US09339923

申请日：1999-06-24

申请人： John A. Hossack

发明人： John A. Hossack

IPC分类号： A61B800

CPC分类号： A61B17/3211 ,  A61B5/489 ,  A61B8/0833 ,  A61B8/0841 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/4488 ,  A61B8/483 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B90/36 ,  A61B2017/320052 ,  A61B2090/378 ,  G01S15/8929 ,  G01S15/8993 ,  Y10S128/916

摘要： A system, method and probe for diagnostic ultrasound imaging with at least two, and preferably three transducer arrays. The first transducer array provides a primary image. The second transducer array comprises an array of transducer elements positioned near one end of the first transducer array for providing an image in a different plane. An optional third transducer array comprises an array of transducer elements positioned near the other end of the first transducer array for providing an additional image in a different plane. One application of the invention is to collect tissue for medical procedures, wherein at least one surgical tool is attached to the probe near the imaging arrays and moves together with at least one imaging array. As the primary imaging array is drawn across tissue for collection, the operator observes a cross-section of the tissue prior to actually cutting the tissue. Another application of the invention allows an operator to selectively display pseudo 3-D images or 3-D images, using the same probe. Another application of the invention allows an operator to determine the 3-D position of a foreign object in body tissue.

摘要翻译： 用于具有至少两个，优选三个换能器阵列的诊断超声成像的系统，方法和探针。 第一个传感器阵列提供主图像。 第二换能器阵列包括位于第一换能器阵列的一端附近的换能器元件的阵列，用于在不同的平面中提供图像。 可选的第三换能器阵列包括位于第一换能器阵列的另一端附近的换能器阵列的阵列，用于在不同的平面中提供附加的图像。 本发明的一个应用是收集用于医疗程序的组织，其中至少一个手术工具附接到成像阵列附近的探针，并与至少一个成像阵列一起移动。 当主要成像阵列被画在组织上用于收集时，操作者在实际切割组织之前观察组织的横截面。 本发明的另一应用允许操作者使用相同的探针来选择性地显示伪3-D图像或3-D图像。 本发明的另一应用允许操作者确定异物在身体组织中的3-D位置。

公开(公告)号：US06416478B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-09

申请号：US09466679

申请日：1999-12-20

申请人： John A. Hossack

发明人： John A. Hossack

IPC分类号： A61B800

CPC分类号： B06B1/064 ,  A61B8/06

摘要： An ultrasound transducer that allows transmission of pressure waves at a first frequency and reception of pressure waves at a second frequency. Each transducer element is formed by multiple layers of transducer material. A transceiver provides an excitation signal to the transducer and receives energy from the transducer. All of the layers are coupled to the transceiver during transmission so that all of the layers are activated. Some of the layers are decoupled from the transceiver during reception so that not all of the layers contribute to the received signal. A filter circuit is also responsive to the coupling, providing additional low, high or band pass filtering appropriate for one of transmit or receive. The pressure waves at the second frequency are responsive to tissue and/or contrast agents.

摘要翻译： 一种超声波换能器，其允许以第一频率传输压力波并以第二频率接收压力波。 每个换能器元件由多层换能器材料形成。 收发器向换能器提供激励信号并从换能器接收能量。 所有的层在传输期间耦合到收发器，使得所有层被激活。 在接收期间，一些层与收发器解耦，使得不是所有的层都有助于接收的信号。 滤波器电路还响应于耦合，提供适合于发射或接收之一的附加低，高或带通滤波。 第二频率下的压力波响应于组织和/或造影剂。

公开(公告)号：US06352511B1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-05

申请号：US09777691

申请日：2000-11-02

申请人： John A. Hossack ,  Samuel H. Maslak ,  Kutay F. Ustuner ,  Mirsaid Seyed-Bolorforosh

发明人： John A. Hossack ,  Samuel H. Maslak ,  Kutay F. Ustuner ,  Mirsaid Seyed-Bolorforosh

IPC分类号： A61B800

CPC分类号： G01S7/52046 ,  A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/461 ,  A61B8/565 ,  G01S7/52026 ,  G01S7/52034 ,  G01S15/8993

摘要： Ultrasound data is generated by a receive beamformer. Ultrasound image processing is applied to the ultrasound data for presentation of an image. Various ones of the ultrasound image processing steps may be reversed. For example, persistence processing may be reversed in order to obtain ultrasound data associated with data prior to persistence processing. This recovered data may be used to generate an image or for application of a different amount of persistence. Other processes that may be reversed to recover ultrasound data include focal and depth gain compensation, dynamic range compression, intensity or color mapping, and various filtering, such as persistence or spatial filtering.

