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| 20080249410 | ULTRASOUND OBSERVATION SYSTEM AND ULTRASOUND OBSERVATION METHOD THEREFOR - An ultrasound observation apparatus according to the present invention has a transmitting and receiving section, an ultrasound signal processing section, a CPU, a main memory, two compact flash memories™, a vide signal outputting section, an output image generating section, a device I/F section, a keyboard I/F section, and a timing controller. The ultrasound observation apparatus configured in this way generates an ultrasound observation image and changes the frequency of updating the displayed ultrasound observation image (frame rate) according to the display range of the ultrasound observation image, thereby improving frame rate. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080269609 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TRACKING BLOOD FLOW AND DETERMINING PARAMETERS OF BLOOD FLOW - Provided herein is a method for use in medical applications that permits (1) affordable three-dimensional imaging of blood flow using a low-profile easily-attached transducer pad, (2) real-time blood-flow vector velocity, and (3) long-term unattended Doppler-ultrasound monitoring in spite of motion of the patient or pad. The pad and associated processor collects and Doppler processes ultrasound blood velocity data in a three dimensional region through the use of a planar phased array of piezoelectric elements. The invention locks onto and tracks the points in three-dimensional space that produce the locally maximum blood velocity signals. The integrated coordinates of points acquired by the accurate tracking process is used to form a three-dimensional map of blood vessels and provide a display that can be used to select multiple points of interest for expanded data collection and for long term continuous and unattended blood flow monitoring. The three dimensional map allows for the calculation of vector velocity from measured radial Doppler. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090005681 | Ultrasound System And Method Of Forming Ultrasound Image - The present invention relates to an ultrasound system, which includes: a transmit/receive unit for transmitting ultrasound signals toward a target object having reflectors along scan lines and receiving ultrasound echo signals reflected from the target object to form receive signals based on the ultrasound echo signals; a signal processing unit for forming image signals based on the receive signals, the image signals being indicative of locations and velocities of the reflectors in the target object; and an image processing unit for forming a 3-dimensional image 3-dimensionally indicating the velocities of the reflectors based on the image signals. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090024031 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC METHOD - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic transmission/reception unit and an image generating unit. The ultrasonic transmission/reception unit transmits a first ultrasonic pulse having a maximum amplitude in a positive pressure, a second ultrasonic pulse having a maximum amplitude in a negative pressure and a third ultrasonic pulse derived by compounding the first ultrasonic pulse with the second ultrasonic pulse into an object in which a contrast medium is injected and obtains first, second and third reception echoes corresponding to the first, second and third ultrasonic pulses respectively. The image generating unit generates a compounded signal which is a nonlinear component from the contrast medium by a linear calculation of the first, second and third reception echoes and generates image data of the object by using the compounded signal. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090069679 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus of the invention includes: a plurality of transducer groups provided to a distal end portion of a probe, for scanning in planes that are orthogonal to each other; display portion including a display screen capable of simultaneously displaying a plurality of ultrasound images obtained by the scanning by the respective transducer groups; and image synthesis portion for displaying, on the display screen, selected one of a plurality of aspects of display wherein the positional relation of the plurality of transducer groups on the probe and the positional relation of the plurality of ultrasound images on the display screen are the same. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus can thus provide simultaneous display of a plurality of ultrasound images and good operability. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090069680 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, ULTRASONIC IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Plural strain gauges which are folded lines defined by gauge end points and gauge middle points are set up every time phase using motion vector information of a tissue and a strain gauge image in which the strain gauges are overlapped at a corresponding position of an ultrasonic image at each time phase is generated and displayed. A rotation angle from a reference time phase is calculated, rotational difference information between the gauge end points is generated and displayed in a predetermined form for the respective gauge end points (and the gauge middle points if necessary). Accordingly, for example, by setting the gauge end points in an inner membrane and an outer membrane of a cardiac muscle and setting the gauge middle points in an intermediate membrane, quantitative information is generated such as the rotational difference between the inner and outer membranes in local regions of the cardiac muscle or in the global cardiac muscle or the rotational difference of the inner membrane and the outer membrane relative to the intermediate membrane. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090149755 | ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FORMING AN ULTRASOUND IMAGE - The present invention relates to an ultrasound system. The ultrasound system includes: an image processing unit for forming at least one 3-dimensional ultrasound image based on ultrasound echoes reflected from a target object; an input unit for receiving a setup instruction; and a control unit for outputting a first control signal for setting at least one predefined sample volume on the 3-dimensional ultrasound image in response to the setup instruction. The image processing unit is further configured to form at least one spectral Doppler image corresponding to the sample volume in response to the first control signal. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090299181 | DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - A diagnostic imaging apparatus includes an image generation device for generating a plurality of images of a subject for display in a display device, the plurality of images including a first image generated for display at a first display magnification and other images generated for display at other display magnification different from the first display magnification, and a marking setting device which sets a first marking to indicate a region of interest on the first image and other markings on the other images, the other markings being displayed, based on the other display magnification, in a position corresponding to the position of the first marking set on the first image. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090326373 | Method for assisting with percutaneous interventions - The present invention relates to a method for assisting with percutaneous interventions, wherein 2D x-ray images of an object region are recorded before the intervention using a C-arm x-ray system or a robot-based x-ray system at different projection angles and 3D x-ray image data of the object region is reconstructed from the 2D x-ray recordings. One or more 2D or 3D ultrasound images are recorded before and/or during the intervention using an external ultrasound system and registered with the 3D image data. The 2D or 3D ultrasound images are then overlaid with the 3D image data record or a target region segmented therefrom or displayed next to one another in the same perspective. The method allows a puncture or biopsy to be monitored with a low level of radiation. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100106020 | Ultrasound System And Method Providing Wide Image Mode - An ultrasound system and a method of controlling the ultrasound system are provided. The ultrasound system may receive, from a user, a selection command for a first mode among a plurality of display modes, set a target region based on region setting information that is input from the user, when the first mode is a wide mode, and extract an ultrasound image in the target region when an image extraction command is input from the user. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100152583 | MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD CONTAINING ULTRASOUND DOCKING PORT - An ultrasound medical imaging system and non-ultrasound medical imaging system are combined and communicate via a suitable docking port, which is supported by the non-ultrasound medical imaging system and configured to receive the ultrasound medical imaging system. The systems can communicate directly, indirectly, and/or wirelessly. Each can also be configured for cross-imaging in the other modality, displaying medical imagery from the other modality on respective and/or combined displays, and/or control by a user interface of the other and/or a common user interface. Registry between patient imagery is possible, and improved workflow is provided. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100168573 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR 3D ULTRASOUND IMAGING USING A STATIONARY BEAM TO ESTIMATE A PARAMETER - A method of three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound imaging comprises acquiring ultrasound data representative of an imaging volume as a function of time, from which can be obtained a plurality of two-dimensional images, and acquiring data from a stationary ultrasound beam concurrently with the acquiring of the ultrasound data representative of the imaging volume. The stationary ultrasound beam data is analyzed to derive a parameter from the stationary ultrasound beam data. The method further includes rearranging a plurality of 2D ultrasound images obtained from the acquired ultrasound data for 3D processing as a function of the derived parameter. In one embodiment, acquiring data from the stationary ultrasound beam comprises one or more of an M-mode acquisition, a Doppler mode acquisition, or an acquisition tailored to a specific ultrasound imaging application. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100249589 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUNCTIONAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING - A system and method for functional ultrasound imaging are provided. The method includes obtaining ultrasound image data acquired from a multi-plane imaging scan of an imaged object. The ultrasound image data defines a plurality of image planes. The method also includes determining functional image information for the imaged object from two-dimensional tracking information based on the plurality of image planes and generating functional ultrasound image data for the imaged object using the functional image information. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110046484 | DUAL MODE ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER - A curved array ultrasound transducer is described which is usable in both sector and curved linear modes. The transducer includes a central portion ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110046485 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ULTRASOUND IMAGES - An ultrasound diagnostic imaging device has an optional-direction M-mode cursor set position information selector for selecting optional-direction M-mode cursor set position information, a memory, and an optional-direction M-mode cursor image generator. The memory stores optional-direction M-mode cursor set position information, associating it with the optional-direction M-mode cursor set position information selector. The optional-direction M-mode cursor image generator generates an optional-direction M-mode cursor image, based on the optional-direction M-mode cursor set position information that has been associated with the optional-direction M-mode cursor set position information selector that was selected. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110077515 | TISSUE STRAIN ANALYSIS - Elasticity variation within biological tissue is often correlated with its pathology. Variation of elasticity can be assessed by specific ultrasound acquisition sequences during which pressure is applied. The tissue motion and deformation during those sequences is correlated to the tissue stiffness. The present invention describes a hybrid method that combines a real-time monitoring mode during acquisition and a non-real-time fine analysis after acquisition. This method allows early identification and fair assessment of pathology from elastographic analysis to obtain the best possible result for elastography assessment. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110184288 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A two-dimensional drawing module ( | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110201931 | Ultrasound Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products for Imaging Contrasting Objects Using Combined Images - A system for identifying a presence of an object in a tissue region of interest includes a controller configured to obtain first and second image data sets from the region of interest. A contrast identification module is configured to identify a contrasting region of altered stiffness in the first image data set corresponding to an object in the tissue region of interest. An image data enhancement module is configured to identify the object in the second image data set based on the contrasting region of altered stiffness in the first image data set. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110257527 | ULTRASOUND CAROTID MEDIA WALL CLASSIFICATION AND IMT MEASUREMENT IN CURVED VESSELS USING RECURSIVE REFINEMENT AND VALIDATION - A computer-implemented system and method for intima-media thickness (IMT) measurements using a validation embedded segmentation method. Various embodiments include receiving biomedical imaging data and patient demographic data corresponding to a current scan of a patient; checking the biomedical imaging data in real-time to determine if an artery of the patient has a calcium deposit in a proximal wall of the artery; acquiring arterial data of the patient as a combination of longitudinal B-mode and transverse B-mode data; using a data processor to automatically recognize the artery by embedding anatomic information; using the data processor to calibrate a region of interest around the automatically recognized artery; automatically computing the weak or missing edges of intima-media and media-adventitia walls using labeling and connectivity; and determining the intima-media thickness (IMT) of an arterial wall of the automatically recognized artery. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110295118 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND IMAGE-INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes an image memory, an output-information creating unit, and a control unit. The image memory associates and stores an ultrasound image and a first image that is set in accordance with a schematic image representing a portion imaged onto the ultrasound image and a positional image indicating a scanning position with ultrasound when creating the ultrasound image. The output-information creating unit creates a second image based on a shape of the first image stored by the image memory. The output-information creating unit then creates an image that image information extracted from the ultrasound image associated with the first image is superimposed onto the created second image, as output information. The control unit performs control of outputting the output information created by the output-information creating unit to an external device. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110313291 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, OPERATION METHOD OF MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A medical image processing device of the invention includes: an image acquisition unit that acquires three-dimensional image data including a moving organ; an image display unit that displays the three-dimensional image data as a three-dimensional image; an object-to-be-measured setting unit that sets a desired object to be measured on the three-dimensional image displayed on the image display unit; a diagnostic index calculating unit that calculates the amount of displacement of the three-dimensional image data in each time phase for the desired object to be measured and calculates a diagnostic index on the basis of the amount of displacement calculated in each time phase; and a control unit that performs control to display the diagnostic index on the image display unit. