Method and apparatus for needle visualization enhancement in ultrasound images

    公开(公告)号:US10130340B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-20

    申请号:US14369697

    申请日:2012-12-14

    Abstract: A method and an apparatus or needle visualization enhancement in ultrasound (US) imaging includes a Radon transform (RT) unit configured to perform RT on a sequence of frames to detect line features in the frames, where a frame includes US radio-frequency (RF) data obtained during monitoring the insertion of a needle into a subject or an US image reconstructed from the RF data. Further, a false needle feature removing unit is configured to remove line features which remain substantially stationary among the frames as false needles while locating a line feature which extends among the frames as the needle; and an overlaying unit is configured to overlay the location of the line feature as the needle on an US image of a frame to produce an enhanced image to be displayed.

    Apparatus and method for detecting bone fracture

    公开(公告)号:US12138113B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-12

    申请号:US17298037

    申请日:2019-11-28

    Abstract: The present invention proposes an apparatus (120) and method for detecting bone fracture of a subject on basis of ultrasound images. The apparatus (120) comprises a first fracture detector (122) and a second fracture detector (124). The first fracture detector (122) is configured to receive a first ultrasound image of a region of the subject, to identify a bone in the first ultrasound image, to identify at least one focus area within the region on basis of the identified bone, to generate focus area information indicating position of the at least one focus area, and to instruct an acquisition of a second ultrasound image of the region acquired based on the generated focus area information. The second fracture detector (124) is configured to receive the second ultrasound image, and to detect bone fracture on the basis of the second ultrasound image. The second ultrasound image has a higher resolution in the at least one focus area than in the rest of the region, and the resolution of the at least one focus area in the second ultrasound image is higher than the resolution of the at least one focus area in the first ultrasound image.

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