Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic diagnosis method

Details Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic diagnosis method Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic diagnosis method

1995-03-08

1995-11-14

Manuel, George

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128916, 1286611, A61B 800

Patent

active

054657210

ABSTRACT:
A two-dimensional echogram or a tomogram (B-mode image) and a volume of an organ are displayed in real time while radiating an ultrasonic wave to the organ. The volume of the organ is obtained by first designating a plurality of line segments traversing the image of the organ on the two-dimensional echogram, by obtaining a pair of intersections between each line segment and the wall of the organ by using a signal intensity profile (A-mode image) of each line segment, by obtaining a length between the pair of intersections, and by calculating the volume by the Simpson method by using the obtained length. In order to improve the precision of volume calculation, the signal intensity profile is smoothed and the intensity is normalized. The intersections are displayed superposed upon the two-dimensional echogram to allow an operator to visually check easily whether the intersections are correctly aligned with the wall of the organ. If the B-mode image of a heart is displayed in slow motion, the signal intensity is also normalized to display the image brightly during a systole period which image otherwise is likely to become dark during the systole period.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5195521 (1993-03-01), Melton
patent: 5322067 (1994-06-01), Prater et al.
patent: 5409010 (1995-04-01), Beach et al.

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