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120010506 | MULTIMODAL LAPAROSCOPIC ULTRASOUND DEVICE WITH FEEDBACK SYSTEM - A laparoscopic tool or minimally invasive device is augmented with a forward looking ultrasonic transducer that is processed to extract information regarding subsurface structures and to generate haptic, audio, or visual effects to provide relevant feedback to a user that is operating the tool. In one embodiment, the ultrasonic transducer detects the distance or depth of subsurface structures such as a luminal hollow structure or a tumor mass. In another embodiment, the ultrasonic transducer extracts tissue identification information, tissue stiffness, velocity, or other pertinent information regarding subsurface structures that is subsequently communicated to the operator as haptic, audio, and/or visual feedback. The ultrasonic transducer may be operable in one or more modes, including A-mode or Doppler mode. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120046548 | HANDHELD ULTRASOUND COLOR FLOW IMAGING SYSTEM WITH MECHANICALLY SCANNED, MECHANICALLY FOCUSED MULTI-ELEMENT TRANSDUCERS - A portable ultrasound imaging system employs a mechanically focused multi-element circular annular transducer that is mechanically scanned using a motor. Received echoes are processed to form two dimensional gray scale B mode images or two dimensional color tissue flow images which are displayed on a display unit. In case of color flow imaging, a high pulse repetition frequency imaging sequence is employed for a reasonable frame rate and special down-sampling techniques are applied to achieve an effective low pulse repetition frequency for flow estimation with enough signal to noise ratio. The system also includes a docking subsystem which charges a system battery and transfers patient and image data between a PACS system, workstation or other information system and the portable ultrasound imaging system. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120059261 | Dual Constrained Methodology for IMT Measurement - A computer-implemented system and method for intima-media thickness (IMT) measurements using a validation embedded segmentation method. Various embodiments include receiving biomedical imaging data and patient demographic data corresponding to a current scan of a patient; checking the biomedical imaging data in real-time to determine if an artery of the patient has a atherosclerosis deposit in a proximal wall of the artery; acquiring arterial data of the patient as a combination of longitudinal B-mode or M-mode and transverse B-mode or M-mode data; using a data processor to automatically recognize the artery by embedding anatomic information; using the data processor to calibrate a region of interest around the automatically recognized artery; automatically computing the lumen intima and media-adventita borders by evolving the initial lumen intima and initial media-adventita borders constrained by distances based on polyline method or centerline method; and determining the intima-media thickness (IMT) of an arterial wall of the automatically recognized artery. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120059262 | SPECTRAL DOPPLER ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - A method for controlling a spectral Doppler ultrasound imaging device adapted for operating both in a spectrum-live Doppler measurement mode (S | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120078099 | Imaging Based Symptomatic Classification Using a Combination of Trace Transform, Fuzzy Technique and Multitude of Features - A statistical (a) Computer Aided Diagnostic (CAD) technique is described for symptomatic versus asymptomatic plaque automated classification of carotid ultrasound images and (b) presents a cardiovascular risk score computation. We demonstrate this for longitudinal Ultrasound, CT, MR modalities and extendable to 3D carotid Ultrasound. The on-line system consists of Atherosclerotic Wall Region estimation using AtheroEdge™ for longitudinal Ultrasound or Athero-CTView™ for CT or Athero-MRView from MR. This greyscale Wall Region is then fed to a feature extraction processor which uses the combination: (a) Higher Order Spectra; (b) Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT); (c) Texture and (d) Wall Variability. Another combination uses: (a) Local Binary Pattern; (b) Law's Mask Energy and (c) Wall Variability. Another combination uses: (a) Trace Transform; (b) Fuzzy Grayscale Level Co-occurrence Matrix and (c) Wall Variability. The output of the Feature Processor is fed to the Classifier which is trained off-line. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120197122 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OUTPUT OF ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - Provided is a method of controlling voltage levels of overall outputs in a combinational mode, in an ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus that may operate in the combinational mode. A judging unit of the ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus may judge whether at least a part of individual modes included in the combinational mode exceeds a threshold determined by safety standards, in accordance with an inputted overall output voltage level control command. When it is judged that at least the part of the individual modes exceeds the threshold determined by the safety standards, an output control unit may maintain an individual output with respect to the at least the part, among the voltage levels that may be outputted from a transducer, to be below the threshold, so that the individual output may be below the standards in accordance with the overall output control command. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120265073 | ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING BC-MODE IMAGE - A BC-mode image with an improved frame rate in an ultrasound system is formed. A transmit/receive unit forms first and second receive signals responsive to first and second control signals. An image processing unit is configured to form a B-mode image and a C-mode image based the first and second receive signals and to combine them to form a BC-mode image. The control signal generates a third control signal for a B-mode scan along scan lines, which are not within the color box to form third receive signals. The control unit repeatedly generates the second and third control signals. The image processing unit is further operable to form a B-mode image based on the third receive signals and the second signals. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120310087 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, OPERATION METHOD OF THE SAME, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes a frequency analyzing unit that analyzes frequencies of received ultrasonic sound waves and calculates a frequency spectrum; a feature data extracting unit that performs approximation and correction of the frequency spectrum so that there is a decrease in the contribution of attenuation, and extracts feature data of the specimen; a storing unit used to store feature data of frequency spectrums, each being extracted based on ultrasonic sound waves reflected from one of a plurality of known specimens, and tissue characterizations of the known specimens in a corresponding manner; and a tissue characterization determining unit that determines tissue characterization of a predetermined area of the specimen by referring to feature data, which is stored by the memory unit in a corresponding manner to the tissue characterizations of the plurality of known specimens, and by referring to the feature data extracted by the feature data extracting unit. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120310088 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus adapted to measure the elastic modulus of a vascular wall includes a heartbeat selector for selecting a heartbeat in an M-mode image during the B/M-mode display and, after a heartbeat is selected, displays a B-mode image of a predetermined position in the selected heartbeat. The predetermined position is set in advance during the period of a heartbeat plus two additional periods before and after the heartbeat, with the length of each additional period being 20% on the length of the heartbeat. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus as such allows the display of an appropriate B-mode image corresponding to the heartbeat to be analyzed. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120310089 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus comprising: an ultrasound probe which has ultrasound transducers transmitting ultrasonic waves, receiving an ultrasonic echo reflected by a subject, and outputting a reception signal according to the received ultrasonic echo; an image producer which produces a B-mode image and an M-mode image from the reception signal output from the ultrasound transducers; and a boundary detector which detects a blood vessel anterior wall boundary in the B-mode image using a time phase of the M-mode image corresponding to the B-mode image. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120310090 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus comprising: an ultrasound probe which has ultrasound transducers capable of outputting reception signals from fundamental waves and harmonics; an image producer which produces a B-mode image and an M-mode image from the reception signal output from the ultrasound transducers with reception of the fundamental waves, and produces a B-mode image from the reception signal output from the ultrasound transducers with reception of the harmonics; and an actuation controller for the ultrasound probe which switches the ultrasound transducers at a predetermined timing between the output of the reception signal from the fundamental waves and the output of the reception signal from the harmonics. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130018263 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMAANM Kimoto; TakashiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Kimoto; Takashi Kanagawa JPAANM Satake; KatsumiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Satake; Katsumi Kanagawa JPAANM Fukai; SeiichiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Fukai; Seiichi Kanagawa JPAANM Uchikawa; SatoruAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Uchikawa; Satoru Tokyo JPAANM Hirasawa; HajimeAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Hirasawa; Hajime Kanagawa JPAANM Kimura; MasaoAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Kimura; Masao Kanagawa JP - An ultrasound probe ( | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130023767 | LOW-COST, HIGH FIDELITY ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - A system and method for performing an ultrasound may include generating a set of continuous tone signals for injection into an object. A corresponding set of reflected tone signals in the frequency domain may be received The set of reflected tone signals may be converted from the frequency domain to the time domain to create a set of time domain signals. At least one region of interest may be identified from the set of time domain signals. A window may be defined around the identified region of interest in the set of time domain signals. The windowed time domain signals may be converted from the time domain to the frequency domain to create a set of windowed frequency domain signals. At least one characteristic parameter may be calculated from the set of windowed frequency domain signals. Information may be output based on the calculate at least one characteristic parameter. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130030294 | Method and System for Ultrasound Image Computation of Cardiac Events - The method of one embodiment for ultrasound image computation of cardiac events comprises obtaining a first set of ultrasound data and a first electrocardiogram signal, obtaining a second set of ultrasound data and a second electrocardiogram signal, processing the first and second sets of ultrasound data to obtain first and second processed ultrasound signal events, relating the first and second processed ultrasound signal events to the first and second electrocardiogram signals in time, and determining a relative timing between the first and second processed ultrasound signal events. The system of one embodiment for ultrasound image computation of cardiac events comprises an ultrasound device, an electrocardiogram device, and a processor comprising a first module to receive and process ultrasound data, a second module to receive electrocardiogram signals, a third module to relate ultrasound signal events to electrocardiogram signals, and a fourth module to determine a relative timing between ultrasound signal events. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130030295 | Three Dimensional Co-Registration for Intravascular Diagnosis and Therapy - A method and system are disclosed for creating, in a coordinated manner, graphical images of a body including vascular features from a combination of image data sources. The method includes initially creating an angiographic image of a vessel segment. The angiographic image is, for example, either a two or three dimensional image representation. Next, a vessel image data set is acquired that is distinct from the angiographic image data. The vessel image data set comprises information acquired at a series of positions along the vessel segment. An example of such vessel image data is a set of intravascular ultrasound frames corresponding to circumferential cross-section slices taken at various positions along the vessel segment. The angiographic image and the vessel image data set are correlated by comparing a characteristic rendered independently from both the angiographic image and the vessel image data at positions along the vessel segment. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130046179 | OCULAR ULTRASOUND PROBE - Devices, systems and methods for ocular ultrasound are provided having therapeutic and/or diagnostic applications. In one aspect, an ocular probe is disclosed that is uniquely configured for use in the eye on the basis of shape and frequency. The ocular probe may be multi-functional, providing sensor, optical or other functionality in additional to ultrasound energy. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130066206 | HIGH VOLUME RATE 3D ULTRASOUNIC DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING - A 3D ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system produces 3D display images at a 3D frame rate of display which is equal to the acquisition rate of a 3D image dataset. The volumetric region being imaged is sparsely sub-sampled by separated scanning beams. Spatial locations between the beams are filled in with interpolated values or interleaved with acquired data values from other 3D scanning intervals depending upon the existence of motion in the image field. A plurality of different beam scanning patterns are used, different ones of which have different spatial locations where beams are located and beams are omitted. In a preferred embodiment the determination of motion and the consequent decision to use interpolated or interleaved data for display is determined on a pixel-by pixel basis. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130066207 | HIGH VOLUME RATE 3D ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING OF THE HEART - A 3D ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system produces 3D cardiac images at a 3D frame rate of display which is equal to the acquisition rate of a 3D image dataset. The volumetric cardiac region being imaged is sparsely sub-sampled by separated scanning beams. Spatial locations between the beams are filled in with interpolated values or interleaved with acquired data values from other 3D scanning intervals depending upon the existence of motion in the image field. A plurality of different beam scanning patterns are used, different ones of which have different spatial locations where beams are located and beams are omitted. A sequence of different beam scanline patterns may be continuously repeated, or the patterns of the sequence synchronized with the cardiac phases such that, over a sequence of N heartbeats, the same respective phase is scanned by N different scanline patterns. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130079636 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus is provided. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasound probe configured to perform transmission/reception of ultrasound on a subject, and an indicator display control unit configured to display indicators each indicative of a distance between at least a predetermined part of an outline of a transmission/reception region of real-time ultrasound of the subject and a corresponding position stored in advance at the outline. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130096432 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATING AN ULTRASOUND CATHETER TO IMAGE A BEATING HEART - Catheter navigation is coupled with ultrasound imaging to yield a context map showing the location on a heart of the ultrasonically imaged frame. