Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130170724 | METHOD OF GENERATING ELASTICITY IMAGE AND ELASTICITY IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS - A method of generating an elasticity image and an elasticity image generating apparatus are provided. The method includes detecting corresponding partial areas from examined areas of a first elasticity image and a second elasticity image from among a plurality of elasticity images indicating elasticity of examined areas in a subject, and generating data of a third elasticity image, comprising combining data of the first elasticity image with data of the second elasticity image based on the corresponding partial areas of the first elasticity image and the second elasticity image. | 07-04-2013 |
20130170725 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING ORGAN DEFORMATION MODEL AND MEDICAL IMAGE SYSTEM - A method of estimating an organ deformation model includes generating at least one 3D organ shape model of an organ of a subject based on at least one non-real time medical image representing a deformation state of the organ of the subject; generating a deformation space for the organ of the subject based on the at least one 3D organ shape model and prior knowledge regarding the organ; and estimating a 3D organ deformation model of the organ of the subject based on a real-time medical image of the organ of the subject and the deformation space. | 07-04-2013 |
20130217994 | METHOD OF GENERATING ELASTICITY DATA, ELASTICITY DATA GENERATING APPARATUS, AND ELASTICITY IMAGE GENERATING SYSTEM BASED THEREON - A method of generating elasticity data, an elasticity generating apparatus, and an elasticity image generating system based thereon is provided. The method of generating elasticity data includes receiving first elasticity data of a region of interest (ROI) in a subject, the first elasticity data indicating elasticity corresponding to a predetermined degree of deformation, receiving second elasticity data of a local region of the ROI in the subject, the second elasticity data indicating elasticity corresponding to a local degree of deformation that is greater than the predetermined degree of deformation, and generating third elasticity data of the ROI in the subject based on the received first elasticity data and second elasticity data, the third elasticity data indicating elasticity corresponding to a global degree of deformation that is greater than the predetermined degree of deformation. | 08-22-2013 |
20140015833 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING MODEL OF PATIENT SPECIFIED TARGET ORGAN - Provided is an apparatus and method to create a model of a target organ of a patient. The apparatus and method generate a deformation matrix between at least two shape models of a target organ based on at least two three-dimensional (3D) images of the target organ. The apparatus and method also extract constraints about the target organ from a two-dimensional (2D) image of the target organ. The apparatus and method create the model of the target organ based on the constraints and the deformation matrix. | 01-16-2014 |
20140029821 | VESSEL SEGMENTATION METHOD AND APPARATUS USING MULTIPLE THRESHOLDS VALUES - A vessel segmentation method includes acquiring an image of a blood vessel, including cross sections, using a contrast medium. The method further includes setting a threshold value for each of the cross sections based on data of an intensity of the contrast medium. The method further includes performing vessel segmentation based on the image and the threshold value for each of the cross sections. | 01-30-2014 |
20140029835 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING BLOOD FLOW REQUIRED, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING BLOOD FLOW IMAGE, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGE - A method of determining a required blood flow includes obtaining morphological information of a coronary artery in a cardiac image, segmenting the cardiac image into at least one myocardial region based on the morphological information of the coronary artery, and determining a blood flow required for each of the at least one myocardial region. | 01-30-2014 |
20140032180 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPUTING DEFORMATION OF AN OBJECT - Provided is a method and apparatus for computing an amount of deformation of an object. A parameter used to compute an amount of deformation in real time may be derived based on a shape model of the object, prior to computing an amount of deformation in real time. Accordingly, an amount of deformation of the object in real time may be predicted based on the parameter. | 01-30-2014 |
20140032197 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING MODEL OF PATIENT SPECIFIED TARGET ORGAN BASED ON BLOOD VESSEL STRUCTURE - A method of creating a model of an organ, includes creating a shape model, including a blood vessel structure, of the organ based on three-dimensional (3D) images of the organ, and compartmentalizing the shape model into areas based on an influence of a blood vessel tree with respect to a deformation of the shape model, the blood vessel tree indicating the blood vessel structure. The method further includes deforming the blood vessel structure of the shape model to fit a blood vessel structure of a two-dimensional (2D) image of the organ, and creating the model of the organ based on the deformed blood vessel structure and the areas. | 01-30-2014 |
20140218359 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRESENTING CHANGES IN SHAPE AND LOCATION OF ORGAN IN RESPIRATION CYCLE - Provided is a method of generating a model, the method including generating a first model representing a change in the location or the shape of the region of interest during the respiration cycle, using diagnostic images that are obtained at two points of time in the respiration cycle and that represent the region of interest; extracting shape information of one or more tissues included in the region of interest at a shape information extractor, using a 3D ultrasound image that is obtained at one point of time in the respiration cycle; determining a characteristic point of the 3D ultrasound image corresponding to a characteristic point of the first model by matching the first model with the extracted shape information; and generating a second model by updating the first model with the determined characteristic point. | 08-07-2014 |
20150045662 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF DIAGNOSING CARDIAC DISEASES BASED ON MODELING OF CARDIAC MOTION - A method and an apparatus for diagnosing cardiac diseases based on a cardiac motion modeling are provided. The method may include applying physical characteristics of a cardiac motion to a 3D heart shape model, deriving a boundary condition by fusing the 3D heart shape model to which the physical characteristics are applied and a plurality of cardiac ultrasound images according to a temporal change, obtained to acquire a dynamic image, and diagnosing the cardiac diseases using a result of modeling that models the cardiac motion of the user using the boundary condition. | 02-12-2015 |