Three-dimensional volume of interest in ultrasound imaging

A volume of interest is ultrasonically imaged. An object of interest is automatically located from a volume scan. In one approach, a geometric bounding box surrounding the object is found by a classifier. In another approach, an option for zooming to the object is indicated to the user. A scan regio...

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Main Authors Wilkening, Wilko Gerwin, Heimann, Tobias, Ralovich, Kristof
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 17.11.2020
Subjects
ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES
MEASURING
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PHYSICS
RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
RADIO NAVIGATION
SURGERY
TESTING
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Summary:A volume of interest is ultrasonically imaged. An object of interest is automatically located from a volume scan. In one approach, a geometric bounding box surrounding the object is found by a classifier. In another approach, an option for zooming to the object is indicated to the user. A scan region is defined around the object or the bounding box automatically, whether in response to user selection of the option or not. The scan region is shaped based on the ultrasound scan format, but is smaller than the volume. The volume of interest defined by the scan region is used to generate images with a greater temporal and/or spatial resolution than scanning of the entire original volume.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514673583