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130102902 | ULTRASOUND 3D IMAGING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an ultrasound imaging system in which the scan head either includes a beamformer circuit that performs far field subarray beamforming or includes a sparse array selecting circuit that actuates selected elements. When used with second stage beamforming system, three dimensional ultrasound images can be generated. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130123626 | ULTRASOUND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING A PLURALITY OF KEY-SETS AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS METHOD USING THE ULTRASOUND APPARATUS - An ultrasound apparatus comprising a control panel on which a plurality of key-sets are printed, wherein each of the plurality of key-sets responds to at least one beam from among a plurality of beams, and then is displayed on the control panel. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130131512 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING ULTRASOUND IMAGE - A method of displaying an ultrasound image, the method including acquiring patient identification information; providing an examination list including a bookmark used to identify at least one ultrasound image based on the acquired patient identification information; receiving selection information regarding the at least one ultrasound image included in the examination list; and displaying the ultrasound image selected based on the selection information. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130137981 | Devices, Systems, and Methods for Controlling Field of View in Imaging Systems - Devices, systems, and methods for controlling the field of view in imaging systems are provided. For example, in one embodiment an imaging system includes a flexible elongate member sized and shaped for use within an internal structure of a patient, an imaging transducer positioned within the distal portion of the flexible elongate member, an imaging marker positioned to be detectable within a field of view of the imaging transducer, and a controller in communication with the flexible elongate member and configured to adjust a control signal of the flexible elongate member based on the detection of the imaging marker in data received from the flexible elongate member in order to achieve a desired field of view for the imaging transducer. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130165781 | INTEGRATED DISPLAY OF ULTRASOUND IMAGES AND ECG DATA - A display system for ultrasound images and ECG data produces a common display of a cardiac ultrasound image of a given view and ECG traces relevant to that ultrasound view. The ECG traces relate to the heart anatomy seen in the ultrasound image. The user is given the ability to select certain ECG lead signals for display in conjunction with specific views of the heart. ST elevation values for the ECG leads may also be shown to enable the clinician to correlate electrical abnormalities with anatomical abnormalities of the ultrasound image such as abnormal wall motion or thickening. The ST elevation values are displayed on a bullseye chart in association with heart regions related to the leads for which the ST values were detected. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130165782 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND CONTROL PROGRAM OF THE SAME - An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus is provided. The ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes a measuring unit configured to perform a measurement on an instructed part in at least one measurement ultrasonic image, a storing unit configured to store the at least one measurement ultrasonic image on which the measurement is performed, a statistical processing unit configured to perform a statistical process on results of measurements performed a plurality of times on the same object in the same subject by the measuring unit, and an image display control unit configured to read a display ultrasonic image stored in the storing unit and display the display ultrasonic image together with a statistical value obtained by the statistical processing unit. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130172743 | M-MODE ULTRASOUND IMAGING OF ARBITRARY PATHS - Systems and methods of M-mode ultrasound imaging allows for M-mode imaging along user-defined paths. In various embodiments, the user-defined path can be a non-linear path or a curved path. In some embodiments, a system for M-mode ultrasound imaging can comprise a multi-aperture probe with at least a first transmitting aperture and a second receiving aperture. The receiving aperture can be separate from the transmitting aperture. In some embodiments, the transmitting aperture can be configured to transmit an unfocused, spherical, ultrasound ping signal into a region of interest. The user-defined path can define a structure of interest within the region of interest. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130184580 | COLOR FLOW IMAGE AND SPECTROGRAM ULTRASOUND SIGNAL SHARING - A color flow image and a spectrogram are generated using the same acquired ultrasound signal. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130184581 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURE AND DISPLAY OF BLOOD PRESSURE AND ULTRASOUND DATA - An ultrasonic imaging system comprises a processing system and an ultrasound imaging probe that is configured to transmit ultrasound energy into a selected portion of a subject and to receive echoes therefrom and to transmit data signals representative thereof to the processing system. The system further comprises a blood pressure sensor that is configured to measure the blood pressure of the subject and to transmit data signals representative thereof to the processing system. The processing system can processes the received ultrasound data signals to generate an ultrasound image and the received blood pressure data signals to generate a blood pressure trace. The processing system can also display the ultrasound image and blood pressure trace in a display image in which portions of the ultrasound image are displayed in temporal synchrony with portions of the blood pressure trace. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130184582 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL IMAGE PARALLEL DISPLAY METHOD - According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe, scanning unit, ultrasonic image data generation unit, layout setting unit, and display unit. The ultrasonic probe includes transducers. The scanning unit scans an object with an ultrasonic beam via the ultrasonic probe. The ultrasonic image data generation unit generates data of ultrasonic images based on outputs from the scanning unit. The layout setting unit sets a specific display layout based on an aspect ratio of a display frame of the ultrasonic image or a size of the ultrasonic image and the number of ultrasonic images for simultaneous display. The display unit displays the ultrasonic images in accordance with the set display layout. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130197364 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS HAVING PLURALITY OF DISPLAY UNITS - An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a main body supporting ultrasound equipment that generates ultrasound image signals. First and second display units are electrically coupled to the ultrasound equipment, and display ultrasound images corresponding to the ultrasound image signals. A first coupling unit couples the second display unit and the main body and enables movement of the second display unit relative to the main body. As the position of the second display unit is adjustable, a patient may easily view ultrasound images displayed on the second display unit. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130211259 | DETERMINATION OF JOINT CONDITION BASED ON VIBRATION ANALYSIS - Methods and a system of determining a condition of a joint. A first signal indicative of a vibration generated by motion of the joint is received in a processor. The processor generate a vibroarthrograph from the first signal and extract a first signal feature from the vibroarthrograph based on a first statistical parameter of the vibroarthrograph. The first signal feature is then compared to a plurality of signal features in a database, each of the plurality of signal features in the database being associated with at least one joint condition. A condition of the joint may then be determine based at least in part on a correspondence between the first signal feature and a signal feature of the plurality of signal features in the database. Multiple signal features may also be combined into one or more functions that provide separation between vibrations from healthy joints and vibrations from injured joints. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130237824 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING ULTRASOUND IMAGES AND ULTRASOUND APPARATUS - A method of providing an ultrasound image, the method including: marking a cut line or a cut surface on a 3-dimensional (3D) ultrasound image of an object which is obtained by using a probe, wherein the cut line and the cut surface are used to view a cross section of the 3D ultrasound image; detecting motion information about the probe by using a sensor included in the probe; and changing a location of the cut line or the cut surface based on the detected motion information about the probe. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130245445 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a phase difference detection unit, a correction unit and an addition unit. The phase difference detection unit detects a phase difference between temporally adjacent reception signals of a plurality of reception signals on each scanning line at each sampling point on each scanning line. The correction unit performs correction processing including at least time delay correction for at least one of a plurality of reception signals for each scanning line based on the phase difference at each sampling point on each scanning line. The addition unit adds, for each scanning line, the plurality of reception signals including a reception signal subjected to the correction processing. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130281854 | DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING DATA RELATING TO A CARDIAC MEDICAL CONDITION - A medical diagnostic system is provided that includes an electrocardiograph (ECG) device and an ultrasound imaging device. The diagnostic system also includes a user interface having a display. The user interface is configured to receive operator inputs from an operator of the diagnostic system, wherein the user interface is configured to show on the display a plurality of different screens to the operator during a workflow. The screens include user-selectable elements that are configured to be activated by the operator during the workflow. The user interface is configured to display the different screens to the operator in a predetermined manner to guide the operator through the workflow to obtain an electrocardiogram of the heart of the patient and an ultrasound image of the heart. The user interface also configured to guide the operator to obtain structural measurements of the heart based on the ultrasound image. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130289405 | ADJUNCTIVE ULTRASOUND PROCESSING AND DISPLAY FOR BREAST CANCER SCREENING - An adjunctive ultrasound mammography system and associated methods use an adjunctive ultrasound display configured for quick, intuitive, interactive viewing of volumetric ultrasound scans, displayed near a conventional x-ray mammogram display. Preferred navigations among a thick-slice image array, a selected enlarged thick-slice image, and planar ultrasound views are described, including a mode in which the planar ultrasound views are updated in real time as a cursor is moved across an active thick-slice image. In one example the thick-slice images are inverted prior to display, with non-breast areas of the image preferably segmented out and reset to dark. The inverted thick-slice images are of more familiar significance to radiologists as they are more like conventional x-ray mammograms and allow benign features to be more easily dismissed as compared to non-inverted thick-slice images. Preferred embodiments emphasize larger mass lesions and that compensate for mass lesions that straddle thick-slice region borders. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130296701 | PLAYBACK MODE IN AN OPTOACOUSTIC IMAGING SYSTEM - An optoacoustic imaging system includes a handheld probe and a computing subsystem. The probe includes an ultrasound transducer array, the array being capable of receiving an acoustic return signal. The system further includes a light source capable of generating pulses of light and delivering the pulses to the handheld probe. The computing subsystem generates images from the acoustic return signal, and the subsystem is configured to store raw data frames in a buffer. Upon actuation of a playback mode via the user input device, the computing subsystem is caused to switch from a live mode wherein images from the acoustic return signal are displayed substantially in real time to the playback mode wherein images are generated from the frames stored in the buffer. One or more parameters affecting processing of the frames into an output image displayed upon the display can be enabled during the playback mode such that the output image varies from an image generated from the frame when the system is not in the playback mode. In this manner, the user can play back an area of interest using alternative filters that highlight different physiological features of the region of interest, alternative modes of display, and other alternative parameters. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130296702 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and a control method thereof include a probe to emit an ultrasonic signal to an object and receive the ultrasonic signal reflected from the object, a first mode image generator to generate an image of a first mode based on the ultrasonic signal received by the probe, a second mode image generator to generate an image of a second mode associated with the first mode image, a display unit to display the first mode image and the second mode image on one screen thereof, and a display controller to, when a part of a portion of the first mode image associated with the second mode image is not displayed on the display unit, move the first mode image displayed on the display unit to fully display the portion associated with the second mode image on the display unit. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130324849 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING ULTRASONIC IMAGE AND INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ULTRASONIC IMAGE - An apparatus for displaying an ultrasonic image and information associated with the image includes a storage unit which stores a plurality of cross-section images of a plurality of scanned cross-sections of a target object and a plurality of pieces of image-related information respectively associated with the plurality of cross-section images, an image acquisition unit which acquires an ultrasonic image of the target object, a selection unit which selects at least one of the plurality of cross-section images based on a similarity between the ultrasonic image and each of the plurality of cross-section images, an extraction unit which extracts image-related information associated with the selected cross-section image from the storage unit, and a display unit which displays the extracted image-related information and the acquired ultrasonic image. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130331697 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASONIC IMAGE AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASONIC IMAGE - A method of displaying a 3D image and a 2D image includes the operations of acquiring the 3D image of a target object, selecting at least one cross-section of the target object based on an external input for the acquired 3D image, acquiring the 2D image by scanning the target object such as to obtain the selected at least one cross-section, and displaying the 2D image and the 3D image. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130338501 | System and method for storing data associated with the operation of a dual modality optoacoustic/ultrasound system - A method of recording data in a file, the data being associated with the operation of a combined ultrasound and optoacoustic imaging system. The method generates a sinograms each reflective an of an optoacoustic return signal responsive to a light event, and associates each sinogram with a value that can be used to determine its temporal order. The method also generates ultrasound images each reflective an of an ultrasound return signal responsive to generated ultrasound, and associates each ultrasound image with a value that can be used to determine its temporal order. The sinogram and ultrasound data are stored in frames without concern for the precise order of the frames in the file, the frames including the values associating the sinograms and ultrasound images with their temporal order, so that the order and timing of the data underlying the frames can be reconstructed from the information in the file. