Visualizing vascular structures
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10939885B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-09

    申请号:US16469396

    申请日:2017-12-14

    Abstract: The present invention relates to visualizing vascular structures. In order to provide further improved digital subtraction angiography, a device (10) for visualizing vascular structures is provided that comprises a data provision unit (12), a data processing module (14), and an output unit (16). The data provision unit is configured to provide a first sequence of non-contrast X-ray images of a region of interest of a patient for use as raw X-ray mask images. The data provision unit is also configured to provide a second sequence of contrast X-ray images of the region of interest of a patient for use as raw X-ray live-images. The processing unit is configured to perform a first spatial subtraction for the first sequence of non-contrast X-ray images resulting in a first sequence of spatial-subtracted mask images. The processing unit is also configured to perform a second spatial subtraction for the second sequence of contrast X-ray images resulting in a second sequence of spatial-subtracted X-ray live-images. The processing unit is further configured to perform a temporal subtraction by subtracting the spatial-subtracted mask images from the spatial-subtracted X-ray live-images resulting in a sequence of spatial-temporal subtracted X-ray live-images. The output unit is configured to output the sequence of spatial-temporal subtracted X-ray live-images.

    ULTRASOUND DATA SEGMENTATION
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230360224A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-09

    申请号:US17923016

    申请日:2021-04-28

    CPC classification number: G06T7/149 G06T7/0012 G06T2207/10136

    Abstract: A method for segmenting a target anatomy in ultrasound data. Scan-converted ultrasound data is obtained within a scan-converted space in the Cartesian coordinate system. The scan-converted ultrasound data is transformed to de-scanned ultrasound data within a de-scanned space in the Toroidal coordinate system. The de-scanned ultrasound data is an estimate of the ultrasound data as obtained by an original acquisition procedure. A segmentation of a target anatomy can thus be performed on the ultrasound data in the de-scanned space The resulting segmentation data can then be re-scanned back to the Cartesian coordinate system for display with the ultrasound data.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING A PLACENTA

    公开(公告)号:US20230021018A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-19

    申请号:US17785161

    申请日:2020-12-08

    Abstract: The invention provides a method for performing an assessment of a placenta. The method includes obtaining a 3D ultrasound image of a uterus (210) and segmenting the placenta (220). A 3D rendering (200) of the uterus is then generated, wherein the generating includes: identifying a position of the placenta within the uterus with respect to an anatomical structure such as the cervix (250); obtaining anatomical reference data relating to a potential risk associated with the position of the placenta within the uterus; and comparing the position of the placenta and the anatomical reference data. A 3D rendering of the uterus is generated that comprises a 3D rendering of the placenta, marked with an indicator that is altered based on the comparison of the position of the placenta and the anatomical reference data. The appearance of the indicator may vary according to e.g. risk type/severity.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING COMPLEMENTARY ULTRASOUND VIEWS

    公开(公告)号:US20210345987A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-11

    申请号:US17282899

    申请日:2019-09-29

    Abstract: The invention provides an ultrasound imaging method for determining complementary views of interest based on an anomalous feature identified in a region of interest of an ultrasound image. The method includes obtaining an ultrasound image of a region of interest of a subject and identifying an anomalous feature within said region. The identified anomalous feature may then be used to determine one or more available complementary ultrasound images of interest of the subject. The one or more available complementary ultrasound images may then be displayed to a user and the complementary ultrasound views to be reviewed may then be selected by the user from the displayed available complementary ultrasound images.

    FETAL ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200234435A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-23

    申请号:US16630919

    申请日:2018-07-12

    Abstract: A computer implemented method is provided for processing a 3D fetal ultrasound image. A 3D fetal ultrasound image is obtained (either acquired or received from memory), and the spine is detected within the image. This enables a first reference axis to be defined. A second reference axis is defined perpendicular to the first reference axis, and the 3D fetal ultrasound image is updated (e.g. rotated in 3D space) using the first and second reference axes and an up/down (elevation) orientation detection. This provides a normalization of the orientation of the image, so that a machine learning approach is better able to identify landmarks within new images.

    AORTIC ABDOMINAL ANEURYSM BIOMARKERS

    公开(公告)号:US20250127484A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-24

    申请号:US18722122

    申请日:2022-12-17

    Abstract: A method and system are provided for determining hemodynamic biomarkers of aortic abdominal aneurysms. A geometry of the aorta is obtained and at least three ultrasound Doppler planes are obtained. One of the Doppler planes captures the aorta's main axis and the other two Doppler planes capture two different cross sections of the aorta. A three dimensional, 3D, velocity field within the aorta is then derived, as well as a 3D relative pressure field within the aorta, using the at least three ultrasound Doppler planes and the aorta geometry. A reference pressure measurement is obtained from the subject and a 3D absolute pressure field within the aorta can then be obtained based on the relative pressure field and the reference pressure measurement to function as a biomarker for aortic abdominal aneurysms.

    Systems and methods for guiding the acquisition of an ultrasound image

    公开(公告)号:US12178650B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-31

    申请号:US17285379

    申请日:2019-10-14

    Abstract: The invention provides a method for guiding the acquisition of an ultrasound image. A 3D ultrasound image is acquired by an ultrasound probe at a first position and an anatomical structure is identified within the 3D ultrasound image. A target imaging plane is estimated based on the identified anatomical structure and it is determined whether the target imaging plane is present within the 3D ultrasound image. If the target imaging plane is present, a displacement between a central plane of the 3D ultrasound image and the target plane is determined. If the displacement is below a predetermined threshold, the target imaging plane is extracted and if the displacement is above the predetermined threshold, an instruction to acquire a 3D ultrasound image with the ultrasound probe at a second position, different from the first position, is generated based on the displacement. The invention further provides a method for estimating a target imaging plane. A central plane of a 3D ultrasound image is obtained, wherein the central plane contains at least part of an anatomical structure and abounding box is generated around the anatomical structure. The bounding box is divided into a grid having a plurality of grid points and, for each grid point; an offset is estimated between the central plane and the target imaging plane. Finally, coordinates of the target imaging plane are estimated based on the offset for each grid point of the bounding box.

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