摘要翻译： 超声数据由接收波束形成器产生。 将超声图像处理应用于用于呈现图像的超声数据。 各种超声波图像处理步骤可以相反。 例如，为了获得与持续处理之前的数据相关联的超声数据，可以颠倒持久性处理。 该恢复的数据可用于生成图像或应用不同量的持久性。 可以反转以恢复超声数据的其他过程包括焦点和深度增益补偿，动态范围压缩，强度或颜色映射以及各种过滤，例如持久性或空间过滤。

公开(公告)号：US06254539B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-03

申请号：US09384074

申请日：1999-08-26

申请人： Linyong Pang ,  John A. Hossack

发明人： Linyong Pang ,  John A. Hossack

IPC分类号： A61B800

CPC分类号： G01S7/5205 ,  A61B8/00 ,  G01S15/8993 ,  G06T3/0006

摘要： A 3-D medical diagnostic ultrasonic imaging system corrects the elevational position of individual pixels based on the elevational motion of the transducer probe and the azimuthal position of individual pixels. In this way, the correct spatial position and orientation of multi-frame, sequentially required images is obtained, and 3-D volume reconstruction is made more accurate. Optionally, the acquired images and the measure of transducer in-plane translation and rotation are also corrected for azimuthal motion of the transducer.

摘要翻译： 三维医学诊断超声成像系统基于换能器探头的高程运动和各个像素的方位位置校正各个像素的高程位置。 以这种方式，获得了多帧，顺序需要的图像的正确的空间位置和取向，并且使3-D体积重建更准确。 可选地，所获取的图像和换能器平面内平移和旋转的测量也被校正为换能器的方位角运动。

公开(公告)号：US06222948B1

公开(公告)日：2001-04-24

申请号：US09502607

申请日：2000-02-11

申请人： John A. Hossack ,  John W. Sliwa, Jr. ,  Samuel H. Maslak ,  Edward A. Gardner ,  Gregory L. Holley ,  David J. Napolitano

发明人： John A. Hossack ,  John W. Sliwa, Jr. ,  Samuel H. Maslak ,  Edward A. Gardner ,  Gregory L. Holley ,  David J. Napolitano

IPC分类号： G06K900

CPC分类号： A61B8/145 ,  A61B8/483 ,  G01S7/52034 ,  G01S7/52065 ,  G01S7/52071 ,  G01S7/52085 ,  G01S15/66 ,  G01S15/87 ,  G01S15/8934 ,  G01S15/8979 ,  G01S15/8993 ,  G06T7/246

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.

公开(公告)号：US06201900B1

公开(公告)日：2001-03-13

申请号：US09340542

申请日：1999-06-28

申请人： John A. Hossack ,  John W. Sliwa, Jr. ,  Samuel H. Maslak ,  Edward A. Gardner ,  Gregory L. Holley ,  David J. Napolitano

发明人： John A. Hossack ,  John W. Sliwa, Jr. ,  Samuel H. Maslak ,  Edward A. Gardner ,  Gregory L. Holley ,  David J. Napolitano

IPC分类号： G06K900

CPC分类号： A61B8/145 ,  A61B8/483 ,  G01S7/52034 ,  G01S7/52065 ,  G01S7/52071 ,  G01S7/52085 ,  G01S15/66 ,  G01S15/87 ,  G01S15/8934 ,  G01S15/8979 ,  G01S15/8993 ,  G06T7/246

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。

公开(公告)号：US06171248B2

公开(公告)日：2001-01-09

申请号：US09291829

申请日：1999-04-14

申请人： John A. Hossack ,  John W. Eaton

发明人： John A. Hossack ,  John W. Eaton

IPC分类号： A61B800

CPC分类号： A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/145 ,  A61B8/4488 ,  G01S7/52074 ,  G01S15/8915 ,  G01S15/892 ,  G01S15/8993

摘要： An ultrasonic probe that includes at least two ultrasonic arrays and allows three dimensional images to be constructed of the region examined by the probe in a precise and facile manner.

摘要翻译： 一种超声波探头，其包括至少两个超声波阵列，并允许以精确和容易的方式由探头检查的区域构成三维图像。