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130345563 | DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING AN ULTRASOUND IMAGE FRAME - An ultrasound diagnostic system is provided that includes an ultrasound imaging device having an ultrasound probe that is configured to provide an ultrasound image of the heart during an ultrasound imaging session. The diagnostic system also includes a user interface including an operator display that is configured to concurrently display a reference image frame and the ultrasound image of the ultrasound imaging session. The user interface is configured to receive operator inputs to adjust a view of the heart in the ultrasound image and acquire a set of image frames of the heart. The diagnostic system also includes a cardiac analyzer that is configured to automatically identify a measurement frame from the set of image frames. The measurement frame includes the heart at a designated orientation and at a designated cardiac condition. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140005544 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SELECTIVE CHANNEL SENSITIVITY IN AN OPTOACOUSTIC IMAGING SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140005545 | ULTRASOUND IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD USING MARKER AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140018680 | Automatic Doppler Gate Positioning in Spectral Doppler Ultrasound Imaging - A Doppler gate is automatically positioned in spectral Doppler ultrasound imaging. Samples acquired for multiple PW Doppler gates are used for B-mode and/or F-mode detection over time without interleaving transmissions for the PW Doppler. The B-mode and/or F-mode information are used to track gate placement. Alternatively or additionally, characteristics spectra from different gate locations are used to select a gate location. Either tracking may be used to change the locations sampled and/or beam characteristics, such as centering the locations and beam focus on the selected gate location. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140024938 | ENHANCED ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF WORK FLOW - Enhanced ultrasound imaging apparatus and associated methods of work flow are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of ultrasound scanning includes receiving a first dataset representing ultrasonic scanning of a target anatomy of a patient in a two-dimensional mode and generating a two-dimensional ultrasound image of the scanned target anatomy based on the received first dataset. The method also includes receiving an input defining at least one of an A-plane, a B-plane, and a C-plane on the displayed two-dimensional ultrasound image. Thereafter, a second dataset representing ultrasonic scanning of the target anatomy in a three-dimensional mode is received and an additional ultrasound image along a plane orthogonal to the two-dimensional ultrasound image of the target anatomy is generated based on (1) the three-dimensional scanning and (2) the input defining at least one of the A-plane, the B-plane, and the C-plane. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140031687 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - In an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment, a direction determining unit determines a moving direction of an ultrasonic probe. A scanning control unit controls a transmitting and receiving unit so as to repeatedly perform first scanning for acquiring first image data by transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic signal in a first direction and second scanning for acquiring second image data by transmitting and receiving the ultrasonic signal in a second direction inclined toward the moving direction with respect to the first direction. An image superimposing unit generates panoramic image data by superimposing a plurality of pieces of first image data acquired through the first scanning. A display control unit displays the second image data together with the panoramic image data or the first image data on a display unit during scanning. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140052000 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An ultrasound imaging system and method includes acquiring first 4D ultrasound data of a first partial volume for a first period of time that is longer than an estimated cardiac period and acquiring second 4D ultrasound data of a second partial volume for a second period of time that is longer than the estimated cardiac period. The system and method includes combining the first 4D ultrasound data with the second 4D ultrasound data to generate 4D ultrasound data of a region-of-interest. The system and method also includes generating and displaying an image based on the 4D ultrasound data. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140058261 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes a display unit, an image generator, an acquiring unit, a rendering processor, and a controller. The display unit displays a stereoscopic image by displaying a parallax image group. The image generator generates an ultrasound image based on reflection waves received by an ultrasound probe held against a subject. The acquiring unit acquires three-dimensional position information of the ultrasound probe of when an ultrasound image is captured. The rendering processor generates a probe image group for allowing the ultrasound probe to be virtually perceived as a stereoscopic image based on the three-dimensional position information. The controller controls to display a characterizing image depicting a characteristic of a condition under which the ultrasound image is captured and the probe image group onto the display unit in a positional relationship based on the three-dimensional position information. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140066765 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTRAVASCULAR IMAGING AND FLOW MEASUREMENT - Methods, systems and non-transitory computer readable media that store instructions executable by one or more processors for performing an interventional procedure are presented. One or more pulses are delivered to an intravascular region of interest (ROI) in a subject using at least one image sensor and at least one forward-looking flow sensor disposed at a distal end of an integrated intravascular device. Further, one or more images corresponding to the ROI are reconstructed using imaging signals received in response to the pulses delivered by the image sensor. Additionally, one or more flow characteristics corresponding to the ROI are determined based on the signals received in response to the pulses delivered by the flow sensor. The determined flow characteristics are used for computing one or more functional parameters corresponding to the ROI. An assessment of the subject may be provided based on the reconstructed images and/or the functional parameters. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140066766 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ULTRASOUND WORKFLOW - An ultrasound imaging system including a user interface configured to receive user inputs from an operator during an imaging session. The user interface includes a display device having a display area and an image-processing module that is configured to receive ultrasound signals from a diagnostic probe and process the signals to generate ultrasound images. The system also includes a workflow module that is configured to display, concurrently, an acquired image of the ultrasound images and a user-selectable element in the display area. The acquired image includes an anatomical feature of a subject. The workflow module is configured to display an activated frame over the acquired image in the display area when the user-selectable element is selected by the operator. The activated frame appears partially transparent such that the anatomical feature is visible through the activated frame. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140073922 | ULTRASOUND WITH AUGMENTED VISUALIZATION - Embodiments provided herein generally relate to improved ultrasound visualization. In some embodiments, interoperative ultrasound displays may be enhanced for more accurate identification of cancerous and non-cancerous tissues. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140081139 | SELECTABLY COMPOUNDING AND DISPLAYING BREAST ULTRASOUND IMAGES - Acquiring, processing and presenting breast ultrasound information to a user is described. Breast tissue is scanned with an ultrasonic transducer array to generate sonographic image information of the tissue in multiple angles using beamsteering techniques. Sonographic image information is stored in a storage system. One or more image selection buttons are provided that allow the viewer to select which angle or compound image should be displayed. In response to user input, sonographic images are displayed in the desired views, thereby facilitating analysis of the patient's breast tissue by the user. The sonographic image information can be processed real-time, in response to and according to user input. Image selection buttons are described which can soft buttons displayed to the user. The appearance of the soft button can change to indicate the type of image being displayed. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140081140 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed are an ultrasound imaging apparatus which includes a 3D display to display a 3D ultrasound image as well as a 2D display to display a 2D ultrasound image, thereby displaying both the anatomical shape of a diagnosis part and a high-resolution image, and a control method thereof. The ultrasound imaging apparatus includes an ultrasound data acquirer configured to acquire ultrasound data, a volume data generator configured to generate volume data based on the ultrasound data, a 3-Dimensional (3D) display image generator configured to generate a 3D ultrasound image based on the volume data, a cross-sectional image acquirer configured to acquire a cross-sectional image based on the volume data, a 3D display configured to display the 3D ultrasound image, and a 2D display configured to display the cross-sectional image. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140088423 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - Provided is an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that measures the modulus of elasticity of a vascular wall, wherein only M-mode images for heartbeats necessary for the measurement are displayed. The problem is solved by, when freeze is implemented during a B/M-mode display, displaying an M-mode image after discarding a heartbeat at the time of freeze and possibly also a heartbeat immediately before freeze. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140088424 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - Provided is an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that measures an elastic modulus of a vascular wall, the apparatus allowing selection of a heartbeat suitable for the measurement of the elastic modulus. The problem is solved by storing M-mode images at predetermined intervals in the azimuth direction in a B-mode image, selecting a position in the azimuth direction in the B-mode image, and displaying the M-mode image of the selected position together with the B-mode image. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140114190 | TABLET ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - Exemplary embodiments provide systems and methods for portable medical ultrasound imaging. Certain embodiments provide a multi-chip module for an ultrasound engine of a portable medical ultrasound imaging system, in which a transmit/receive chip, an amplifier chip and a beamformer chip are assembled in a vertically stacked configuration. Exemplary embodiments also provide an ultrasound engine circuit board including one or more multi-chip modules, and a portable medical ultrasound imaging system including an ultrasound engine circuit board with one or more multi-chip modules. Exemplary embodiments also provide methods for fabricating and assembling multi-chip modules as taught herein. A single circuit board of an ultrasound engine with one or more multi-chip modules may include 16 to 128 channels in some embodiments. Due to the vertical stacking arrangement of the multi-chip modules, a 128-channel ultrasound engine circuit board can be assembled within exemplary planar dimensions of about 10 cm×about 10 cm. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140121518 | SPECIMEN INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND SPECIMEN INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD - A specimen information acquisition apparatus includes a signal processor which can selectively operate in first and second modes. In the first mode, when a first group represents a group of devices among receiving devices and a second group represents at least a fraction of a group of devices other than the first group, a photoacoustic image and an ultrasonic image are obtained based on received signals from the first group and the second group, respectively. In the second mode, when a third group represents a group of devices having at least a fraction of a group of devices other than the first group and a fourth group represents at least a fraction of a group of devices other than the third group, a photoacoustic image and an ultrasonic image are obtained based on received signals from the third group and the fourth group, respectively. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140121519 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises an ultrasonic probe, a transmission unit, a reception unit, a correction unit, an image processing unit and a display unit. The ultrasonic probe includes a plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements. The reception unit stores a plurality of image generation reception signals corresponding to the plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements, generates a reception beam in accordance a predetermined reception condition by using each of the stored image generation reception signals, and stores a plurality of correction reception signals corresponding to the plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements. The correction unit receives the plurality of correction reception signals and corrects at least one of the transmission conditions and the reception condition based on the plurality of correction reception signals. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140128735 | WIRELESS REAL-TIME ELECTROCARDIOGRAM AND MEDICAL IMAGE INTEGRATION - A medical data acquisition and display system utilizing separate data signals to transmit both high-resolution data and low-latency synchronization data acquired from patient sensors utilizing different wireless protocols. The low-latency stream of data transmitted over a radio frequency transmission as a timing-pulse in real-time. This high-resolution data includes detailed sensor readings from the patient and also includes digital markers (i.e., the timing-pulse) identifying the temporal location of the high-resolution data relative to imaging data that is simultaneously acquired from a patient. The high-resolution data can be electrocardiogram (ECG) data. The timing pulse can be based on the physiological QRS complex within the ECG data. The imaging data can be echocardiogram imagery of a heart that generated the ECG data. The echocardiogram imagery and the high-resolution ECG data are presented simultaneously by aligning the transmitted digital markers with the physiological QRS complex within the ECG data. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140128736 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a control panel through which a command for manipulation of the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus is input, a keyboard configured to input, and a controller configured to determine whether or not an input time of text is reached and to control movement of the keyboard such that the keyboard extends outward. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140171799 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ULTRASOUND PROBE LOCATION AND IMAGE INFORMATION - Systems and methods for providing ultrasound probe location and image information are provided. One system includes an ultrasound device coupled with an ultrasound probe and configured to acquire ultrasound images of a subject. The system further includes at least one of a plurality of digital cameras or a plurality of digital scanners configured to acquire scene information including images of the ultrasound probe with the subject during an image scan. The system also includes a processor having an ultrasound registration unit (URU) with the URU configured to identify and reference a probe location of the ultrasound probe to a surface of the object from the scene information and correlate the probe location to one or more of the acquired ultrasound images. The URU is additionally configured to generate a representation of the surface showing the identified and referenced probe location corresponding to the correlated ultrasound images. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140171800 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND ULTRASOUND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide an ultrasound diagnostic device being able to display an ultrasound image which is not limited to a region targeted for ultrasound emission. The ultrasound diagnostic device is provided with an ultrasound probe having an ultrasound emitting surface for emitting an ultrasound wave and receiving a reflected wave of the ultrasound wave, an ultrasound image generator for generating an ultrasound image by using an reflected echo signal based on the reflected wave, an ultrasound volume data generator for accumulating the ultrasound images to generate three-dimensional ultrasound volume data of a test object, a reference image generator for generating multiple reference images by using three-dimensional volume data and the ultrasound volume data, and a display unit for displaying the ultrasound image and the reference images. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140187946 | ACTIVE ULTRASOUND IMAGING FOR INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES - A computer-implemented method for active control of ultrasound image acquisition includes accessing image data representing a series of ultrasound images acquired over a period of time from an ultrasound probe and identifying an object of interest in at least one of the images. The method further includes detecting changes in a position of the ultrasound probe and/or an orientation of the ultrasound probe over the period of time with respect to the object of interest, or changes in a position of the object of interest and/or an orientation of the object of interest over the period of time with respect to the ultrasound probe. The method further includes adjusting at least one ultrasound image acquisition parameter based on the detected changes in the position and/or the orientation of the ultrasound probe and/or based on the detected changes in the position and/or the orientation of the object of interest. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140187947 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING DATA FROM A SHADOW REGION - An ultrasound imaging system and method includes acquiring ultrasound data of a region-of-interest including an interventional device with a probe, identifying a position of the interventional device with respect to the probe, and identifying a shadow region within the region-of-interest based on the position of the interventional device. The system and method includes identifying a subset of the ultrasound data acquired from the shadow region, generating an image including a graphical indicator identifying a shadow region area generated from the subset of the ultrasound data, and displaying the image. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140206997 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC ARRANGEMENTS SELECTING PARAMETERS FOR SELECTING RELEVANT ESTIMATION DATA FOR CLASSIFYING AN ELASTICITY IMAGE - Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus including: a tomogram constructing means; an elasticity information calculating means; an elasticity image constructing means; a display means; an estimation data generating means configured to generate estimation data for estimating the characteristic of a biomedical tissue on the basis of the elasticity image; an estimation data selecting means configured to select at least one parameter used for the estimation of the characteristic of the biomedical tissue and to make the selected parameter displayed on the display means, an analyzing means configured to analyze the elasticity image using at least one parameter selected by the estimation data selecting means and to make the result of analysis displayed on the display means; wherein the display means displays the parameter used for the estimation of the characteristic and the result of analysis. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140236009 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND IMAGE PRODUCING METHOD - In an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus of the present invention, the controller writes and reads element data of one frame into and out from two or more buffer memories | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140236010 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes an image acquisition unit, a measurement unit, an estimation unit, and a display unit. The image acquisition unit acquires an ultrasonic image representing information inside an object. The measurement unit executes measurement on the ultrasonic image. The estimation unit estimates a measurement region associated with the measurement based on the ultrasonic image. The display unit displays the estimated measurement region together with the ultrasonic image. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140236011 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SIMULTANEOUS INTERVENTIONAL IMAGING AND FUNCTIONAL MEASUREMENTS - Methods and systems for performing an interventional procedure are presented. A first set of pulses are delivered using at least one image sensor simultaneously with a second set of pulses delivered using at least one flow sensor disposed in an integrated interventional device towards a target region in a subject. Further, structural information corresponding to the target region at a designated time is determined using imaging signals received in response to the first sets of pulses. Additionally, volumetric information corresponding to the target region at the designated time is determined using signals received in response to the second sets of pulses. Moreover, the structural and volumetric information is processed using a determined model to compute one or more diagnostic parameters corresponding to the target region. A diagnostic assessment of the target region is then provided based on the computed diagnostic parameters. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140243669 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PDA-BASED ULTRASOUND - A method and system are disclosed for a compact, inexpensive ultrasound system using an off-the--shelf personal digital assistant (PDA) device interfacing to a hand-held probe assembly through a standard digital interface. The hand-held probe assembly comprises a detachable transducer head attached to a beamforming module that performs digital beamforming. The PDA runs Windows applications and displays menus and images to a user. The PDA also runs ultrasound data processing software to support a plurality of imaging modes. An internal battery is provided in the PDA to power the system. The transducer head is detachable from the beamforming module. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140249414 | System and Method for Mixed Modality Acoustic Sampling - Systems and methods for relaying electrical signals representing acoustic response of a volume of tissue to light and ultrasound stimulation. In an embodiment, a plurality of ultrasound transducers receive acoustic energy from the volume and generate electrical energy, which is transmitted via an electrical path to a relay system. The ultrasound transducers are operated at a wide band frequency of at least 1 MHz to 5 MHz to receive acoustic energy from the volume of tissue responsive to light stimulation and at a narrower band frequency to receive acoustic energy from the volume of tissue responsive to acoustic stimulation. The relay system relays the electrical signals to an optoacoustic system or an ultrasound instrument for further processing depending on whether the electrical signals resulted from ultrasound or light stimulation. In an embodiment, optoacoustic, ultrasound, or other images are generated from the electrical signals and may be coregistered, overlayed, or displayed. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140257101 | TRANSCORONARY SINUS PACING SYSTEM, LV SUMMIT PACING, EARLY MITRAL CLOSURE PACING, AND METHODS THEREFOR - A transcoronary sinus pacing system comprising a sheath having a lumen, a pacing catheter having a pacing needle, wherein the catheter can be advanced within the lumen and placed in the LV summit, and a right ventricular pacing device. A LV summit pacing device. An early mitral valve closure pacing device configured to operate with a right ventricular apex pacing device. A method for implanting a pacing device at a target coronary sinus tissue location, wherein the target can be the posterior LV summit. A method for achieving early closure of a mitral valve. A method for using visualization devices such as fluoroscopy or ultrasound and/or catheter features such as a radiopaque marker to locate a target location for LV pacing and to avoid piercing an artery or the pericardium when anchoring the LV pacing electrode. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140257102 | Devices, Systems, and Methods for Dual Image Intravascular Ultrasound - A system for imaging a vessel of a patient comprises an elongated sheath with proximal and distal ends. The elongated sheath includes a flexible body with a first lumen in communication with a distal opening at the distal end. The system further includes an imaging core disposed within the first lumen and rotatable about an axis of rotation. The imaging core includes a first transducer subassembly adapted to transmit a first beam, distally of the flexible body, through the distal opening. The imaging core also includes a second transducer subassembly adapted to transmit a second beam through the flexible body in a transverse direction to the axis of rotation. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140276056 | MEDICAL SYSTEM - In a portable apparatus of a medical system, in a case where an operation unit receives an operation from a physician on the basis of the display contents of a display unit, the medical apparatus controlled as a result of the operation of the operation unit by an operator is defined by an operation control unit, and a signal in response to the operation contents received by the operation unit is transmitted from a transmission unit to the defined medical apparatus. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140296710 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is provided that improves ultrasonogram visibility without requiring an operator's effort in simultaneous display of multiple ultrasonograms. Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus ( | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140336509 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are an ultrasonic imaging apparatus and an image display method thereof. The ultrasonic imaging apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe configured to transmit ultrasonic signals toward an object and to receive ultrasonic signals reflected by the object, a beamformer configured to perform beamforming based on the ultrasonic signals received by the ultrasonic probe, and an image processor configured to generate an ultrasonic image of an examined region within the object based on the beamforming, to extract characteristic information which relates to the examined region from the generated ultrasonic image, and to judge whether or not the examined region coincides with a target region based on the extracted characteristic information, thus facilitating a determination as to with which region within the object the examined region corresponds based on various pieces of the characteristic information of the examined region extracted via analysis of the ultrasonic image. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140343425 | ENHANCED ULTRASOUND IMAGING INTERPRETATION AND NAVIGATION - Systems and techniques are provided in which the orientation of an ultrasonic image display is configured to match the ultrasound probe orientation for ease of interpretation. The position and the orientation of an ultrasound probe are tracked using a tracking device having one or more position and orientation sensors. The orientation of a displayed ultrasound image is automatically adjusted to reflect the position and orientation of the ultrasound probe relative to the body structure being imaged. In some embodiments, a background image (with possible landmarks) is provided based on the location and orientation of the tracked ultrasound probe. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140343426 | EXAMINATION SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS - To sum up, the present invention relates to an examination system | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140343427 | DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A diagnostic imaging apparatus including: an imaging section imaging a site of an examinee to generate image data; a biological signal acquisition section acquiring signal data which is periodical movement of the site of the examinee; a storage section storing the generated image and acquired biological signal data; a biological signal analysis section analyzing the signal data to detect signal waveforms; and a control section calculating evaluation values indicating steadiness of the periodical movement among the respective periods, causing the biological signal analysis section to perform extraction from among the plurality of successive periods on the basis of the calculated evaluation values and a time difference or time ratio threshold range, reading out image data generated during an extracted adaptive period, among the image data stored in the storage section, from the storage section, and causing a display section to display the read-out image data. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140343428 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes a parameter setting unit, a Fly Thru image generating unit, and a controlling unit. The parameter setting unit sets a value of an image quality adjusting parameter used for generating a PVR image obtained by projecting the inside of a lumen from a predetermined viewpoint, on the basis of information about the lumen rendered in an MPR image generated by using volume data. The Fly Thru image generating unit generates the PVR image by using the value of the image quality adjusting parameter that was set. The controlling unit then causes a monitor to display the PVR image. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140350402 | PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING METHOD AND DEVICE - A photoacoustic imaging method is provided that can prevent the surface of the subject from appearing in an image when a part to be observed at a position deeper than the surface of the subject is imaged. The photoacoustic imaging device includes a unit for outputting pulsed light toward the subject, and generating photoacoustic data by detecting photoacoustic waves emitted from the subject exposed to the light. The photoacoustic imaging device also includes a region detection unit that detects a near-surface region of the subject based on the photoacoustic wave detection signals, and a correcting unit that attenuates (which encompasses removing) information of the near-surface region found by the region detection unit when the part to be observed is displayed. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140357998 | MAMMOGRAPHY DEVICE - A mammography device is disclosed. The mammography device includes a container configured to surround the breast and a plurality of optical fibers attached to be directed inward in the container and configured to perform radiation and detection of light. The container has a base member having an opening, a plurality of annular members continuously disposed to come in communication with the opening, and a bottom member disposed inside the annular member spaced the farthest distance from the base member. The annular members and the bottom member are configured to relatively displace the adjacent annular member on the side of the base member or the base member in a communication direction. Some of the plurality of optical fibers is attached to the plurality of annular members. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140364730 | MULTI-HEADED IMAGING PROBE AND IMAGING SYSTEM USING SAME - A diagnostic imaging system is provided that includes an image acquisition component, a transmitter operatively coupled to the image acquisition component to transmit a signal therefrom, and a beamformer operatively coupled to the image acquisition component to receive image data therefrom. Also included is a processor configured to assemble images from the acquired image data and a display configured to display the images. The image acquisition component includes a multi-headed probe that has a plurality of transducers configured to permit a change of active transducers during an imaging session without a change of the image acquisition component. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140364731 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM IMAGE IDENTIFICATION AND DISPLAY - An ultrasound imaging system includes at least one transducer element. The ultrasound imaging system further includes a console with a transducer controller that controls the at least one element, a transducer processor that processes information detected by the at least one element, and a display controller that controls display of the processed information. The ultrasound imaging system further includes a display monitor with a first image display region. The ultrasound imaging system further includes a touch screen keyboard with a second image display region, wherein the display monitor and the touch screen keyboard are separate devices. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140364732 | METHOD OF DETECTING ELECTROCARDIOGRAM SIGNAL, METHOD OF DISPLAYING ELECTROCARDIOGRAM SIGNAL, AND ELECTROCARDIOGRAM SIGNAL DETECTING APPARATUS - A method of detecting an electrocardiogram signal is disclosed. The method includes measuring an electrocardiogram signal, determining a wave period based on an inclination of the measured electrocardiogram signal, and detecting an apex of the electrocardiogram signal with at least one of a maximum size and inclination in the wave period. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140378833 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SYSTEM WITH CONTEXTUALLY VARIABLE CONTROL PANEL - An ultrasound system has a control panel formed of a top glass plate with control area graphics screened onto the bottom surface of the glass plate. Capacitive foils are attached to the are of the screened graphics, enabling a user control to be capacitively selected by touching the top surface above the screened graphics. Each control area is selectively back-illuminated by a diffuser frame with light pipes fastened below the glass plate. LEDs for illumination are mounted on a printed circuit board fastened to the diffuser frame, which are controlled by the printed circuit board. Different groups of user controls are illuminated in accordance with the context of the operating mode or imaging procedure being performed so that only needed control are illuminated while unneeded controls are invisible to the user. All of the controls can be extinguished and de-activated so that the top surface of the control panel can be cleaned without randomly activating the controls of the control panel. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150025382 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ULTRASOUND IMAGE - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasound image producer which produces an ultrasound image from reception data based on a predetermined set sound speed, a reception data image producer which produces a reception data image representing a luminance image of an ultrasonic echo wavefront from the reception data corresponding to a predetermined range on at least one scan line in the ultrasound image, a sound speed determination unit configured to determine an optimum sound speed based on ultrasound images respectively produced by the ultrasound image producer while changing the predetermined set sound speed, and a controller which makes an ultrasound image for diagnosis produced by the ultrasound image producer and the reception data image produced by the reception data image producer be displayed simultaneously on a display unit based on the optimum sound speed determined by the sound speed determination unit. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150032002 | INTERCONNECTABLE ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER PROBES AND RELATED METHODS AND APPARATUS - Ultrasound devices and methods are described, including a repeatable ultrasound transducer probe having ultrasonic transducers and corresponding circuitry. The repeatable ultrasound transducer probe may be used individually or coupled with other instances of the repeatable ultrasound transducer probe to create a desired ultrasound device. The ultrasound devices may optionally be connected to various types of external devices to provide additional processing and image rendering functionality. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150032003 | ULTRASOUND APPARATUS AND METHOD OF GENERATING ULTRASOUND IMAGE - A method of generating an ultrasound image in an ultrasound apparatus connected with at least one wired probe and at least one wireless probe is provided. A wired response signal corresponding to a first ultrasound response signal reflected from an object is received from the at least one wired probe, and a wireless response signal corresponding to a second ultrasound response signal reflected from the object is received from the at least one wireless probe. An ultrasound image of the object is generated by using the wired and wireless response signals. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150038844 | Portable Ultrasound System Comprising Ultrasound Front-End Directly Connected to a Mobile Device - A portable ultrasound imaging system includes a mobile computing device; a detachable front end component configured for attachment to and communication with the mobile computing device, and configured to transmit and receive ultrasound signals; and programming, when installed on the mobile computing device, being executable by the mobile computing device to cause the mobile computing device to send signals to the front end component causing the front end component to transmit the ultrasound signals, and to receive signals from the front end component resulting from the front end component receiving the receive ultrasound signals, and process the receive signal and display an ultrasound image resulting from the processing. The front end component is configured to be directly joined with the mobile computing device and directly connected, without the use of an external wire or cable. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150038845 | Photoacoustic Imaging Apparatus - In a photoacoustic imaging apparatus, a detecting portion includes a light source portion having a plurality of LED elements, an ultrasonic detector arranged in the vicinity of the light source portion, configured to detect an acoustic wave as an ultrasonic wave generated by absorption of light emitted from the light source portion to a test object, and a light source drive circuit arranged in the vicinity of the light source portion, driving the light source portion. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150051489 | Three Dimensional Mapping Display System for Diagnostic Ultrasound Machines - An automated three dimensional mapping and display system for a diagnostic ultrasound system is presented. According to the invention, ultrasound probe position registration is automated, the position of each pixel in the ultrasound image in reference to selected anatomical references is calculated, and specified information is stored on command. The system, during real time ultrasound scanning, enables the ultrasound probe position and orientation to be continuously displayed over a body or body part diagram, thereby facilitating scanning and images interpretation of stored information. The system can then record single or multiple ultrasound free hand two-dimensional (also “2D”) frames in a video sequence (clip) or cine loop wherein multiple 2D frames of one or more video sequences corresponding to a scanned volume can be reconstructed in three-dimensional (also “3D”) volume images corresponding to the scanned region, using known 3D reconstruction algorithms. In later examinations, the exact location and position of the transducer can be recreated along three dimensional or two dimensional axis points enabling known targets to be viewed from an exact, known position. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150080725 | COHERENT SPREAD-SPECTRUM CODED WAVEFORMS IN SYNTHETIC APERTURE IMAGE FORMATION - Techniques, systems, and devices are disclosed for synthetic aperture ultrasound imaging using spread-spectrum, wide instantaneous band, coherent, coded waveforms. In one aspect, a method includes synthesizing a composite waveform formed of a plurality of individual orthogonal coded waveforms that are mutually orthogonal to each other, correspond to different frequency bands and including a unique frequency with a corresponding phase; transmitting an acoustic wave based on the composite waveform toward a target from one or more transmitting positions; and receiving at one or more receiving positions acoustic energy returned from at least part of the target corresponding to the transmitted acoustic waveforms, in which the transmitting and receiving positions each include one or both of spatial positions of an array of transducer elements relative to the target and beam phase center positions of the array, and the transmitted acoustic waveforms and the returned acoustic waveforms produce an enlarged effective aperture. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150080726 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, POSITIONAL INFORMATION ACQUIRING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - The analysis image generating unit generates section images from volume analysis data that is collected by sending an ultrasound wave down to a region under the ribs. The right/left identifying unit identifies the right or left breast from cyclic motion components in the section images. The extending direction detecting unit analyzes plane-A images or plane-B images generated from the same volume analysis data, or a plane-C thickness-added MIP image, and detects the rib extending direction. The extending direction detecting unit also determines the position of the ultrasound probe based on the relative displacement of the extending direction. The body mark generating unit generates a body mark from the analysis results obtained by the right/left identifying unit and the extending direction detecting unit. The image synthesizing unit integrates the display image generated by the display image generating unit and the body mark, and displays it on the monitor. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150087978 | COMPLEX DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, COMPLEX DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND COMPLEX DIAGNOSTIC IMAGE-GENERATING METHOD - An optimal value calculator calculates, based on angle information obtained from a first angle sensor provided in an ultrasound probe, the direction of transmission of an ultrasonic beam transmitted from the ultrasound probe, and the radiation source optimal angle of a radiation source at which the direction of radiation from the radiation source is substantially parallel to the calculated direction of transmission of the ultrasonic beam and the optimal detection angle of a radiographic image generator at which the normal of a detection surface of the radiographic image generator is substantially parallel to the calculated direction of transmission of the ultrasonic beam. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150087979 | AUTOMATED BREAST ULTRASOUND EQUIPMENT AND METHODS USING ENHANCED NAVIGATOR AIDS - A method and system acquiring, processing and displaying breast ultrasound images in a way that makes breast ultrasound screening more practical and thus more widely used, and reduces the occurrence of missing cancers in screening and diagnosis, using automated scanning of chestwardly compressed breasts with ultrasound. Enhanced, whole-breast navigator overview images are produced from scanning breasts with ultrasound that emphasize abnormalities in the breast while excluding obscuring influences of non-breast structures, particularly those external to the breast such as ribs and chest wall, and differentiating between likely malignant and likely benign abnormalities and otherwise enhancing the navigator overview image and other images, thereby reducing the time to read, screen, and/or diagnose to practical time limits and also reduce screening or diagnostic errors. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150087980 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes an obtaining unit, an image generating unit, and a controlling unit. The obtaining unit obtains setting information in which a plurality of types of ultrasound image data are set as display-purpose image data and in which a percentage of a time period to display the display-purpose image data is set for each of the plurality of types. The image generating unit generates, along a time series, each of the plurality of types of ultrasound image data set in the setting information. The controlling unit exercises control so that the plurality of types of ultrasound image data generated by the image generating unit are stored into a storage unit and exercises control so that the display-purpose image data is displayed on a display unit according to the percentage set in the setting information for each of the types. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150087981 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND CONTROL METHOD - An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus configured to generate fly-through image data on the basis of various sub-volume data that are acquired by transmitting/receiving ultrasound to/from a three-dimensional region in a subject include: a misregistration corrector configured to correct misregistration between the sub-volume data on the basis of at least any one of information on a lumen wall of a hollow organ and information on a core line that indicates the center axis of the hollow organ in the sub-volume data; a fly-through image data generator configured to generate the fly-through image data on the basis of sub-volume data where the misregistration has been corrected; and a display unit configured to display the fly-through image data. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150099973 | PHOTOACOUSTIC APPARATUS - A photoacoustic apparatus disclosed in the present specification includes: a light source configured to emit light; an acoustic wave transmission unit configured to transmit an acoustic wave to a specific area; a photoacoustic wave reception unit configured to receive a photoacoustic wave generated by a subject due to emission of the light, which is emitted from the light source, to the subject and configured to output a time-series photoacoustic signal; an echo reception unit configured to receive an echo generated due to reflection, in the subject, of the acoustic wave transmitted from the acoustic wave transmission unit and configured to output a time-series echo signal; and a processing unit configured to acquire, based on the time-series photoacoustic signal and the time-series echo signal, optical property information in which information a component corresponding to a reflected wave of the photoacoustic wave generated in the specific area is reduced. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150099974 | ULTRASONIC CELLULAR TISSUE SCREENING SYSTEM - A system for screening breast tissue is disclosed. The system comprises an ultrasound probe and a carrier adapted to support the ultrasound probe and to progressively move the probe over the breast tissue. A pad is employed to cover the nipple of the breast tissue, and a fabric covering is adapted to hold the breast tissue and the pad in place as the probe is moved over the breast tissue. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150126869 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, CONTROLLER OF ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD OF ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus configured in a manner connectable to an ultrasound probe and an indicator includes: a transmission unit; a reception unit; a B mode image generation unit; a C mode image generation unit; and a display processing unit, wherein the C mode image generation unit compares the first C mode image data and second C mode image data generated before the first C mode image data, determines whether there is a noise part in the first C mode image data based on the comparison result, eliminates the noise part when there is the noise part in the first C mode image data, and generates a first C mode image based on the first C mode image data from which the noise part is eliminated. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150133785 | ULTRASONOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXAMINING AND TREATING SPINAL CONDITIONS - Methods for assessing spinal health and treatment effectiveness for spinal conditions in a patient via use of an ultrasonagraphic system are shown and described. The ultrasonagraphic system includes optical targets, a transducer probe, an optical tracker unit, an image processing system, a 3D ultrasound processor, and a display. The methods include attaching optical targets to the patient's body; detecting locations of the optical targets on the patient; detecting a location of the transducer probe; moving the transducer probe over at least a portion of the patient's body to collect spinal image data; generating 3D image data; sending 3D image data to the image processing system; processing 3D image data; displaying a real-time 3D image of the one or more vertebrae on the display to allow a healthcare provider to assess spinal health and treatment effectiveness based on the displayed real-time 3D image. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150141823 | METHOD OF PROVIDING COPY IMAGE AND ULTRASOUND APPARATUS THEREFOR - An ultrasound measurement method includes: providing a first object and a second object within an ultrasound image displayed on a touch screen; activating the first object and the second object, to be movable to perform a measurement on the ultrasound image; receiving a touch-and-drag input with respect to at least one of the first and second objects; and displacing a corresponding one of the first and second objects on the ultrasound image in correspondence with the received touch-and-drag input. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150297179 | HAND-HELD MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED USER INTERFACE FOR DEPLOYING ON-SCREEN GRAPHICAL TOOLS AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUSES AND METHODS - A portable ultrasound system having an enhanced user interface is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a portable ultrasound system can include a hand-held base unit configured to present a graphical user interface that contains a first control area, a second control area, and an active image area. The first control area can have a number of graphical tools that can each be selectively activated by a user's finger. The second control area can include a control area having plurality of controls that can be selectively activated by the user's thumb to select a tool property of a number of tool properties associated with the selected one of the graphical tools. The active image area can display an ultrasound image, and the selected one of the graphical tools can be overlaid onto the image with the user-selected tool property. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150297186 | ULTRASOUND APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD OF THE ULTRASOUND APPARATUS - An information providing method which is implementable by using an ultrasound apparatus includes obtaining ultrasound image data which relates to an object; displaying, on a first area of a screen, a gain setup window for setting a gain of the obtained ultrasound image data; receiving a gain which is set by a user on the gain setup window; and displaying, on a second area of the screen, an ultrasound image of the object to which the set gain is applied. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150305712 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND BIOMEDICAL LIGHT MEASURING APPARATUS - In general, according to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises a plurality of light emission units, a control unit, a plurality of light detection units and a calculation unit. The light emission units are arranged around an ultrasonic transmitting and receiving surface of an ultrasonic probe included by the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and emit light including a component of a specific wavelength to the subject, the particular wavelength being included in an absorption wavelength range of a body. The control unit drives a plurality of the light emission units at different frequencies. The plurality of light detection units are arranged around the ultrasonic transmitting and receiving surface and detect the light of the specified wavelength reflected inside the subject. The calculation unit calculates intensity of the light of the specified wavelength at different frequencies. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150305718 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe, position detector detecting a probe position, ultrasonic image generation circuitry generating an ultrasonic image, storage circuitry storing volume data and a designation position in association with each other, slice image generation circuitry generating a slice image to the designation position based on the data and the designation position, a display displaying at least one of first display displaying the slice image and the ultrasonic image and second display displaying contents different from contents in the first display, control circuitry controlling switching from the first display to the second display in response to movement of the probe position into a range to the designation position. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150342563 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes an ultrasonic image generating circuitry, an imaging circuitry, a body mark storage and a body mark selection circuitry. The ultrasonic image generating circuitry generates an ultrasonic image via a probe brought into contact with a surface of an object. The imaging circuitry repeatedly obtains an optical image concerning the object. The body mark storage stores data of a plurality of types of body marks. The body mark selection circuitry selects a body mark corresponding to an examination region area of the object from the plurality of types of body marks by performing image analysis on the optical image. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150359515 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS HAVING PLURALITY OF DISPLAY UNITS - An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a main body supporting ultrasound equipment that generates ultrasound image signals. First and second display units are electrically coupled to the ultrasound equipment, and display ultrasound images corresponding to the ultrasound image signals. A first coupling unit couples the second display unit and the main body and enables movement of the second display unit relative to the main body. As the position of the second display unit is adjustable, a patient may easily view ultrasound images displayed on the second display unit. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150366537 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL PROGRAM THEREOF - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that can identify the angle of a received ultrasonic beam with respect to the predetermined biopsy path of a biopsy needle. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is characterized by including a received beam forming unit that forms received ultrasonic beams based on the echo signals of ultrasonic waves transmitted into a subject, and a display control unit that displays, in a B-mode image formed based on the received ultrasonic beams, a biopsy guide line in a display mode corresponding to an angle between the beam direction of the received ultrasonic beam and the predetermined biopsy path of a biopsy needle to be inserted into the subject. The biopsy guide line is displayed as, for example, a broken line having a width corresponding to the angle. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150374344 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising an image display control section for displaying a first image representing positions of first ultrasonic scan planes at certain intervals of time based on information on positions of the first scan planes at certain intervals of time stored in a storage section, and displaying, based on detected information from a movement detecting section, a second image representing positions of second scan planes at certain intervals of time formed by performing a second 3D ultrasonic scan on a subject by an operator moving the ultrasonic probe, the image display control section displaying the first and second images so that the first scan planes and second scan planes have mutually corresponding positional relationships. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160022247 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein is an ultrasound imaging apparatus and a controlling method thereof, the ultrasound imaging apparatus includes a receiving unit receiving an imaging signal of an object, a display unit displaying a diagnostic imaging on a first section based on the imaging signal and displaying an image indicator indicating a target part of the object on a second section, and a controlling unit synchronizing the diagnostic imaging with a reference image corresponding to the diagnostic imaging. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160030003 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING SYNCHRONOUS SCANNING WITH MULTIPLE PROBES - Ultrasonic diagnostic devices and methods for supporting synchronous scanning are provided in this disclosure. The ultrasonic diagnostic device can include a display module, an imaging system and multiple probes. The multiple probes are capable of being attached to different positions on a body surface of a patient, such that synchronous and real-time scanning can be performed by the multiple probes for body parts corresponding to those different positions on the patient's body surface. Echo signals can be obtained by the multiple probes through scanning, and may then be transmitted to the imaging system. The imaging system can convert the multiple echo signals transmitted from the multiple probes into multiple ultrasonic images. The display module may be coupled to the imaging system. It can receive the multiple ultrasonic images processed and outputted by the imaging system, and display these images synchronously. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160030008 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGISTERING ULTRASOUND INFORMATION TO AN X-RAY IMAGE - A system and a method of medical imaging includes registering an ultrasound image to a non-ultrasound image according to a first transformation. The system and method includes registering the non-ultrasound image to the x-ray image according to a second transformation. The system and method includes registering the ultrasound image to the x-ray image based on the first transformation and the second transformation and co-displaying ultrasound information registered to the x-ray image. The ultrasound information is based on the ultrasound data. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160038125 | GUIDED SEMIAUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT OF ULTRASOUND VOLUMES - Embodiments for aligning a volume to a standard alignment are provided. On example method includes accessing three images, each image representing a respective plane of three intersecting planes of a volume, identifying a feature of interest in each of the three images, outputting one or more guidance indicators that indicate how the three images are to be aligned with respect to the feature of interest to correspond with the standard orientation, and adjusting the three images according to the one or more guidance indicators. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160045186 | ULTRASONIC IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND ANALYSIS METHODS THEREOF - Embodiments of the present disclosure provides an ultrasonic image analysis system which includes an image collection unit which receives and transmits an ultrasonic waveform and obtains two sets of three-dimensional ultrasonic image data; an image analysis unit which registers the two sets of three-dimensional ultrasonic image data to obtain a registration mapping relationship between the two sets of three-dimensional ultrasonic image data; a user interface unit which responds to a treatment done on the two sets of three-dimensional ultrasonic image data by a user through an external hardware device; an image display unit which displays the two sets of three-dimensional ultrasonic image data according to the registration mapping relationship and a result of the treatment of the user interface unit; and an image store unit for storing the two sets of three-dimensional ultrasonic image data and the registration mapping relationship. Embodiments of the present disclosure also provides an ultrasonic image analysis method. With the present disclosure, therapeutic effect on a patient can be effectively evaluated. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160051229 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUSES FOR GENERATING HARMONIC IMAGES AND METHODS OF GENERATING ULTRASONIC IMAGES INCLUDING HARMONIC IMAGES - An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus may comprise: a probe comprising a transducer configured to transmit a signal to an object and configured to receive an echo signal from the object; a controller configured to control the probe; and/or an image generation unit configured to generate an image of the object based on the echo signal. The controller may be further configured to drive the transducer such that the signal transmitted simultaneously comprises a fundamental frequency and at least one harmonic. A method of generating an ultrasonic image may comprise: transmitting a signal to an object by using a transducer; receiving an echo signal from the object by using the transducer; and/or generating an image of the object based on the echo signal. The transmitting of the signal to the object may comprise driving the transducer such that the signal transmitted simultaneously comprises a fundamental frequency and at least one harmonic. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160051230 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are an ultrasonic imaging apparatus of successively displaying a plurality of slice images of an object at predetermined frame rate, and a control method of the ultrasonic imaging apparatus. According to an embodiment of the ultrasonic imaging apparatus, the ultrasonic imaging apparatus may include: an image processor configured to extract a target in an object based on volume data of the object; a controller configured to determine a region of interest in the object, based on the extracted target; and a display unit configured to successively display a plurality of slice images of the object, including the region of interest. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160051232 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A method of more easily determining a measurement object that may be provided from a standard view for a user who is a doctor to read an ultrasound image in an ultrasound diagnosis. A data acquisition unit acquires ultrasound data of a target object. An image processor generates an ultrasound image by using the ultrasound data, acquires a standard view based on the ultrasound image, acquires measurement information that is information regarding measurement objects measurable within the standard view based on the standard view, and acquires at least one of the measurement objects based on the acquired measurement information. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160058419 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An ultrasound imaging apparatus and a method of controlling the same are provided. The ultrasound imaging apparatus includes an ultrasound contrast agent (UCA) sensor configured to determine whether an UCA flows in an object based on an echo signal that is reflected by the object in a mechanical index environment. The ultrasound imaging apparatus further includes a controller configured to obtain at least one among an UCA image and a tissue image of the object in another mechanical index environment lower than the mechanical index environment in response to the UCA sensor determining that the UCA flows in the object. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160066887 | IMAGE INDICATOR PROVISION IN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - An ultrasound system includes a probe scanning a target object by transmitting ultrasound signals and receiving ultrasound echo signals, a processor forming an ultrasound image based on the ultrasound echo signals and an ultrasound beam direction marker indicating a transmission direction of the ultrasound signals, and a display displaying the ultrasound image and the ultrasound beam direction marker. The processor controls the display such that the display displays a first indicator indicating a reference point of the ultrasound beam direction marker at a side of the ultrasound beam direction marker, and a second indicator indicating a location corresponding to the first indicator at a side of the ultrasound image. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160074012 | Apparatus and method of ultrasound image acquisition, generation and display - A method of ultrasound image acquisition, generation and display includes the steps of: acquiring ultrasound image data corresponding to an anatomic region being examined using an ultrasound probe; generating an ultrasound image based on the image data; displaying the image on a display; generating a map of the outer surface of the anatomic region; detecting the position of the probe during image data acquisition; identifying on the map the point corresponding to the detected position of the probe; and displaying the map in which such point is marked, at the same time as the ultrasound image is displayed. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160074013 | IMAGE ENLARGEMENT METHOD AND ULTRASOUND MEDICAL DEVICE FOR SAME - An image zoom method and an ultrasound medical apparatus are disclosed. An image zoom method that allows an entire image to be updated in real time in a zoom reference window in a write zoom system of two zoom systems (read zoom and write zoom) employed in an ultrasound medical apparatus, to increase diagnosis efficiency, and an ultrasound medical apparatus employing the image zoom method are provided. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160074015 | ULTRASONIC OBSERVATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR OPERATING ULTRASONIC OBSERVATION APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An ultrasonic observation apparatus includes: an ultrasound probe that receives an ultrasonic wave reflected from a specimen under examination; a computation unit that extracts a feature of the specimen under examination based on the received ultrasonic wave; a storage unit that stores pieces of examination data in which a data set including the extracted feature and a parameter used for extracting the feature associates with identification information for identifying the specimen; a data selection unit that selects examination data meeting a predetermined condition among the pieces of examination data in an examination carried out in the past for a specimen whose identification information is identical to that of the specimen under examination; and an execution control unit that causes the computation unit to re-extract one of the feature included in the selected examination data and the extracted feature, using the parameter used for extracting the other of the features. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160081658 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGISTERING A MEDICAL IMAGE WITH A GRAPHICAL MODEL - An ultrasound imaging system and method includes accessing a graphical model of a representative patient, accessing a medical image of an anatomical structure, and registering the medical image with the graphical model to generate a composite image. The imaging system and method includes displaying the composite image and simultaneously displaying an unregistered medical image of the anatomical structure with the composite image. The unregistered medical image has at least one of a higher resolution and a larger form factor than the registered medical image. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160089116 | Shadow suppression in ultrasound imaging - Shadow suppression is provided in ultrasound imaging, such as in steered spatial compounding. Using a transform or other approach, the data of a frame of data along the steering direction is projected. The projection is used to determine weights. The frame is weighted with the projection-based weights, reducing or removing shadows based on the one frame rather than based on registration with other frames. In the steered spatial compounding example, a compounded frame with independently shadow suppressed component frames may have little or no fork-like image artifacts due to shadowing. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160095578 | ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD OF THE ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An ultrasound endoscope system includes: an ultrasound endoscope that wirelessly transmits and receives endoscope state information; a video processor including a first read-out section that reads out the endoscope state information of the ultrasound endoscope; an ultrasound observation apparatus including a second read-out section that reads out endoscope state information obtained by a communication section for observation apparatus; and a control section that compares the endoscope state information obtained by the first read-out section in | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160095581 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus of an embodiment includes: an ultrasonic image generation section that generates an ultrasonic image based on a reception signal from an ultrasonic probe; a position information acquisition section that acquires position information on a three-dimensional space of the ultrasonic probe; an image acquisition section that obtains image data and acquires a reference image corresponding to the ultrasonic image based on the image data; a reference image forming section that identifies a to-be-displayed cross section orientation of the acquired reference image and forms a reference image which a cross section orientation is identified; and a display section that displays a formed reference image by the reference image forming section and ultrasonic image formed by the ultrasonic image generation section. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160113626 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided are an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and a method of operating the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus that are capable of efficiently controlling screens of a plurality of displays. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: a first display configured to display first images in a first image layout; a second display configured to display second images in a second image layout; a user input unit configured to receive an input for selecting at least one from among the first images; and a controller configured to control displaying of at least one selected from the second images and the at least one selected image on the second display in a third image layout. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160113627 | ULTRASOUND APPARATUS AND INFORMATION INPUT METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an ultrasound apparatus. The ultrasound apparatus includes a user input unit that receives a user input which selects a menu for setting an annotation in a first ultrasound image displayed on a screen of the ultrasound apparatus, a control unit that determines a photographing part of an object in the first ultrasound image, and a display unit that displays a setting window including at least one recommendation annotation among a plurality of annotations corresponding to the determined photographing part of the object. The user input unit receives a user input which selects one from the at least one recommendation annotation, and the display unit displays an image, representing the selected recommendation annotation, on the first ultrasound image. The at least one recommendation annotation is an annotation which is previously input by the user and is generated in the ultrasound apparatus in correspondence with a second ultrasound image including the photographing part. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160113630 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An ultrasound imaging apparatus includes an image generator configured to scan an object to obtain an ultrasound image; a neural network configured to generate a virtual ultrasound image based on matching medical images of different modalities; an image converting part configured to convert a medical image of a different modality, previously obtained by scanning the object, into the virtual ultrasound image by using the neural network; and a matching part configured to determine a position of a virtual probe based on the ultrasound image and the virtual ultrasound image, and configured to match the ultrasound image with the medical image that corresponds to the determined position of the virtual probe. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160113632 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR 3D ACQUISITION OF ULTRASOUND IMAGES - The invention relates to a Method for 3D ultrasound image acquisition as well as to a system for conducting the method. The proposed method checks whether the current ultrasound image ( | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160120506 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - Provided is an ultrasound imaging apparatus an image processor configured to acquire, based on three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound data for generating a 3D ultrasound image of an object, at least one two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound image comprising at least one reference ultrasound image corresponding to at least one reference cross-section; a controller configured to set a user-designated reference cross-section obtained by moving a first reference cross-section included in the at least one reference cross-section and control generation of at least one first ultrasound image corresponding to the set user-designated reference cross-section; and a display configured to display the generated at least one first ultrasound image. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125641 | ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) IMAGE - Provided is an ultrasound system and an image display method of displaying an ultrasound image on an auxiliary display. The ultrasound system generates a three-dimensional (3D) image in a first orientation with respect to ultrasound volume data acquired from an object and displays the 3D image in the first orientation on a display. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160128671 | RETRIEVING HIGH SPATIAL FREQUENCY INFORMATION IN SONOGRAPHY - An imaging system includes a display device and a transducer to transmit acoustic pulses modulated with a carrier frequency and to collect at least a portion of a high-frequency backscatter signal comprising radio frequency (RF) data. A processing device is operatively coupled to the transducer probe and to the display device, and to: calculate a summation of a square of a real part and a square of an imaginary part of the backscatter signal, to generate an envelope signal including a mode-specific image suitable for display on the display device; calculate a difference of the square of the real part and the square of the imaginary part of the backscatter signal, to generate a complement signal; demodulate the complement signal to generate a low-frequency complement image suitable for display; and display the complement image on the display device to improve diagnostic imaging. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160135787 | PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION (PCI) PLANNING INTERFACE AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - A method of evaluating a vessel of a patient is provided. The method includes outputting, to a display device, a screen display including: a visualization based on pressure measurements obtained from a first instrument and a second instrument positioned within the vessel of the patient while the second instrument is moved longitudinally through the vessel and the first instrument remains stationary within the vessel; and a visual representation of a vessel; receiving a user input to modify the visualization to simulate a therapeutic procedure; and updating the screen display, in response to the user input, including modifying the visualization based on the user input. A system for evaluating a vessel of a patient is also provided. The system includes first and second instruments sized and shaped for introduction into the vessel of the patient; and a processing system communicatively coupled to the first and second instruments and a display device. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160143620 | ASSESSMENT ASSISTANCE DEVICE - The assessment assistance device assists FAST by displaying and updating an assessment assistance screen. On the assessment assistance screen, 6 sites to be assessed through FAST are shown using hatching which is added to a schema image. In addition, execution situation display sections corresponding to these 6 sites are provided in the assessment assistance screen and are connected to the corresponding sites using indicators of arrows. A message indicating that no assessment is performed is displayed on the execution situation display sections in a state in which the corresponding sites are not assessed. When an assessment is performed in an ultrasonic assessment device by operating an assessment site designation button of an execution situation display section corresponding to a site on which an assessment is performed, the assessment assistance screen is updated by displaying an ultrasonic image which is acquired through this assessment on the execution situation display section provided with the assessment site designation button. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160143628 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the embodiment includes a memory, a display, an input interface unit and a control unit. The memory stores a plurality of body marks that are classified for each region of a subject. The display displays the plurality of body marks stored in the memory. The input interface unit instructs selection of any one of the plurality of body marks displayed on the display. The control unit reads from the memory the plurality of body marks in the order from broader to narrower and displays the body marks on the display, in response to an input operation by means of the | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160143629 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SNAPSHOT SUPPORT FOR REAL-TIME ULTRASOUND - Various embodiments include a system and method that provide support for acquiring secondary ultrasound image snapshots with primary real-time ultrasound image data. The method can include acquiring first image data at an ultrasound system in a primary acquisition mode based on primary acquisition mode imaging parameters. The method may include receiving a trigger to switch from the primary acquisition mode to a secondary acquisition mode. The method can include acquiring second image data at the ultrasound system in a secondary acquisition mode based on secondary acquisition mode imaging parameters in response to the trigger. The method may include displaying a replay cine sequence that includes the first image data and the second image data. The replay cine sequence can include a tag identifying the second image data in the replay cine sequence. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160151041 | ULTRASOUND IMAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160157823 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and a control method for the same, and more particularly, an apparatus to audio-visually inform information on the actions needed to be taken by a patient at the time of an ultrasound diagnosis. In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes a storage unit at which data of actions of a patient needed to be taken at the time of an ultrasound diagnosis is stored; a processor to determine a type of an ultrasound probe or a diagnostic mode provided to perform an ultrasound diagnosis and select from the data of actions stored as the above the data of action to be taken by the patient on the basis of the type of the ultrasound probe or the diagnostic mode determined as the above; and at least one display unit to display the selected data of action to be taken by the patient. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160166238 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160174943 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL IMAGING AND INFORMATION DISPLAY | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160183920 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein is an ultrasonic imaging apparatus of displaying functions related to the ultrasonic imaging apparatus on a display unit when the ultrasonic imaging apparatus moves, and activating a function selected by a user from among the functions displayed on the display unit. According to an embodiment, the ultrasonic imaging apparatus includes: a display unit configured to display one or more functions related to movement of the ultrasonic imaging apparatus when the ultrasonic imaging apparatus moves; and a controller configured to activate a function selected by a user from among the one or more functions displayed on the display unit. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160183925 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - Disclosed are an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and a method of operating the same. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a data acquirer that acquires ultrasound data about an object, an image processor that generates an ultrasound image, based on the ultrasound data and generates a first marker for a first object of interest (OOI) which is not included in the generated ultrasound image, and a display that displays the generated ultrasound image and marks the first marker to correspond to a position of the first OOI. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160199036 | C-Mode Ultrasound Image Data Visualization | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160199037 | System and Method for Acquiring Optoacoustic Data and Producing Parametric Maps Thereof | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160374647 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURE AND DISPLAY OF BLOOD PRESSURE AND ULTRASOUND DATA - An ultrasonic imaging system comprises a processing system and an ultrasound imaging probe that is configured to transmit ultrasound energy into a selected portion of a subject and to receive echoes therefrom and to transmit data signals representative thereof to the processing system. The system further comprises a blood pressure sensor that is configured to measure the blood pressure of the subject and to transmit data signals representative thereof to the processing system. The processing system can processes the received ultrasound data signals to generate an ultrasound image and the received blood pressure data signals to generate a blood pressure trace. The processing system can also display the ultrasound image and blood pressure trace in a display image in which portions of the ultrasound image are displayed in temporal synchrony with portions of the blood pressure trace. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20180021020 | DEVICE FOR POSITIONING A MARKER IN A 3D ULTRASONIC IMAGE VOLUME | 01-25-2018 |
| 20190142382 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM IMAGE IDENTIFICATION AND DISPLAY | 05-16-2019 |
